Commission Staff Update

Faye A. Dunn, a secretary in the Legal Division, has assumed the position of Continuing Education Clerk in the Education Division. Faye has been on the Commission staff since 1986, when she was employed as receptionist.

As Continuing Education Clerk, Faye will assist Continuing Education Officer Evelyn G. Johnston in coordinating the Commission's CE Program.

The following Commission staff members have made appearances before various real estate industry and related groups since the last issue of the Bulletin. Special Deputy Attorney General Thomas R. Miller discussed the new Residential Property Disclosure Act when he addressed the Wilson Board of REALTORS®...Deputy Legal Counsel Miriam J. Baer also discussed the Residential Property Disclosure Act in a speech before the Rutherford County Board of REALTORS® in Rutherfordton; Miriam was in Greensboro to participate in an Instructor Workshop conducted by the Professional Standards Committee of the North Carolina Association of REALTORS®; and she talked about topics including earnest money and seller's property disclosure at a meeting of the Gaston Association of REALTORS® in Gastonia...Assistant Legal Counsel Marilyn E. Tomei, at a Fair Housing Workshop sponsored by the City of Goldsboro's Community Affairs Commission, discussed the impact of fair housing laws on real estate agents...Education and Examination Officer Anita R. Burt and Continuing Education Officer Evelyn G. Johnston were in Southern Pines at a meeting of the Sandhills Association of REALTORS@, where Anita discussed real estate continuing education issues...

Stephen L Fussell, a Consumer Protection Officer, spoke on complaints received by the Commission involving property managers, when he appeared before the Property Management Meeting of the Fayetteville Association of REALTORS@; Steve addressed the Catawba Valley Board of REALTORS~ at a meeting in Hickory, where he talked about fair housing, real estate agency agreements and disclosure, and other issues of special concern to the Commission...Consumer Protection Officer Robin F. Oliver's address before the Greenville Area

Property Managers' Association in Greenville dealt with issues including tenant security deposits...and Rebecca A. Sabel, The Commission's Information Officer, spoke on real estate licensing and property management subjects when she addressed a Wake Technical Community College "Real Property Management" class in Raleigh.

(Individuals and groups requesting a speaker from the Real Estate Commission are reminded that a "Speaker Request Form" is available from the Commission Office.)