2010 Officers a   President: Mel Harris, ABR, AHWD, GRI, e-PRO, GREEN, SFR, Eco-Broker Certified Virginia Cook, REALTORS® (817) 665-1222 Mel Harris, ABR, AHWD, GRI, e-PRO, GREEN, EcoBroker, SFR, broker associate with Virginia Cook, REALTORS®, serves as the 2010 GFWAR president. Having served as the Vice President in 2009 and Secretary / Treasurer in 2008, Harris is not a novice when it comes to leadership. He was a 2009 presidential appointee for the Executive Board of the Texas Association of REALTORS® and is the 2010 Chairman for the TAR Housing Initiatives Committee. In addition, Harris has been a governor of the Society of Commercial REALTORS® Board of Governors. He served on the Task Force for the TAR Housing Opportunity Fund for the Rebuild Rita Project and was a graduate of the 2006 GFWAR Leadership Class. Known for being green before green was cool, Harris was among the first REALTORS® to earn the National Association of REALTORS® GREEN designation and serves on the Green Resource Council of NAR. In addition, he's served on the NAR Professional Standards Committee and the NAR Housing Opportunity Committee. He's also an MCE instructor. Outside the Association, Harris is an active member of the Tarrant Coalition of Environmental Awareness and the North Texas Chapter of the United States Green Building Council.     Vice President / President-elect: Vicky Schoch Williams Trew Real Estate Services (817) 732-8400 Vicky Schoch, sales associate with Williams Trew Real Estate Services, has served in a variety of leadership positions over the past several years, including as GFWAR Secretary / Treasurer in 2009. In the past, Schoch has served on the MLS, Business After Hours, TREPAC, Strategic Planning and Nominating Committees of GFWAR. She was instrumental on the Building Improvements Committee in 2008 and is a graduate of Leadership GFWAR. In 2007, she received the GFWAR President's Award and was presented with the 2008 Marie & Dayton Sheridan REALTOR® Spirit Award. In addition, she is involved with the Swiss Club, the Association of Decorative Painters, URICO and the Flying Pig Dinner Club.     Secretary / Treasurer: Johnny Bennett Bennett & Associates Real Estate Company (817) 865-2412 Johnny Bennett, broker / owner of Bennett & Associates Real Estate Company, is serving as the 2010 GFWAR Secretary / Treasurer. Currently, Bennett is the 2010 Chair of the GFWAR Housing Initiatives Committee and is a member of the 2009-2010 Texas REALTOR® Leadership Program. He served GFWAR as the 2009 chair of the Education Committee and has served on the GFWAR Installation and Grievance Committees in the past. Bennett is an REO certified broker and a board member of the Texas Association of Real Estate Brokers. Also, he is a past president of the Southeast Tarrant County Optimist Club and a past president of the Fort Worth Association of Real Estate Brokers.      Immediate Past President: Kenneth Jones Kenneth Jones Real Estate (817) 338-9000 Kenneth Jones, owner of Kenneth Jones Real Estate, is serving as the GFWAR Immediate Past President in 2010. Having served the past three years as an officer of the Association, Jones knows the ins-and-outs of the Association. He is a graduate of the Inaugural GFWAR Leadership Class and is a member of the Society of Commercial REALTORS®. Jones is a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser and has been in real estate for over 25 years. He was a Presidential Appointee during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Actively involved in the community, Jones has served or is currently serving on the Leadership Council of the American Diabetes Association, the Board of the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth and on the Board of the American Red Cross. With a love for all things purple, Jones is a TCU graduate.       2010 Directors a    Director: Phyllis Brown, CRS, ABR Virginia Cook, REALTORS® (817) 665-1222 Phyllis Brown, CRS, ABR, REALTOR® associate with Virginia Cook, REALTORS®, is serving her first term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. Brown served as chair of the 2009 TREPAC Committee and has volunteered on the GFWAR Governmental Affairs, Professional Standards and Installation Committees in the past. She is a graduate of the 2008 GFWAR Leadership Class and is active in the Tarrant County CRS, serving as the 1997 president and 1996 vice president.       Director: Helen Collins-Epps, GRI, LTG Helen Collins Real Estate Company (817) 535-4597 Helen Collins-Epps, GRI, LTG, owner of Helen Collins Real Estate Company, is serving on the GFWAR Board of Directors in 2010 as a presidential appointee. Collins-Epps has served GFWAR as the 2008 President, 2007 Vice President / President-elect and 2006 Secretary / Treasurer. In addition, she served as the 2008 GFWAR Governmental Affairs Committee Chair. Known for her inspirational messages, Collins-Epps is a national motivational speaker and a TREC instructor. She also is a past president of WCR and a founder of the Morning Star Prayer Center.       Director: JoAn Earl, GRI, CRS, ABR Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage / Tanglewood (817) 924-4144 JoAn Earl, GRI, CRS, ABR, REALTOR® associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, is serving a second term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. Earl has served on a variety of committees at GFWAR in the past and is a graduate of Leadership GFWAR. She has the distinction of being the first woman elected to the North Richland Hills City Council and was elected to three terms. In addition, she has served as vice president of programming for the Fort Worth Women's Club and as a board member of the Ballet Guild.         