by Michele Newbern Gillis
Staff Writer
Realtors and affiliates gathered at the Serenata Beach Club to witness the installation of the new St. Augustine Women’s Council of Realtors board.
Karen Palmer of Davidson Realty and president of the St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors was on hand to install the St. Augustine WCR board.
Barbara Jenness of Realty Executives of Ponte Vedra was installed as president; Amy Capo of Re/Max Specialists was installed as president-elect; Janet Carey of Watson Realty was installed as vice president of membership, Sharon Chambers of Southern Title was installed as secretary and Holly Yelton of Bank of America was installed as treasurer.
Jenness said she wants everyone to think of the upcoming year as “PECN Fun.”
“P is for programs,” said Jenness. “We already have all of our programs lined up for the year.
“E is for education. We pay up to $250 per year for our members to take classes to help their professional career. This does not include post-licensing or required education to keep one’s license.
“C is for conferences. There are many wonderful conferences this year and I urge as many people as possible to go.
“N is for networking, which we do before every meeting and hopefully get to know people better from it. Fun is about having fun, but it’s also about fundraisers, which happen to be fun and make all this possible.”
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They have changed the date and location of their meetings in hopes to attract more members.
The meetings will now take place on the first Thursday of the month at Carrabba’s Italian Grill in St. Augustine at 11:30 a.m.
Also, Jenness announced that Elke McMenemy of Re/Max 100 has joined the governing board as past president and the founder of the chapter.
“She is going to be a valuable advisor to our group,” said Jenness.
Outgoing president Berta Odem left the group with a few comments.
“I have been involved with WCR for a little over four years,” said Odem. “It’s been stressful and fun. I want to personally thank everyone who has volunteered during my term. We couldn’t have done it without all of your help. I am ready to pass the torch. It’s been a great ride and I just want to thank all of you.”