Stephen L. Fussell has been employed by the Real Estate Commission as its Information Officer, succeeding Hill Zollicoffer who left the Commission to relocate his residence to another state. Stephen is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with additional studies at North Carolina State University. A licensed real estate broker, Stephen was associated with a Raleigh real estate firm prior to his employment with the Commission.

Earl H. Grubbs has been employed by the Commission as its first Appraiser Education and Examination Officer. Recently retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Earl received a Bachelors Degree in Education from Clemson University and a Masters Degree from the Florida Institute of Technology. A real estate licensee in both North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Earl will assume primary responsibility for administering the real estate appraiser education and examination programs.