OCEAN ISLE BEACH — A Brunswick County real estate agent with Richmond County ties was selected to participate in the North Carolina Association of Realtors’ 2016 Leadership Academy class.
Clifton Cheek of Resort Brokerage and Consulting Inc., the grandson of Evelyn Gunter of Rockingham, was accepted to the academy, which seeks to identify Realtor leaders and prepare them for future volunteer positions within the community and the industry.
The program provides a unique participatory experience that cultivates leadership, creativity, ethical decision-making, self-reflection and relationship building among the participants.
Cheek currently serves the local association as a board member, chair of the MLS committee and is president of the newly formed North Carolina Regional MLS, which encompasses nine associations along the coastal region of North Carolina.
Recently selected as a Future 10 young professional to watch by South Brunswick Magazine, Cheek is also a board member of the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and sits on the chamber’s Business Development Committee.