Kelley Nisbet was installed as the 2023 president of Bluegrass Realtors®. She has served the Association in many leadership positions including a four-year directorship, was treasurer in 2021 and has held many committee roles including government affairs, professional standards, finance and executive. Additionally, Nisbet has served as a State Trustee for the Realtor® Political Action Committee (RPAC) since 2018. She held the treasurer position in 2020 and was appointed chair in 2022. She has also been a delegate with Kentucky Realtors® (KYR) since 2014. Nisbet also serves on the KYR finance and government affairs committees and is vice chair for the Quick Response Team in 2023. Nisbet is a 2015 graduate of LeadershipKYR, the state association’s leadership training program. Nationally, she is a member of the Relocation Directors Council.
Beyond her work for the association, Nisbet is the broker/owner of Coldwell Banker McMahan in Central Kentucky, where she oversees four offices in Winchester, Georgetown, Richmond and Lexington. Prior to her current role, she was the brokerage’s relocation director for 20 years. A native of Winchester, she is very active in her community and is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in Finance and Economics. Nisbet is a second-generation Realtor® and, along with her mother, Ann McDonald, becomes the first mother-daughter pair to serve as president of the Association.
The remaining 2023 officers are president-elect Randy Newsome, United Real Estate; and treasurer Todd Hyatt, Lois Ann Disponett Real Estate.
Other 2023 Board of Directors include: Rony Jo Ballou, Power House Realty; Jonathan Bronaugh, Rector-Hayden, Realtors®; Matt Coomer, Power House Realty; Anne Hart Cornett, Milestone Realty Consultants; Gary Denton, Rector-Hayden, Realtors®; Christina Dudek, Coldwell Banker McMahan; Paula Elder, The Brokerage; Jeff Green, Keller Williams Greater Lexington; Mike Inman, Coldwell Banker McMahan; Ruby Mason, RE/MAX Elite Realty; Hannah Porter, Dee’s Real Estate Service Inc.; Ron Shaw, Weichert, Realtors®, Ford Brothers; Tom Thomas, The Real Estate Company; Rusty Underwood, Milestone Realty Consultants; and Kevin Verhoven, The Gibson Company.
As the region’s leading advocate for homeownership, Bluegrass Realtors® understands the value and joy of owning a home. The Association represents more than 4,000 Realtors® located in 30 counties: Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jessamine, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Madison, McCreary, Menifee, Montgomery, Nicholas, Owsley, Powell, Pulaski, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Wayne, Whitley and Woodford counties. Visit www.bluegrassrealtors.com for up to the minute real estate listings and buying and selling resources.