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Al Mansell, 2005 President


Al Mansell, a REALTOR® from Salt Lake City, Utah, is the 2005 President of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. NAR, The Voice for Real Estate®, is the nation’s largest professional association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industry.

Mansell, a REALTOR® since 1969, is CEO of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (formerly Mansell & Associates), in Midvale, Utah, a full-service firm specializing in residential sales and brokerage. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has offices throughout Utah. Mansell holds the professional designation of Certified Residential Broker (CRB).

In 2004, Mansell was NAR President-elect. He served as vice-chair of the Executive Committee and as a member of the Institute Advisory and Strategic Planning committees. In 2003, he was NAR First Vice President. In 2001, he was NAR vice president and liaison to committees, coordinating the activities of the association’s policy and management committees with the overall goals and objectives of NAR.

At the national level, Mansell has served on a number of NAR committees including the Finance and Executive committees. In 1998, he chaired NAR’s Strategic Planning Committee. In 1992, Mansell served as NAR regional vice president for Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. He has been a member of the NAR Board of Directors for 16 years.

Mansell has served on a number of major committees of the Utah Association of REALTORS®. In 1990, he was the state association’s president. In 1985, he was chosen state “REALTOR of the Year” by his peers.

At the local level, Mansell served as president of the Salt Lake Board of REALTORS® in 1983; he was chosen “REALTOR of the Year” in 1987 by his peers.

Mansell is currently president of the Utah State Senate, an office he was elected to in 2000. He was elected to the state senate in 1994.

Mansell and his wife, Margurite, reside in Sandy, Utah; they have eight children and 21 grandchildren.