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Education
- Lake Erie College and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Degree: BA - 1972
- Babson College, Wellsley, MA
Degree: MBA - 1978
Certifications
- Certified by RIAR, NAR and DBR as an Instructor for Professional Standards/ Code of Ethics
Media Involvement
- WPRI and WJAR, guest REALTORŪ speaker answering real estate questions from the general public.
- Home Buyers Forums, hosted/sponsored RIAR, RIHMFC, and RI Mortgage Bankers Committee.
- Resource for Providence Journal, Providence Business News, and Boston Globe. Often interviewed and quoted on current real
estate trends and issues. Solely responsible for press coverage by the real Estate Editor of the Boston Globe in their
selection of Providence and its neighbors, i.e. Federal Hill, Fox Point and the Jewelry District.
Community Service
- 2001; Member of Board of directors of Jewelry District Commission
- 2000; Co-Chair of Corporate Sponsors for RI Philharmonic which raised $75,000
- 1999; Co-Chair of Corporate Sponsors for RI Philharmonic which raised $100,000
- Appointed to the Friends Board of Directors of the RI Philharmonic
- Active as fundraiser/volunteer for the following:
- Hasbro Children's Hospital: Responsible for the Greater Providence Board's selection of Hasbro Children as
the recipient of our Golf Tournament proceeds which raised $34,000 to date for their Childlife Program
- Meeting Street School: hosted private dinners to raise funds
- Adoption Resource Exchange: hosted private dinners to raise funds
- Rhode Island Project AIDS: hosted private dinners to raise funds
- Amos House: hosted private dinners to raise funds
- Lincoln School: hosted "Open House" to raise funds for Academic Scholarships
- Trinity Repertory Theater: planned and implemented several fundraising events
- Martin Luther King Elementary School: Volunteer reader
- Providence Preservation Society: Volunteer
- Academic Decathlon for RI High Schools: Judge
- Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce: Member and participant in Small Business Forums for the Chamber of Commerce
- Better Business Bureau: Member
Professional Designations
- 2000; REALTOR(R) of the Year, Acting President June 26, 2000 - September 28, 2000
- 1999; Board President, REALTOR(R) of the Year - Greater Providence Board
- 1998; President Elect
- 1997; REALTOR(R) of the Year - Greater Providence Board, Vice President
- 1996; Treasurer, Chairperson, Finance
- 1995; Secretary
- 1994-1997; Chairperson, Professional Standards
- 1993-present; Member, Board of Directors, Nominating Committee, Finance, Executive Committee, Strategic Planning
- 1990-present; Sole instructor for Board of Directors, Grievance Committee and Professional Standards Committee for
procedures, enforcement of Code, how to apply sanctions, Interpretations of Code, Agency/Buyer Brokerage
- 1987-present; Member, State Professional Standards Committee
Rhode Island Association of Realtors
- 2001; President-Elect
- 2000; Corporate Secretary and Vice President
- 1999; Treasurer
- 1998; Corporate Secretary
- 1995-1996; Co-Chair, Buyer Brokerage; assisted in developing Buyer Brokerage Contract
National Association of Realtors
- 2001; Proposed Vice Chair for Professional Standards Forum
- 1999-2002; Re-Appointed to NAR Professional Standards Committee for Second 3-year term
- 1999-present; NAR Professional Standards Committee, Procedures and Interpretations Subcommittee
- 1998-1999; Professional Standards Committee/ Professional Conduct Working Group
- 1997-1998; Professional Standards Committee/ Code of Ethics Working Group
- 1998; Achieved NAR's ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative) designation
- 1997; CBR; obtained CBR designation, attended 3-day nationally sponsored course
Business Experience
- 1999; GPBOR REALTOR(R) of the Year
- 1997; GPBOR REALTOR(R) of the Year
- 1997-present; Founded The Sharon Steele Group, Providence, RI a boutique real estate firm offering clients
innovative possibilities
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