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Hatton appointed CEO and executive vice president of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors

Waltham, MA According to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR), after a five and a half month nationwide search, the MAR executive committee has appointed Theresa Hatton, CAE, RCE as its CEO and executive vice president. Previously the director of professional development and industry relations at the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Hatton will assume her role as MAR’s 7th full-time association executive on June 3rd

As MAR CEO and executive vice president, Hatton will oversee the effective implementation of all association activities and services in accordance with the MAR strategic plan; provide advice and counsel to the state’s 13 local Realtor associations; and manage the association’s finances in conjunction with MAR’s treasurer. In addition, she will help develop the association’s goals, objectives and related policies; act as an MAR spokesperson; coordinate and supervise the activities of MAR’s professional staff; and serve on MAR’s executive committee and New England Realtors committee. 

“This is an exciting day for both the membership and the professional staff of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors,” said 2019 MAR president Anne Meczywor, broker/associate?at Roberts & Associates Realty?Inc.?in Lenox. “Through multiple rounds of interviews, Theresa proved to be the most outstanding candidate out of a group of outstanding candidates.”

“MAR is one of the top state Realtor® associations in the country and I look forward to working with its volunteer leaders and professional staff to not only maintain its excellence, but also push it higher,” said new MAR CEO/EVP Theresa Hatton. 

Theresa Hatton is a nationally recognized association executive with extensive experience in running successful organizations. Previously the CEO of the Greenwich Association of Realtors®, and the Williamson County Association of Realtors®. Theresa Holds both the Realtor Certified Executive (RCE) and Certified Association Executive (CAE) designations. Theresa is highly respected by her peers, served as the chair of the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) Association Executives Committee – AE Institute Advisory Board in 2016, and received the NAR AE Leaders of Tomorrow Young Professionals Award. 

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