Our Community Involvement
Our clients tell us they like having a real estate professional
who is engaged and in the know in the community.
Here are some of the ways that Alan
has been engaged in the community over the years.
Real Estate Profession
At Home With Diversity Certification, Instructor Application in Process
Building Green Real Estate Certification
Commercial Investment Realty Association of WNC
Discovering Commercial Real Estate Certificate (National Association of REALTORS®)
Diversity Committee - North Carolina Association of REALTORS®
Green Built Alliance - Western North Carolina Green Building Council (Volunteer, Donor)
Homeward Bound - Real Estate Agents Combating Homelessness (REACH)
Home Equity Conversion (Reverse) Mortgage Specialist Certification
Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS®
Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS® Finance Committee (Member)
Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS® Legislative Committee (Member)
Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS® Professional Development Committee (Co-Chair)
Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS® Safety Trainer
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
National Association of REALTORS®
North Carolina Real Estate Brokers License (279539)
North Carolina Real Estate Commission Broker in Charge Course (Completed 2017)
South Carolina Real Estate Brokers License (94436)
Faith, Diversity & Inclusion
At Home With Diversity Certification
Bahá'is of Asheville and Western North Carolina
Blue Ridge Pride Finance Committee
Bounty of Bethlehem - Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Hendersonville
Buncombe County Sheriff's Symposium on Safety in Houses of Worship (2016, 2018)
Carolina Church Security Alliance (Liaison)
Chabad House (Volunteer & Donor)
Christ Community Church of Montreat (Volunteer & Donor)
Congregation Beth Israel (Volunteer & Donor)
Creation Care Alliance of WNC
Diversity Committee - North Carolina Association of REALTORS®
Full Gospel Businessman’s Fellowship International
Gospel Fellowship Church
(Deacon, Construction and Prison Ministries Volunteer)
Hadassah of Western North Carolina (Volunteer)
Highland Park Methodist Church (Guest Speaker)
Interfaith Assistance Ministry (Donor)
Jesus People Church, Asheville (Guest Speaker)
Jewish Community Center of Asheville (Volunteer & Donor)
Nassau Christian Center
(Turning Point & Single Adult Ministries Leader, Elder Care and Men's Ministries Volunteer)
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child (Volunteer, Donor)
Western North Carolina Jewish Federation (Fundraising Committee)
Other North Carolina Certifications
NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Seller/Server Certification
NC Department of Insurance Crowd Management Support Staff Certification
Buncombe County Schools Effective Substitute Teacher Training Certificate
Notary Public
NC Notary Public
NC e-Notary Public
Pavaso Certified Mobile eNotary
American Association of Notaries
National Notary Association
Former Notary Licenses in NJ, NY, PA & VA
Business & Professional
American Management Association
Arizona Process Servers Association
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce (Volunteer)
Asheville Grown Business Alliance
Business Survival Showcase (Sponsor)
California Association of Photocopiers and Process Servers
Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area
(Legislative Affairs Committee)
East Asheville Business Association
Fletcher Area Business Association
Florida Association of Professional Process Servers
Guidestar User Advisory Panel
Henderson County Business Morning Update (Sponsor)
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce
(Public Policy Committee)
Henderson County Tourism Authority (Volunteer)
Hendersonville Merchant & Business Association
Keep Middlesex Moving Transportation Advisory Coalition
Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Maryland Police Training Commission Firearms Safety Training
Middlesex County Bar Association (Member)
Middlesex County Bar Foundation (Member)
Montreat College Cybersecurity Conference
National Association of Legal Vendors
National Association of Professional Process Servers
(Legislative Committee, Arbitration & Grievance Committee)
National Council for Investigative & Security Services
(Ethics Committee Chair, Regional Director, Legislative Committee)
National Public Records Research Association
(Author, Report on Industry Ethics)
New Jersey Bar Association (Member)
New Jersey Bar Foundation (Member)
