Ohio REALTORS® say farewell to Beth Wanless
By Scott Williams, Ohio REALTORS® Chief Executive Officer
Ohio’s REALTOR® community will be saying farewell to Beth Wanless, who has served as the industry’s legislative voice at the Ohio Statehouse since year 2019, at year-end.
Beth, the Ohio REALTORS® Director of Government Affairs, has announced that she will be pursuing a new professional endeavor after four years of stellar, dedicated service on behalf of the Association. She has certainly left her mark and was instrumental in advancing the interests of REALTORS® and property owners alike.
She has served the REALTOR® organization for nearly 13 years. Prior to joining Ohio REALTORS®, Beth served as Government Affairs Director & Regional Manager of Member Outreach for Illinois REALTORS® and for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).
Under Beth’s watch, the Ohio REALTORS® advocacy efforts have been highly successfully, notably:
- Passage of legislation placing limitations on property tax appeals;
- Preempting rent control measures;
- Establishing consumer protections pertaining to Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE) financing;
- Allowing for the removal of discriminatory covenants from property deeds;
- And helping the industry navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic; among others.
On behalf of staff and Ohio’s more than 37,000 REALTORS®, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Beth for sharing her friendship and talent over the past few years. We wish her nothing but success in her future professional endeavors.
