Southern Maryland 2019 Leadership Team
Would you like to serve on SMAR's Leadership Team? Members may apply when Board of Director applications are accepted July - mid-August. Candidates for the Board of Directors are decided by majority vote at the Annual Membership Meeting in October.
Judy Szynborski, ABR, CIPS, CNE, GRI, MRP, SRES
President
Judy is a REALTOR® with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McNelis Group Properties in Solomons and has been a SMAR member for over 28 years where she served 18+ years as a Sales Manager. Through the years at SMAR, she has served on the Board of Directors as a Calvert County Director for 3 years, Finance, Grievance and Professional Standards Committees, CEO Search Task Force, and Chair of Forms Committee where she worked with the committee to update the Forms platform to DotLoop and to evaluate all current SMAR Forms. Email Judy
Chris Hill
President-Elect
Chris is a REALTOR® with Century 21 New Millennium in California and has been a SMAR member for over 9 years. Besides serving on the Board of Directors, he currently serves on SMAR's Finance and Legislative/Grassroots Committees. He also earned the award for St. Mary's Rookie of the Year. Email Chris
Christopher Moore
Vice-President
Chris is a REALTOR® with RE/MAX One in Prince Frederick and has been a SMAR Member for over 5 years. Chris served as a Calvert County Director and also has experience with SMAR's Commercial and Legislative Committees. Chris is deeply involved in the civic community within Calvert County. He has served on the Calvert Economic Developments Committee and Calvert County Chamber. He is a previous business owner and previous aide to Delegate Mark Fisher. Email Chris
Tanya Redding
Secretary/Treasurer
Tanya is a REALTOR® with Century 21 New Millennium in La Plata and has been a SMAR member for 16 years. She has served as a Charles County Director, on SMAR's Legislative Committee from 2004-09 and 2015-Present. Her past community activities include Relay for Life, American Heart Association, Special Olympics, Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home and Lifestyles of Southern Maryland. Email Tanya
Kathy Suite
Immediate Past President
Kathy is currently a REALTOR® with RE/MAX One in La Plata and has been a SMAR Member for over 33 years. Her committee service includes Grievance, Professional Standards, Legislative, and Forms. Her charitable experience includes Mediation Education Director for Southern MD Learning Academy, Hospice of St. Mary's, and Mechanicsville Rescue Squad. Kathy graduated from Maryland REALTORS®' Leadership Academy in 2017. Email Kathy
Paul Fenton
MAR District 9 Vice President/ Non-voting ex-officio
Paul is a REALTOR® and Branch Manager for Coldwell Banker Jay Lilly Real Estate in California. He served as SMAR President in 2011 and has served on SMAR's Finance, Forms, and Legislative Committees. Email Paul
Kevin Turner
Member, Maryland Realtors® Executive Committee/ Non-voting ex-officio
Kevin is the Broker/Owner of Home Towne Real Estate and has been a REALTOR® since 2007. He graduated from Maryland REALTORS®' Leadership Academy in 2012 and is currently a "Sustaining Golden R" RPAC Major Investor. His SMAR Committee experience includes Legislative, Forms, Credentials, and RPAC. For the 2017-18 committee year, he serves on four committees at Maryland REALTORS® - Legislative, Leadership Academy Advisory Group, Public Policy, and RPAC Trustees. Email Kevin
Russ Boyce
National Association of REALTORS® Director, Non-Voting ex-officio
Russ is REALTOR® with RE/MAX One in Waldorf. He is also a graduate of The Maryland REALTORS® Leadership Academy in 2008 and the National Association of REALTORS Leadership Academy in 2012. He served as President of the Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS in 2009 and President of Maryland REALTORS® in 2014. He currently serves on State and National real estate Committees including the National Association of REALTORS Board of Directors. Email Russ
Debbie Buckingham, GRI
Calvert County Director
Debbie is a REALTOR® with Exit by the Bay Realty in Prince Frederick and has been a REALTOR® for over 29 years. She has served on both the Education and Professional Standards committee for the past 4 and 6 years respectively. She earned her GRI Designation, holds an Associate Broker's License and is a trained SMAR Ombudsman. Email Debbie
Susan Cleary
Calvert County Director
Susan is a REALTOR® with RE/MAX One in Prince Frederick and holds an Associate Broker's License. She was a member of SMAR’s Professional Standards Committee for the 2015-16 year and Member of SMAR’s Grievance Committee in 2012-15 and 2017-18. Email Susan
Lindsay Clark
Charles County Director
Lindsay is REALTOR® with Colonial Realty in Waldorf and has been a SMAR Member for 3 years. She has served on the Community Relations Committee for the past 2 years and is currently the YPN Committee Chair. She attended NAR's YPN Leadership Summit in 2017. Her community activities include Treasurer of John Hanson Middle School PTSO and volunteers at the Charles County Humane Society. Email Lindsay
Michael Funk
Charles County Director
Michael is REALTOR® and Broker/Owner of Five Star Realty in Waldorf and has been a SMAR Member for 13 years. He has served on the SMAR's Forms, Finance, Professional Standards, and Education Committees. He also is involved with Christmas in April and the Red Cross. Email Michael.
Connie Lord
St. Mary's County Director
Connie is a REALTOR® with RE/MAX 100 in Leonardtown and has been a SMAR Member for 2 years. She comes to us from North Dakota where she served on the Minot Board of REALTORS®, North Dakota Association of REALTORS® and their Legislative Committees. Her charitable experience includes LIONS Club International Director through Vice President, JAYCEES Local President, YPN, AMHCF, and the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Email Connie
Josh Yowell
St. Mary's County Director
Josh is a REALTOR® and Branch Leader with Century 21 New Millennium in California. He served as a St. Mary's County Director from May 2007 - October 2018. He was also a member of the YPN (Young Professionals Network) from November 2016 - February 2018. Email Josh
Craig Gough
Affiliate at Large
Craig is a Loan Officer with 1st Mariner Mortgage in Waldorf and has been a SMAR Affiliate member for 7 years. Through his company, he as sponsored many REALTOR® events as well as volunteering on SMAR's Legislative/Grassroots Committee. Craig brings his own management experience to the table as VP of his office. Email Craig