Karen Y. Shelton was installed as the 2008 President of the Down River Association of Realtors® (DRAR) at their 78^th Annual Inaugural Party held at Crystal Gardens on Saturday, December 8, 2007.

Shelton has been a member of the DRAR since 1998 and has served on the Board of Directors since 2003 as well as on many of the Association’s various committees, including Community Outreach, Program, Bylaws, Risk Reduction, Professional Development and Professional Standards, during the course of her tenure.

Grosse Ile resident, Shelton, is with Red Carpet Keim Viking Group in Southgate, Michigan. 

The oath of office was administered to all Association Officers and Directors by John Obee, Vice President and shareholder of Wood, Kull, Herschfus, Obee & Kull P.C. of Farmington Hills.  Obee has served as the general counsel of the DRAR for many years.

In addition to Shelton, Officers and Directors installed included Tom Long of Keck Real Estate as Vice President, Patrice Miller of Gold Group as Treasurer and Marie Gamber of Century 21, Americal, Brownstown as Secretary.  The remaining Directors for 2008 are: Donna Begley, Jerry Bobbitt, Chet Drake, Jackie Hildebrand, David Kief, Trish Lentz, Margaret Nykiel, Rick Smith, Penny Tarwacki-Barnett, and Jamey Yanke.

The Association’s retiring Directors are Brooke MacNee, Shawn Nelson and Kimberly Woolum.

Each year a chairman or committee is honored and this year the Public Relations / Communication Committee was presented with the Committee of the Year award.