New Jersey State Police Licensed Private Detective
New Jersey State Professional Process Servers Association (Founding President)
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Licensed Process Server
Oregon Association of Process Servers
Pennsylvania Department of Banking Licensed Collector-Repossessor
Pennsylvania State Police Certified Lethal Weapons Agent
South Asheville Business Association
Texas Professional Process Servers Association
Title Abstracters' Association of New Jersey
Vibrant Asheville Business Education & Networking (Founder)
Washington State Process Servers Association
Environmental Organizations
Building Green Real Estate Certification (National Association of REALTORS®)
Conserving Carolina (Volunteer, AmeriCorps Project)
Creation Care Alliance of WNC
Green Built Alliance - Western North Carolina Green Building Council (Volunteer, Donor)
MountainTrue
Blue Horizons
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Civic Affiliations
Arts Council of Henderson County
Artscape
Asheville Community Theatre (Volunteer, Usher, Assistant Stage Manager)
Asheville Museum of Science (formerly Colburn Earth Science Museum (Donor, Member)
Asheville Police Department Citizen's Police Academy (Graduate, 2017)
ATHENA of Henderson County (Supporter)
Ben Franklin Circles - Asheville Chapter
Blue Ridge Community College Vision Henderson County (Graduate, 2017)
Buncombe County Election Precinct (Volunteer, 2012 & 2016)
Buncombe County Sheriffs' Office Citizen's Academy
Carolina Public Press Community Ambassadors & Donor
Carolina Public Press Newsmaker Forums Attendee
Community Foundation of Henderson County
Flat Rock Playhouse (Volunteer, Transportation Committee)
Habitat for Humanity - Asheville (Volunteer)
Habitat for Humanity - Trenton, NJ (Donor)
Henderson County Sheriffs’ Office House of Worship Security Training
Henderson County Tourism & Development Authority (Volunteer)
Hendersonville Community Theater (Member, House Manager)
Hendersonville Community Co-Op (Shareholder)
Hendersonville Garden Jubilee Festival (Volunteer)
Hendersonville Main Street Project (Volunteer)
Hendersonville Music on Main (Volunteer)
Homeward Bound - Real Estate Agents Combating Homelessness
Junior Achievement - Asheville (Visiting Teacher)
Junior Achievement - Princeton, NJ (Volunteer, Donor)
League of Women Voters (Supporter)
Manna Food Bank (Donor, Volunteer)
Montford Music & Arts Festival (Volunteer)
Montford Park Players Shakespeare in the Park (Volunteer)
Montreat College, Bob Watts Golf Tournament
(Committee Member and Donor)
Mountain Community School-Hendersonville (Speaker)
National Police Defense Foundation (Member)
Pisgah Legal Services (Volunteer Investigator - 3 Years)
Rotary International Asheville - Biltmore
(Membership Committee, Event Committee, Sergeant at Arms (2018))
T.C. Roberson High School Supporter
Thank a Local Lawman (Supporter)
The Storehouse Food Pantry Ministry (Donor)
United Way of Henderson County Rising Leaders
More Civic Affiliations
Allentown Police Academy, Allentown, PA, (Donor)
American Anorexia/Bulimia Association (Member, NJ Chapter)
American Heart Association CPR & Emergency Cardiac Care Provider
Alpha Pregnancy Center, Trenton, NJ (Board of Directors)
American Cancer Society
Anchor House Foundation
Asheville Welcomes Transplants Group (Founder, Event Planner)
Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council
(Legislative & Policy Committee)
California University of Pennsylvania Student Fund, California, PA, (Donor 2003-2011)
Catawba Valley Community College Foundation, Hickory, NC (Donor 2005-2007)
Child Find Network
Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League (Sponsor)
Drop-In Children Center, Ithaca, NY (Chair, Annual Fundraiser 2002-2004)
Jamesburg Cultural Association (Sponsor)
Loaves & Fishes Food Kitchen, Ithaca, NY (Chair, Fundraiser 2002-2004)
McDowell County Schools Early College, Marion, NC, (Donor, 2006-2007)
McDowell Technical Community College PTK Student Fund, Marion, NC (Donor 2006-2007)
Methodist University Reading Program, Fayetteville, NC (Donor, 2009-2011)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
North Carolina Sheriff’s Association (Honorary Member, Donor 2009- 2017)
NTD Needy Family Christmas Toy and Clothing Distribution-NJ & PA (Donor, Coordinator)
Optimist Club School Drug Prevention Committee
Plainsboro Little League (Sponsor)
SERV Foundation, Trenton, NJ (Founding Member)
Singles Helping Others
The United States Healthy American Fitness Leaders
Township of Plainsboro Founders Day (Sponsor)
Vietnam Veterans (Donor)