Raymond A. Bass, Jr. Chairman Bass is a native of Halifax and a graduate of East Carolina University in Greenville where he played football. He served in the U.S. Military during the Korean War. Mr. Bass entered the real estate business in 1965. A broker residing in Fayetteville, he is part-owner and president of Dickens-Bass Realty & Construction Company, Inc., and president of Bass Construction Company of Fayetteville, Inc. Mr. Bass has served on numerous committees in the Fayetteville Association of REALTORS4t, having been an active REALTOR~ there for 30 years. He is also a member of both the North Carolina and National Association of REALTORS~. In addition to membership in the Homebuilders Association at the local, state and national levels, Mr. Bass is a member of both the Carolina and Cape Fear Aero Clubs as well as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Mr. Bass and his wife Joan have three children - Greg, Lisa, and Susan. Mr. Bass was appointed to the Commission by Governor Hunt in 1993. His three-year term will exDire July 31, 1996. |
John D. Bridgeman Vice-Chairman Bridgeman began his real estate career as a mortgage loan officer at a bank in Gastonia. In 1970, he opened Bridgeman Real Estate Company. The name changed to Coldwell Banker, Bridgeman & Associates, upon its affiliation with a national real estate company in 1987. It was incorporated in 1990. Mr. Bridgeman is president of the corporation. It has offices in Gastonia and Belmont and divisions for both residential and commercial/ industrial sales. Mr. Bridgeman pioneered Gaston County's first PUD (Planned Unit Development), which has commercial, office park and residential areas. A former president of the Gaston Board of REALTORS~, he served three terms on Gastonia's City Council. He now serves on the boards of numerous civic and trade organizations that include the Homebuilders Association, United Way and the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bridgeman and his wife Nan have two daughters - Dana and Amy - and two sons - Rob and Alex. Having been appointed to the Commission by Governor Hunt in 1993, his three-year term will expire July 31, 1996. ° |
