Welch named Realtor of the Year
Jennifer Welch, of CryeLeike Real Estate Services Siloam Springs branch, was recently named the 2016 Realtor® of the Year by the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors.
The Realtor of the Year criteria is set by the National Association of Realtors and includes service to the community, business accomplishments, service to the local, state and national Realtor organizations, and adherence to the Realtor spirit of honesty and fair play in all life experiences.
A resident of Siloam Springs, Welch has been a Realtor since 2005 and an executive broker since 2008. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Arkansas Realtors Assocation and Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors.
Welch is actively involved with both her state and local Realtor associations, currently serving as the NABOR director and Multiple Listing Service Committee chairperson. She is serving her third year as a zone director for the ARA, is an alumna of the Graduate Realtors Leadership Academy, chaired the 91st Annual ARA Convention, and sits on ARA’s Professional Standards, Public Relations and Convention Committees.
She is also involved with the NAR. She has been a part of the Realtors Political Action Committee since 2011 and has held a leadership role since 2014. She participates in Calls for Action and regulary promotes CFA involvement among her peers.
While being an active Realtor, Welch still finds time to serve her community. She volunteers her time in numerous civic capacities, which include Gentry Cheer Sponsor, Gentry Schools Fundraising, and various Gentry School activities. She has also sponsored First Baptist Church Camp, Northwest Arkansas Children’s Center and is an avid supporter of Special Olympics Arkansas. She provides financial assistance to Hearts and Homes, and also serves as a mentor to teenage girls.
“Jennifer represents the preamble of the code of ethics that states that a Realtor should display competency, fairness and high integrity with lofty moral code in business relations,” says Jackie Keene, president of the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors. “Jennifer is a wonderful example of this not only in her business relations, but also her personal relations. She has devoted many hours of her time working on our MLS system, which affects 2,000 real estate agents in their business. It is a huge responsibility.”
CryeLeike Real Estate Services, a full service real estate company, is the nation’s sixth largest residential real estate brokerage firm, and the largest in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and the MidSouth. Its Siloam Springs branch office is one of eight branch and franchise offices located in Northwest Arkansas available to serve the real estate needs of buyers and sellers.
For further information about real estate in Benton County, visit CryeLeike’s Siloam Springs branch office or visit CryeLeike’s website at www.crye-leike.com. Affiliate broker Jennifer Welch may be reached at 479-599-9292 or jennifer. welch@crye-leike.com.