PAR names new executive vice president

David Phillips, CAE, RCE will take the reins as PAR’s executive vice president (EVP) on September 1.

Phillips is currently the chief executive officer of the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® in Virginia. He has been actively involved in REALTOR® organizations at the local, state and national level for more than 19 years.  He was director of Operations, Conferences and Professional Development at the Virginia Association of REALTORS®. 

Phillips is active at NAR and is the chair of the Association Executives Committee. He is recognized in the REALTOR® organization as a visionary and strategist and frequently speaks on industry issues and trends across the country. He serves as secretary/treasurer of the Free Enterprise Forum, a Charlottesville-based political think tank and on advisory boards for Realtor.com and Houselogic.com and other industry and community groups.

Phillips has written a political intrigue novel, For Reasons Unknown, which has been published on Amazon’s Kindle site.

A PAR Task Force chaired by past PAR president Bob Hay and facilitated by Donna Garcia of NAR selected Phillips from a pool of more than 120 candidates.

Phillips replaces Patrice Merzanis, CAE, RCE who is stepping down after seven years as EVP.