Several new members recently joined the Real Estate Commission staff.
Janet B. Dutton joins the Legal Services Division as Associate Legal Counsel. Janet graduated cum laude from Pembroke State University and received a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1988. Prior to her employment with the Commission, she worked for a law firm in Hillsborough for 8½ years, concentrating in the area of residential real estate. Janet will coordinate the activities of the Information Section of the Legal Services Division, screen consumer complaints against licensees, draft articles on legal topics and serve as Administrative Procedures Act Coordinator.
Rebecca A. Sabel rejoins the Legal Services Division as Information Officer, a position she left last year when she and her husband moved to Germany while he was stationed there with the military. Rebecca is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro. She has been a licensed real estate salesman in both North Carolina and Texas. Prior to her earlier employment with the Commission, she was associated with real estate firms in Wilmington and Durham. As Information Officer, Rebecca will answer inquiries from real estate licensees and consumers.
Diane Ursone has been employed in the Education and Licensing Division. Diane received both a B.S. and a Ph.D. from N.C. State University. A licensed broker since 1980, Diane comes to the Commission from a Raleigh real estate firm. As Licensing and Education Officer, Diane will coordinate the Commission's licensing process and evaluate instructors providing Commission approved courses.
The Commission has filled another position in the Education and Licensing Division. Vivian A. Sellers has been employed as Education and Examination Specialist. Vivian moved to North Carolina from Washington, D.C. She is a former real estate salesman and was previously employed with the national headquarters of The American Heart Association. In her new position with the Commission, Vivian will work with both the continuing education and examination programs.
The Commission has filled two vacancies in the Administration Division's Records Section. Amanda M. Brown, originally from Bennett, North Carolina, has been employed as a Records Specialist. Amanda attended Vance Granville Community College in Louisburg, where she majored in Business Administration. In her new position with the Commission, Amanda will assist with updating licensee records and maintaining permanent licensee files through optical imagmg.
Teresa L. Whitaker has also been employed as a Records Specialist in the Administration Division's Records Section. She is another former employee who has recently rejoined the Commission staff. A native of Aiken, South Carolina, Teresa worked in county government in South Carolina and locally at a bank and several private businesses, and she has experience in optical imaging technology. Teresa will assist in converting microfilm files and records to optical imaging.