St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS Welcomes New CEO John Fridlington

April 24, 2015 9:05 AM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS® (SPAAR) is pleased to formally introduce its new chief executive officer, John Fridlington. Fridlington is responsible for oversight and management of the professional organization, which serves more than 6,000 REALTOR® members who live and work in 11 Twin Cities Metro Area counties.

John began his leadership of SPAAR on January 5 and has used his first months to get up-to-speed with SPAAR operations and the issues impacting members.

“It’s been a pleasure to immediately dig in and learn what’s important to our REALTOR® members and the local communities they serve,” said Fridlington.

Previous to SPAAR, Fridlington was CEO of the Florida Association of REALTORS®, where he served with distinction for 10 years. Before that, Fridlington was CEO of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® and also served as in-house attorney for the California Association of REALTORS®. He maintains his Attorney membership in the California Bar.

Throughout his career, Fridlington has been very active in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) activities, including serving on the NAR Finance Committee, Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He is also a Golden R and President’s Circle member of the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC). In 2007 Fridlington was inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame.

“John’s committee work and unwavering support of REALTOR® government affairs gives him the background SPAAR needs to support its members’ interests—both in our industry and in the communities in which we live and work,” said SPAAR President Tom Wiener.

John holds the NAR designation of REALTOR® Association Certified Executive (RCE) and the American Society of Association Executives designation of Certified Association Executive (CAE). A native of Knoxville, Iowa, he is a graduate of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and the University of Notre Dame Law School in South Bend, Indiana.

Established in 1886, the St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS® serves more than 6,000 members in 11 Twin Cities metro area counties at its St. Paul, Coon Rapids and Eagan locations. The association is dedicated to promoting the dream of homeownership with the highest level of professional integrity – better agents, better communities. www.spaar.com

St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS®
Mandy Boldt, 612-750-2480
Communications Director
[email protected]
or
Eric Myers, 651-329-7024
Government Affairs Director
[email protected]

Source: St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS



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