STOREY INSTALLED AS 2011 ECAR PRESIDENT

11/15/10

 

 

REALTORS® from all over eastern Connecticut met on November 12 to install newly elected officers and directors for 2011.  The Mashantucket Pequot Museum in  Mashantucket  hosted REALTORS® and friends as 2011 President Samantha Storey of RE/MAX Coast and Country took the oath of office. 

 

Nichole Dagata, 2010 President of the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® was the installing officer. Robert Kennedy, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® was the Master of Ceremonies.

 

In her incoming remarks 2011 President Samantha Storey challenged ECAR members to “achieve “Success Through Synergy”.” In a nutshell, it’s less about ME and more about WE. How can we take bits and pieces from others and make it our own! If you haven’t yet realized, gone are the days of REALTORS® being order takers, gone are the days of multiple offers, and gone are the REALTORS® that just couldn’t manage in this new world. It’s a world of multiple interviews for a listing, the information age, highly informed buyers and sellers. As it should be, when we’re dealing with the largest monetary and emotional decision in their lives. In coming years, only the best of the best REALTORS® will survive. This year commit to personal growth, commit to thinking outside the box. Commit to leaning into untapped resources to improve your skills.  In 2011, commit to going from GOOD to GREAT. Commit to “Success through Synergy”.

 

In her outgoing remarks, 2010 President Debra Chamberlain encouraged members to “Get Plugged In” by attending meetings, serving on committees and volunteering in the community. One reward for plugging in was seeing the delight on the new owner’s face as she accepted the keys to her New Orleans Habitat For Humanity home that Chamberlain had worked on while attending the NAR Annual Conference recently.

 

Other Officers installed included: President Elect, Cathy Duprey (Duprey Real Estate, LLC), Secretary, Paul Higgins (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage), Treasurer, Alvin Kinsall (Randall, REALTORS®), and Immediate Past President, Debra Chamberlain (William Raveis Real Estate)

 

New elected Directors include: Merry Cassabria (Cassabria Realty), Patricia Erricson (Prudential Connecticut Realty), Gary Grimm (RE/MAX Coast and Country), Lora Merrill (William Raveis Real Estate), Catherine Newlin (RE/MAX Home Team).

 

Connecticut Association of REALTORS® 2011 Directors include: Samantha Storey (RE/MAX Coast and Country, Cathy Duprey (Duprey Real Estate, LLC), Paul Higgins (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage), Alvin Kinsall (Randall, REALTORS®), Marjorie Blizard (Randall, REALTORS®), Frank Busch (Performance Realty Group) , Marvin Elbaum (Prudential Connecticut Realty), and Lora Merrill (William Raveis Real Estate).

 

Directors continuing to serve are: Donna Jean Breton (Prudential CT Realty), Frank Busch (Performance Realty Group), Joanne Pendleton (Crystal Real Estate Co.), Marjorie Blizard (Randall, REALTORS® ), Susan Rich (Exit Home Town Properties), Marvin Elbaum (Prudential Connecticut Realty), and Douglas Taber (Taber Realty, Inc.)

 

For a photo of Samantha Storey go to http://www.easternctrealtors.com/aboutecar.html

 

Videos of the event are posted on YouTube and can be accessed using the following links:

 

- Installation of Officers & Directors by Nichole Dagata, 2010 CAR President: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmzoGK3WSN8

- Debra Chamberlain’s  outgoing remarks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpY1BcnRiiY

- Presentation of the President's Pin & Gavel and Samantha Storey’s incoming remarks:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KroOLpNn6dQ