2024-2025 Leadership Election Results

Teresa Pitt, CRS, began her professional real estate career in 1994 and earned her CRS Designation in 2004. She currently serves as the Regional Vice President (RVP) of Region 4 for the Residential Real Estate Council (RRC). She previously served as RVP for Region 3 in 2021 and 2022 and as North Carolina RRC President in 2018 and 2019. She also served as the NC RRC Technology Leader in 2016, the NC RRC Finance Leader in 2017, and CRS Chapter Secretary in 2012.  She was honored to be recognized as the NC Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) of the Year in 2016.

Teresa currently serves as President of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR). Additionally, she served as the Association's President-Elect (2022), Secretary/Treasurer (2021) and a total of 8 years on the Board of Directors.

Teresa Pitt, a 2020 NARLA Graduate and NC REALTORS® 2009 Leadership Academy Graduate, credits her success to simple philosophies: treating everyone with dignity and respect, always being completely honest and sticking to the “Golden Rule” of, ‘doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ 

Teresa’s commitment to volunteerism spans over 15 years with a combination of national, state and local association involvement. She is an RPAC major investor and scheduled for induction into the RPAC Hall of Fame in 2023.  She has managed to balance a very successful business career and volunteer commitments with the continuing support of her family.

Mark Gordon, CRS, started his real estate career in 2008 and is a longtime Vail, Colorado, community leader, sitting on numerous nonprofit boards and town commissions. Gordon was an ardent supporter of preserving Vail’s economic vitality, attainable housing and environmental stewardship. He strongly believes in giving back and improving the real estate industry. He joined RRC in 2015 and earned his CRS Designation in 2016 while attending every Sell-a-bration® since. Being a member/leader of four different panel discussions over the years at SAB and being appointed to two RRC Presidential Advisory Groups are experiences that he believes are crucial to his growth and development. He is the Immediate Past President of Colorado RRC.

Ellis earned his CRS designation in 2007 and has served the council as the state Secretary, Treasurer and state President. Additionally, Ellis has served the Council as RVP for three years and a fourth year as Chair of the RVP committee. Ellis is a life-long learner and graduated with Honors from Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Electrical Engineering. While at Georgia Tech, Ellis excelled in two NCAA varsity sports followed by a 3-year career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans) and the Indianapolis Colts. In 1990. In 2000 Ellis earned his professional real estate licenses (TN & GA) achieving Circle of Excellence with Crye-Leike Realtors, Executive Club with RE/MAX and Top Tier Agent with Keller Williams. Then in 2019 Ellis was recruited to be a Real Estate Instructor teaching night-school pre-licensing while selling during the day.