Education and Employment History

• Attended Alamance Community College and Guilford College
• National Cash Register, Greensboro, NC  1963 - 1971
• 1^st Lieutenant NC National Guard and US Army Reserve  1966 - 1974
• Retired in 1997 from the United States Treasury Department, Bureau of Public Debt as Director for US Savings Bonds Division in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina

Major Accomplishments

• NC Licensed Broker since 1981
• Partnered with Developer to build houses from 1997 through 2002
• Established Richard Jones Real Estate in 1998 specializing in Commercial Sales and Leasing
• CCIM candidate
• President Elect and Program Chairman for the Realtor Commercial Alliance of Burlington-Alamance County Association of Realtors
• Past President of the Realtor Commercial Alliance of Burlington-Alamance County Association of Realtors
• Member of Ethics Committee of Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service
• Officer for Condo Homeowners Association in Surfside Beach, SC

Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of Burlington-Alamance County
• Active Triad CIE Member
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• A lifelong resident of Burlington, NC with familiarity of multiple counties
• Commercial, Industrial, Office, Retail Sales, and Leasing

Education and Employment History

• Attended Elon University, Elon, NC
• Burlington Chamber of Commerce 1961 - 1967
• US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Greensboro, NC  1967 - 1997
• Partner with Richard Jones, Broker-In-Charge/Owner for Richard Jones Real Estate 1998 - Present

Major Accomplishments

• Listing and Sale of Land for Alamance Crossing, Burlington to CBL, Chattanooga, TN
• Sold Southerland Mills Building, Southerland Street, Burlington to Traffic Markings

Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• HUD  Foreclosures
• Short Sales
• Bank Foreclosures

Education and Employment History

• University of North Carolina, Charlotte – BS in Electrical Engineering  - 1991
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)
• Active Private Pilot’s License with Instrument Rating
• Small Business Owner since 1997 of an Automation Engineering Company
• NC Real Estate License

Major Accomplishments

• Instrumental in integrating technology with real estate transactions
• Entrepreneur that understands what makes business tick

Affiliations

• Burlington Alamance Chamber of Commerce Synergy Group
• Served 8 years on the Board of Alderman for the Village of Alamance
• Member of Western Flying Club, Burlington Alamance Municipal Airport
• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors
• Burlington-Alamance County Association of Realtors
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• HUD Home Sales
• Short Sales
• Bank Foreclosures
• Prospecting for Investors

Personal

• Lifelong resident of Alamance County
• Married to Mechelle Apple and they have three children

Education and Employment History

• BS Ball State University, IN
• MS Indiana University, IN
• High School Teacher in Fort Wayne, Indiana for 20 years
• Grease Monkey Lube and Oil Franchisee – 3 stores in Greensboro, NC  1986-1999
• Venture Resources Business Brokers 2000 - 2003
• Oak Ridge Group Business Brokerage 2003 - 2005
• Richard Jones Commercial Real Estate 2005 – Present

Major Accomplishments

• Clients served include

Southland Electric

Ryder Truck Rental

Weight Watchers

Greensboro News and Record

Provident Senior Financial

Three Eagles Construction

United Electric

Easter Seals

General Dynamics

Alamance Foods

Truliant Credit Union

Edward Jones Investments

• Recent Deals

2011 Sale of Piedmont Baptist Church in Burlington

2011 Leased 7,500 Square Feet to United Electric

2011 Relocation Sale to Sedgefield Baptist Church in Jamestown

2010 Sale of former Ham’s Restaurant in Burlington

Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of Burlington-Alamance County PRESIDENT-ELECT – 2011
• Active Triad CIE Member
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• Industrial, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Land, Commercial, Office, Retail Outparcel, Strip Center

Education and Employment History

• Graduate of Elon University, Elon, NC
• Worked in Textile Industry for almost 30 years
• NC Real Estate Broker’s License 1999
• Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation 2010
• Joined Richard Jones Real Estate after working for Hawks Realty 2007 to Present
   

Affiliations

• Burlington Alamance County Association of Realtors, Realtors Commercial Alliance (RCA)
• Accredited Land Consultant (ALC)
• Realtors Land Institute
• National Association of Realtors
• NC Association of Realtors
• Burlington Alamance County Association of Realtors
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• Commercial, Industrial, Retail, Warehouses Sales and Leasing
• Land Sales and Land Long Term Leases

Personal

• Married to Lynn Unsworth one stepson, Donald

Education and Employment History

• NC Real Estate Broker’s License since 1979
• Over 30 years of non-residential construction and design experience
• Former Vice president of a major regional general and utility contracting firm for 25 years; served  as qualifier for building, utilities, and highway contractor’s licenses in NC, SC, and VA
• Broker/Realtor for Richard Jones Real Estate

