North Florida has its first-ever president of the National Association of REALTORS® as Cathy Whatley of Jacksonville was installed this month in New Orleans.
Whatley, the owner/broker at Buck & Buck in Arlington, officially took over at the NAR convention’s main banquet on Nov. 9. She’ll head the 800,000-person organization for the next year after serving as president-elect this year.
At the national level, Whatley served as NAR’s 1999 liaison to committees, and was responsible for coordinating the activities of the policy and management committees with the overall goals and objectives of the association.
In 1998, she served as regional vice president for Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
In 1997, she served as liaison to NAR’s International, Research, Housing and Communications groups, coordinating their committees and forums to address the overall objectives of the association.
At the state level, Whatley served as the 1996 president of the 60,000-member Florida Association of REALTORS® and was named “REALTOR® of the Year” in 1998.
At the local level, Whatley is the only individual to twice receive the Jacksonville “REALTOR® of the Year” Award, in 1986 and 1993.
A REALTOR® since 1969, Whatley holds the professional designations of Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI), and Leadership Training Graduate (LTG).