Bob Parks Realty, LLC, has reorganized its management team with Sharon Langford assuming the position of chief executive officer.
Chief Financial Officer Jenni Barnett has acquired the additional duties of chief operating officer, and Bud George is taking the new position of vice president for professional development.
In addition the managing brokers of each office have become employees of the company and will be full-time managers, as opposed to the business models of most real estate companies in which the managing brokers are among the top producers and compete with the agents under them.
"We are reorganizing the company to better meet the rapidly changing needs of the consumers," said Bob Parks, owner of the company. "We are very fortunate to already have excellent people on the staff who can assume these vital positions."
Langford has served as general manager of Bob Parks Realty and was previously the managing broker of Sharon Langford and Associates (a company acquired by Bob Parks Realty in 1999 which officially changed its name in March 2005 to Bob Parks Realty).
She received her B.S. degree with a major in marketing from Tennessee Technological University and an MBA from Memphis State University. She holds the professional designations of Certified Residential Specialist and Graduate Realtors Institute. Prior to beginning her real estate career in June 1985, she was assistant dean for the School of Business at Tennessee State University and taught marketing as an adjunct faculty member at Tennessee Technological University.
Barnett, who has served as chief financial officer for Bob Parks Realty since 2000, holds a bachelors of administration in accounting from MTSU.
George became a Realtor in 1997 and holds a BBA degree in economics and finance from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a masters degree in education from Southwestern Seminary in Texas. George, a native of the Middle Tennessee area, is devoted to coaching and teaching and will spend all of his time providing learning and development opportunities for Bob Parks Realty agents, staff and managers.
Langford is committed to education and served as education consultant to the Tennessee Real Estate Commission from 1979-1995. She was a charter member of the Real Estate Educators Association and the Association of Tennessee Real Estate Educators and received the "William C. Tune Award for Excellence in Education" in 1998. She has served as president of the Association of Tennessee Real Estate Educators and the Tennessee Real Estate Educational Foundation.
Langford is a member of the Williamson County Association of Realtors, Tennessee Association of Realtors, Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, and Realtors National Marketing Institute.
Langford donates her time and financial resources to organizations and charities that focus on children and animals with special needs. She has rescued and adopted six dogs and volunteers for numerous animal organizations.
She serves on the Board of Advisors for the Tennessee State University College of Business, as a trustee for the Tennessee Technological University College of Business, on the Advisory Board of The Elephant Sanctuary, is a member of the Saddle Up! Hoofing Society, and is a Lifetime Member of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. She serves on the board of the Nashville Humane Association, and is a television volunteer and Paws Parade sponsor. She runs a weekly ad in The News promoting adoption for Nashville Humane.
Langford has received a Metro Council Award for contributions to Animal Welfare, the Julia Colton Animal Welfare Award, and the Tennessee Governor's Outstanding Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship in 1997 and 1998.
Bob Parks Realty LLC includes eleven offices throughout Middle Tennessee with more than 600 agents. Nine brokerage offices and two corporate offices are located in Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, Mount Juliet, Shelbyville, Smyrna, Sumner County, and in two locations in Murfreesboro. The company provides a full range of one stop real estate related options, including in-house mortgage services, closing and title services, a comprehensive relocation department, residential development, and commercial real estate sales.
Sales topped $1.5 billion in 2006, making Bob Parks Realty the second largest company in residential real estate in Tennessee. The company also provides a full range of one stop real estate related options, including in-house mortgage services, closing and title services, a comprehensive relocation department, residential development, and commercial real estate sales.
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