Major Accomplishments

• Past Chair of the Guilford County Planning Board
• Past Chair of the Guilford County Equalization & Review Board
• Former Director/Board Member of the Carolinas Systems Builders Association
• Current Member of the Guilford County School’s Construction Advisory Committee
• Former Director/Board Member of the Greensboro Jaycees
• Former Regional and District Director of the North Carolina Jaycees
• Chaired multiple committees for the Greater Greensboro Open (now the Wyndham Championship PGA Tour Event)

Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of Burlington-Alamance County
• Active Triad CIE Member
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• Industrial, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Land, Commercial, Office, Retail Outparcel, Strip Center

Personal

• Resides in McLeansville on family farm with wife and two college-aged children.  Lifelong resident of Guilford County with thorough familiarity with all Guilford and Alamance submarkets

Education and Employment History

• University of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC and Elon University, Elon, NC
• AT&T Technologies,  Guilford Center, Greensboro;  Bell Telephone Laboratories, Burlington and Greensboro, NC
• President/Treasurer of Don Braxton, Inc., General Contractor/Realtor and Appraiser

Major Accomplishments

• Past President, Burlington Alamance Association of Realtors
• Past President, Burlington Alamance Homebuilders Association
• Past President, Burlington Alamance Multiple Listing Service
• Realtor of the Year
• Builder of the Year
• Partner of Somerton Development Group
• Director/Vice President of Homeowners Condo Association in SC

Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors

Specialization

• Commercial, Industrial and Residential Sales and Leasing
• Lifetime resident,  Burlington, NC
• Familiar with multiple counties in NC

Education & Employment History

• 1979 graduate of Southern Alamance High School
• Employed in Brick Industry for 26 years
• Hanford Brick Co. 1979-1997 (Positions included dispatching, shipping, sales, sales management & Vice President)
• General Shale Brick, District Sales Manager 1997 – 2005
• Real Estate Broker at Massey Real Estate 2005 - 2011
• Joined Richard Jones Real Estate in 2011

Major Accomplishments

• Attended Alamance Community College to earn Real Estate license 2000
• Past member of Burlington-Alamance Co. Home Builders Association - Served 1 term on Board of Directors

Affiliations

• Member of Burlington-Alamance Chamber of Commerce       
• Served 3 yr. term on Board of Directors
• Served 1 yr. term as V/P of Economic Development
• Member of Burlington-Alamance MLS
• Member of Realtors Commercial Alliance
• Board of Directors 2010 - Present
• Member of NC Association of Realtors
• Member of National Association of Realtors

Specializations

• Sales & Leasing of Commercial, Industrial, Office properties & Residential Real Estate Sales  

Personal

• Lifelong resident of Alamance County
• Married to Fran Smith and father of two sons, Brad & Will
• Member of Brookwood Baptist Church in Burlington

Education and Employment History

• 1980 graduate of Western Alamance High School
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
• BS degree in Dental Hygiene 1984
• Licensed in Dental Hygiene 1984
• Dental Hygienist in Alamance County 1984 - Present
• Attended Guilford Technical Community College for Real Estate pre-licensing education 2006
• Received NC Real Estate Broker license 2007
• Completed Real Estate post-licensing education 2007
• Massey Real Estate
• Agent Assistant to husband, Jeff 2005 - 2011
• Joined Richard Jones Real Estate in 2011

Affiliations

• Former E.M. Holt Elementary School PTA Board Member 1996 - 2005
• PTA President 1997 - 1998
• PTA Treasurer 2000 - 2005
• Burlington-Alamance County Multiple Listing Service

Specialization

• Agent Assistant

Personal

• Lifelong resident of Alamance County
• Married to Jeff Smith and mom to two sons, Brad & Will
• Member of Brookwood Baptist Church in Burlington

Employment History and Education

• Travel Industry in California until returning to NC in 1991
• Attended San Bernardino Valley College
• N C  Real Estate Broker’s License

Major Accomplishments

• Land Sales
• Wears two hats – Owner of Action Travel and Action Travel Too!
• Involved with many community events, projects and networking groups

Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors
• North Carolina Association of Realtors

Specialization

• Industrial, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Land, Commercial, Office, Retail Outparcel, Strip Center

Personal

• Born in North Carolina and moved at 12 years to California
• Son, Trey
• Traveled to more than 20 countries and more than half of the United States
• Sharing personal experiences and first-hand suggestions is her special joy