Commission sponsors licensing boards' seminar

The Real Estate Commission was pleased to sponsor and coordinate a seminar for members and staff of licensing boards in North Carolina. Held January 7 in Raleigh, the seminar was the state's first-ever joint meeting of occupational and professional licensing boards. It was attended by 130 board members, administrators and attorneys who represented 33 boards.

The purpose of the seminar was to present and discuss important and timely issues relevant to membership on licensing boards and to provide a forum for the exchange of information. Topics discussed included laws, rules, ethics, and practices applicable to licensing boards.

Among the speakers were Robert N. Brooks, executive director of the State Board of CPA Examiners; Attorney Howard Kramer, legal counsel for the Board of Nursing; Jack Lemons, Deputy Director of the Division of Employee and Management Development in the State Personnel Office; Special Deputy Attorney General Thomas R. Miller, the Real Estate Commission~s legal counsel; Deputy Legal Counsel Blackwell M. Brogden, Jr.; and Miriam J. Baer, assistant legal counsel for the Commission.

Commission Executive Director Phillip T Fisher was moderator.

Also representing the Commission were Chairman Gilbert L. Boger; Vice-Chairman Brantley T. Poole; Commission Members Charles E Biesecker, James K Polk, William A. Smith, Jr., and Grace I Steed.

Assisting with the seminar were Director of Administration Mary Frances Whitley, Wendy Moore and Reneč Weaver.

The Commission was pleased with the seminar, which was hailed a huge success both in terms of attendance and the quality of the programs presented.