Benninger joins Weichert office

BENTONVILLE — Weichert Realtors, the Griffin Company, serving Northwest Arkansas as well as Northeast Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri, is proud to announce that realtor Marlene Benninger has joined their Bentonville office. Benninger will be assisting home buyers and sellers in Northwest Arkansas with all their real estate needs.

“Marlene knows how to listen and understands people, key attributes one must possess if they want to succeed in the real estate business,” said Gary Griffin, owner of Weichert, Realtors — The Griffin Company. “Her commitment to help others, both personally and professionally, is an asset to our agency and her clients. We are thrilled to have Marlene join our team of talented agents.”

Originally from Haddonfield, N.J., Benninger has been helping others for years. Prior to becoming a real estate agent, Benninger worked as a psychotherapist, specializing in marriage and family counseling. She also worked as an associate professor at Gloucester County College in Sewell, N.J. Benninger was a psychology major at Saint Joseph University in Philadelphia, Pa., where she received a Bachelor of Science degree. She later received her Master’s of Science degree in educational psychology from California State University in Hayward. She now joins a team of knowledgeable and dedicated agents at Weichert Realtors — The Griffin Company who bring decades of combined real estate experience to their clients.

Benninger spends most of her free time helping others. She is actively involved with her local Parent Teacher Organization and coaches softball. Benninger is also a member of Zeta Phi — Seligman, a local chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, an international nonprofit group that helps the less fortunate, and attends Episcopal Church of Pea Ridge in Pea Ridge.

Benninger is a member of the Northwest Arkansas Associations of Realtors and lives in Gateway.