Gail served on the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006. Upon completion of her two terms on the Board, she was asked to serve on the Professional Standards Committee (PSA) and has done so since 2006. We are proud to announce that Gail has just received her 3rd appointment to the Committee and will serve again in 2009.
We asked Gail to explain what the PSA is and does. Here’s what she said:
“The Committee hears and decides all cases/complaints that are sent to it from the Grievance & Ethics Committee where complaints from either the general public or from an agent in regard to another agent are filed, in regard to an agent’s actions. A case may involve a grievance or claim of violation of one or more of the Code of Ethics from a member of the public or from a fellow Realtor. All data is compiled and a hearing is initially held by the Grievance & Ethics Committee. If sufficient cause is found to merit further consideration of the complaint, then it is sent on to the Professional Standards Committee and a hearing date is set.
The hearing resembles a court proceeding with a court reporter. Either party may choose to be represented by counsel or call witnesses, but this does not occur every time. Either side, complainant or respondee may question the other party as well as present their own case as well as question the other party and respond to the other party’s comments. Upon completion of the hearing the Committee members meet in private session. All data presented is evaluated based entirely on the Code of Ethics. A case may be dismissed or one or more violations of the Code of Ethics may be upheld, in which case an agent may be fined, may be required to attend a series of ethics classes, or may have their license suspended or all of the above.
The Board takes very seriously the obligation to ensure that all Realtors deal fairly and honestly at all times, with both the public and with their fellow Realtors. The Professional Standards Committee is dedicated to carrying out this ideal.”
Gail also said, “I proudly follow in Terry’s footsteps as Terry served on this committee back in the 1990’s.”
The Belt Team is very serious about living out our company values (God, Family, Then Business) and our team values as well (BELT…Bringing Expertise, Loyalty & Trust to Real Estate). Our service to the Board on the PSA is just one example.
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