President
Michael Selvaggio, CRS

President-Elect
Gregory Hodges, CRS

First Vice President
Gregg Fujita, CRS

Immediate Past President
Kay L. West, CRS

Chief Executive Officer
Nina Cottrell

Terms
All terms are one year in length.

Since 1975, Michael Selvaggio has built a strong career in selling residential properties. Today he is with Delaware Homes, Inc. in Townsend, Del. Since 1999, Selvaggio has taught CRS Courses and now serves as a CRS Senior Instructor for Technologies to Advance Your Business (CRS 206), Effective Buyer Sales Strategies (CRS 202), and ninja selling and coaching. He began his speaking career by teaching pre-licensing courses to students in Delaware and Maryland. Always eager for new challenges, Selvaggio teaches real estate courses to students at the University of Delaware. He honed his leadership skills as President of his local board and the Delaware Association of REALTORS®, as well as serving in roles of increasing responsibility on national committees for the Council of Residential Specialists.

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May 12th, 1984 marks two very important dates for Greg Hodges. It was the day he married his wife, Margot, and the day he received his real estate license. Currently, Greg is the owner/broker of Century 21 Americana Properties in Battle Ground, Washington. In 1987, he received his CRS Designation, and for nearly two decades Greg has been involved with the Council at both the local and national levels serving as a chapter president and Regional Vice President. Greg is also a past Medallion award winner and President’s award winner.

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Gregg Fujita received his CRS Designation in 1994, 4 years after his license. After a few years in the business, Gregg has been recognized as a top professional in his market through the implementation of business techniques based on client/agent referrals, high level of technology support and an outsourced team concept. Gregg can attribute over $50 million of his sales volume to agent referrals alone. He has been involved with the creation of numerous technology education courses for Realtors. Fujita has been honored with the Alameda Realtor of the Year and Northern CA Chapter CRS of the Year awards. He has served as a local Association President and as the CRS Regional Vice President. Fujita is also a past President of the Northern CA CRS Chapter. He has spoken at CRS and WCR Chapters, educational seminars and at multiple Sell-a-bration events on the subjects of technology and agent referrals. He has also been involved in the creation of the CRS Referral Course (CRS 210).

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Kay West graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in Business Administration/Marketing. After 15 years in the oil and gas industry, West began her real estate career in January 1987. West recognized early in her career the importance of the CRS designation to increase her level of professionalism and ability to better serve her clients. After receiving the CRS designation, West helped to charter the Tarrant County CRS Subchapter, serving as charter President as well as President of the Lone Star CRS Chapter in 1992 and 1993. She became involved at the national level with CRS in 1992. At the national level she has served on Board of Directors, as a Regional Vice President and has served on and chaired numerous committees. West is an active Realtor and feels strongly about giving good service to her clients. She is currently serving as an ombudsman for TAR Professional Standards committee and was 2006 President of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors.

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For more than 30 years, Nina Cottrell has worked for the NAR affiliate family, beginning as a secretary and working her way up in 1999 to the position of CEO at the Council of Residential Specialists, Early on, she worked with the Residential Brokerage (CRB) and Commercial Investment (CCIM) division of the National Institute of Real Estate Brokerage, which was later renamed the REALTORS® National Marketing Institute. During this time, it was determined that there was a need for training geared for sales agents. This decision led to the formation of the Council of Residential Specialists organization and its Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation. Twenty-nine years after the CRS Designation began, Cottrell has worked with a new Council President each year and has seen the organization’s membership grow to more than 47,000. Never one to rest, she is lending her guidance to new Council initiatives such as enhancing the education offerings for CRS Members and students, and moving forward on international expansion in line with the Council of Residential Specialist’s strategic plan.

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