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REALTOR Georgia


VOLUME 54 I NUMBER 1 ® 2015 OFFICERS


Jim Smith, Middle Georgia PRESIDENT


Ryan Brashear, Greater Augusta PRESIDENT-ELECT


Linda Carol Porterfield, Athens Area IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT


Sheila Brower, Atlanta VP, ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE


Michael Faulkner, Fayette County VP, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS


Faron W. King, Northeast Georgia VP, MEMBER & PUBLIC SERVICES


Chris Jiles, Columbus VP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


2015 REGIONAL DIRECTORS 1 Carol Moson, COBB


2 Terry Swanson, 400 NORTH 3 Darryl Pierce, DEKALB


4 Rett Harmon, WEST METRO


5 Mike Dickson, WALTON-BARROW 6 Bikel Frenelle, TROUP COUNTY 7 Jean Shiver, ALBANY


8 Jerry Rhyne, GOLDEN ISLES 9 Janice Nhare, DUBLIN


EDITOR Brandie Miner


ADVERTISING SALES Senita Fort


CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Greg Dunn Bill Rogers, Jr. Seth Weissman


ART DIRECTOR Jennifer Tyson


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