Stephanie Walker, a broker with Sun Realty, has become the first Outer Banks Realtor to serve as president of the North Carolina Association of Realtors.
Walker was inaugurated Jan. 21 as the group’s 90th president.
Walker has been a North Carolina broker since 1987 and has been with Sun Realty since 2005. Walker began her career in real estate at Pirate’s Cove.
She has received the Outer Banks Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year award, The NCAR Regional Service Award and the NCAR President’s Award. She previously served as chair on the NCAR Professional Standards Forum and on the NAR Professional Standards Committee and the Interpretations and Procedures Sub-Committee.
Walker recently finished service on a NAR Presidential Advisory Group focusing on increasing Realtor professionalism. In 2008, Walker graduated from the National Association of Realtors Leadership Institute, a program that takes just a few candidates a year.