Director: Alden Karotkin, CRS, ABR Virginia Cook, REALTORS® (817) 665-1222 Alden Karotkin, CRS, ABR, a sales associate with Virginia Cook, REALTORS®, will be serving the second year of her first term on the 2010 GFWAR Board of Directors. Karotkin has served GFWAR as a member of the Education, Governmental Affairs and TREPAC Committees. She also has served on the Executive Committee of the Council of Residential Specialists and is a past national board member of the Home Furnishing International Association. Actively involved in the community, Karotkin has been a member of the Jewel Charity Organization and Cook Children's Women's Board.     Director: Becky Knox, GRI Knox Real Estate, LLC (817) 249-8900 Becky Knox, GRI, agent with Knox Real Estate, LLC, is serving the second year of her first term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. Currently, Knox serves GFWAR as the Chair of the GFWAR Business After Hours Committee. In addition, she served as chair of the 2009 GFWAR Installation Committee and as chair of the Greenbriar Christmas Luncheon Committee in 2008. In addition, GFWAR presented Knox with the 2009 REALTOR® of the Year Award. She is a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and served on the Fort Worth Chamber Action Ambassador Committee. In 2007, her business was nominated for Small Business of the Year by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.      Director: Jim Makens The Makens Company (817) 540-3229 Jim Makens, broker / owner of The Makens Company, has been elected by the GFWAR Board of Directors to fulfill the vacancy left on the Board by the death of Tommy Welsh. Makens is quite active in the Society of Commercial REALTORS®, serving as chair in 2005. He served as chair of the SCR Golf Committee in 2006 and was presented the 2007 Charles D. Tandy Commercial REALTOR® of the Year Award by SCR. Currently, he is chair of the North Richland Hills Economic Development Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors for H.E.L.P. a non-profit, faith-based mission providing food, supplies and education to tribes of Nigeria, Africa.     Director: Mary Manry, GRI, CRB, CRS Kenneth Jones Real Estate (817) 338-9000 Mary Manry, GRI, CRB, CRS, broker associate with Kenneth Jones Real Estate, is serving the second year of her term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. In the past, Manry has served several terms as a GFWAR director and as a member of the executive committee. Also, she has been a member of the GFWAR MLS, Member Services, and Public Relations Committees as well as on the Economic Development and Legal Council Task Forces. Manry is active in International Sister Cities, the Arts Council, United Way, the Girls Service League and Communities in Schools.      Director: Sharon Mays, GRI, CRS, ABR, e-PRO Mays Realty Group (817) 927-5357 Sharon Mays, GRI, CRS, ABR, e-PRO, broker / owner of Mays Realty Group, is serving her first term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. In the past, Mays has volunteered on the GFWAR MLS, Installation and Strategic Planning Committees. She served as chair of the GFWAR Education Committee in 2007 and as chair of the Technology Committee in 2003. In addition, Mays is a graduate of the 2006 Leadership GFWAR class and currently serves on the TAR Professional Standards Committee.     Director: Sabrina Mueller-Hernandez, GRI Full House Real Estate (817) 454-0401 Sabrina Mueller-Hernandez, GRI, broker / owner with Full House Real Estate, is serving a second term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. Mueller-Hernandez served as Chair of the 2008 Education Committee and Chair of the 2007 MLS Committee and has volunteered on the GFWAR Strategic Planning Committee for several years. Also, she was instrumental in the Radical Rehab project that GFWAR headed up with Neighborhood Housing of Fort Worth in 2005. In addition, she owned and operated Red Door Realty from 2001 to 2008.       Director: Robb See, ABR JJ Robb Real Estate Services (817) 924-8358 Robb See, ABR, broker / owner of JJ Robb Real Estate Services, is serving the second year of his second term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. Currently, See is the Chair of the GFWAR Neighborhood Revitalization Committee and he has served on the GFWAR MLS, Historic Preservation, TREPAC and Governmental Affairs Committees in the past. In addition, he is active in the MLS Networking Group. Involved in the community, See is a past president of the Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network and served as the director of the 2007 Texas Rolloff Tournament.        Director: Tony Sims, RMP Specialized Property Management, Inc. (817) 732-1394 Tony Sims, RMP, REALTOR® associate with Specialized Property Management, is serving his first term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. Sims is currently the vice chair of the GFWAR TREPAC Committee and served as the 2009 chair of the Property Management Forum Committee. In addition, he served as the Vice President of NARPM in 2009. Actively involved in the community, he served as the Mayor of Edgecliff Village from 1982 to 1984.        Director: Sue Sistrunk, GRI, CRS, LTG, ABR RE/MAX Associates I (817) 447-3777 Sue Sistrunk, GRI, CRS, LTG, ABR, owner / associate of RE/MAX Associates I in Burleson, is serving on the GFWAR Board of Directors in 2010 as a presidential appointee. Sistrunk has served GFWAR as the 2004 President, 2003 Vice President / President-elect and 2002 Secretary / Treasurer. In addition, she has volunteered on the GFWAR Governmental Affairs, Installation, Strategic Planning and Executive Committees and is a graduate of Leadership GFWAR. Also, Sistrunk is a past president of WCR.       Director: Cathy Whitehill, GRI, ABR, SRES CENTURY 21 Whitehill & Associates (817) 237-3311 Cathy Whitehill, GRI, ABR, SRES, broker / owner of CENTURY 21 Whitehill & Associates, is serving her first term on the GFWAR Board of Directors. In the past, Whitehill has served on the GFWAR MLS Committee and is involved with WCR. In addition, Whitehill is a member of the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Tarrant Chamber of Commerce, Petroleum Club and the Business & Professional Women’s Group.