Bios - MLS Committee candidates - Columbus Board of Realtors

MLS COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
26 - 100 Listing Category
(three-year term, vote for only one)
STRATTON ALT, was first licensed as a REALTOR® in 1999 beginning his career in real estate with
The Alt Company (started by Stratton's father Dick Alt in 1971). Stratton and the Alt Team serve both
residential/investment buyers and sellers all over Central Ohio with a listing focus in north Central
Ohio. He has served on the Government Affairs Committee, Technology Committee, Standard Forms
Committee and was also Secretary of the North Area Real Estate Association. He consistently participates
in REALTOR® Care Day with NAREA. In 2011, Stratton became the Broker of The Alt Company,
REALTORS®. Their office is located in Clintonville where it has been since 1978. It would be a privilege
for Stratton to serve on MLS committee representing his fellow REALTORS®.
JP FAULKNER, is the broker owner of Faulkner Realty Group. JP was licensed and joined the Columbus
Board in 1992 as a sales associate for Paul May REALTORS®. In 1997 he became a broker and started
Faulkner Realty. JP is the recipient of the 25 Million Dollar Club Award. JP has served on the Government
Affairs, Standard Forms, Greivence, and is currently serving on the Professional Standards Committee.
101 - 500 Listing Category
(three-year term, vote for only one)
BETSY LYNCH, ABR, GRI, is an agent with Homes Central Realty. Licensed in 1996, Betsy brought her
experience as a small business owner, sales and the compassion needed to be a mother/grandmother
to her career in real estate. Betsy has successfully earned her Ten Million Dollar Sales Award and
continues to move forward. Active with CBR, Betsy has served on numerous committees including Sales
Advisory, Education, Awards Luncheon, CORPAC, Affordable Housing and has co-chaired REALTOR®
Care Day and BRAC and was secretary for the Columbus Women's Council of REALTORS®.
KASEY K. WELCH, is a life long resident of the greater Columbus area. He received his BSBA degree
from The Ohio State University in 1997. He has been with RE/MAX Capital Centre, Inc. since becoming
a licensed REALTOR® in January 2000. Kasey's involvement with the Columbus Board of REALTORS®
includes serving a prior 3 year term on the MLS Committee, a prior member of the CORPAC Fund
Raising Committee, a prior member of the Technology User’s Committee, and a prior member of the
Columbus Board of REALTORS® Young Professional’s Network. He also served on the Government
Affairs Committee for 12 years and is a recipient of the Columbus Board of REALTORS® 10 Million
Dollar Sales Award. In 2012 Kasey was a member of the inaugural class of the Columbus Board of
REALTORS® Leadership Academy.
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MLS COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
501-1000 Listing Category
(three-year term, vote for only two)
MARA ACKERMANN, Broker, GRI, CRS, CRB, CNHS, ABR, ABRM, LHMS, is a graduate of Wittenberg
University (B.A. in English, 1998) and the broker of record with RE/MAX Consultant Group, and is also an
active sales associate, licensed since 1998. Recognized in 2004 by REALTOR ® Magazine as 30 Under 30
and by Business First for the annual Forty under 40 Awards. Mara was a member of CBR MLS Committee
from 2005-2008, and previously the Standard Forms and Member Services committees. Serving as President
of New Albany Realty Association in 2006, Vice President (2007), and Tour Guide (2009), also awarded
Broker/Owner of the year 2006 for RE/MAX LLC.
BILL BENNINGHOFEN, ABR, GRI, is a sales associate with RE/MAX Premier Choice. Licensed in 1990, Bill
has served as chair and member of the Affordable Housing Committee, and a member of the Sales Advisory,
Keybox, Standard Forms, Affiliate Liaison, and Scholarship committees, and has been active in several area
associations. He has been designated an NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource, and a CBR Certified
Affordable Housing REALTOR ® . Bill has earned CBR's 25 Million Dollar Sales Award, and the CBR Lifetime
Achievement Award. He has also earned the President's Sales Club Awards from OAR.
MICHAEL "MIC" GORDON, is an active Sales Associate and the Managing Partner for Keller Williams
Greater Columbus Realty. Mic was licensed in 1987. Currently a third year director with CBR and the MLS,
Mic has also served as co-chair two times, chair and vice-chair and member of several CBR committees
including BRAC, CBR Foundation Fund Advisory Board Subcommittee, the Scholarship Committee, and
Governmental Affairs Committee respectively. Mic is a member of the New Albany Area Associations. Mic
served as President of the Gahanna Area Realty Association in 2006.
CAROL REEVES, GRI, SRES, is a sales associate with RE/MAX Achievers, and licensed since
1989. Carol was involved with Women's Council of REALTORS ® for many years and held the position of
Chairperson of Membership. Carol has earned CBR's One (1992), Five (1994) and Ten (1996) Million Dollar
Awards.
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MLS COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
3001+ Listing Category
(three-year term, vote for only one)
BOB MCCARTHY, has been licensed for 18 years and is the broker of record and Director of Professional
Development for Real Living HER. He is an active salesperson, MLS user, and has earned membership
in the CBR 1, 5, and 10 Million Dollar Clubs. Bob has held leadership positions and served on numerous
committees over the years at the Columbus Board of Realtors and the Ohio Association of REALTORS®.
Bob has served 2 terms as a CBR Director (2006-2008 and 2009-2012), and he has chaired Sales Advisory
(2002), CORPAC (2003), Awards Night (2004), and REALTOR® Care Day (2012) committees and will
chair the Grievance Committee in 2013. He has served on the Foundation Fund Advisory Board, CORPAC
Governing Board, Standard Forms, Affordable Housing, Communication and MLS committees where he is
the current chair of the Administration Sub-Committee. Bob was a graduate of the inaugural class of the CBR
Leadership Academy, and in 2012, he also served on the MLS IDX, Keybox Rules, and Keybox Upgrade task
forces. At OAR, Bob is an OAR Director (2002 to present), OAR Convention Committee Member (2012 &
2008) as well as served on the OAR’s RPAC and Professional Development Committees. He has attended
the OAR Annual Convention every year since 1998 as well as many of the OAR Legislative Conferences
and OAR Mid-Year Meetings. Bob has the knowledge, experience, energy, and enthusiasm to continue to
move the MLS Committee forward through some difficult decisions including the selection of an MLS vendor.
RICK LEMMONS, with Coldwell Banker King Thompson, has been actively involved with the Board
of REALTORS® since obtaining his license in 2002. He has served on the CBR Board of Directors
from 2010 to 2012. Rick is a member of the task force to evaluate TEMPO’s competitors, Beta Tester
for Fusion, Chair for the Sales Advisory Committee, Past Chair of BRAC, and 2013 Vice Chair for the
Government Affairs Committee. Rick also serves as a member of the Budget and Finance, Education,
Sales Advisory, BRAC and Government Affairs committees. He is a member of the BIA and a Past
President of the Hampsted Village HOA.