July 23. Allen Tate Cos. has named Melissa Turney as sales manager for the company’s Lake Norman office.

Turney will develop and coach an established team of more than 75 agents and help expand the culture of Allen Tate to attract new agents. She will partner with Branch Leader Angela Standish to lead the Allen Tate Lake Norman office.

She has worked in the real estate industry for 10 years, most recently as broker-in-charge of a boutique real estate firm in South Charlotte and previously as associate broker-in-charge with a luxury real estate firm in Cornelius. She is a licensed Realtor in both North and South Carolina, and holds the Certified Ally designation from the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance.

Melissa Turney

She serves as a member of the Canopy Marketing and Communications Advisory Committee and is a member of the Strides for Shelter 5K Committee.

Prior to her real estate career, Turney managed the US office of an offshore Mexican fish farm, and was sales and operations manager for a country club in Chapel Hill. She holds a bachelor of science degree in tourism management from North Carolina State University.

She currently serves as president of the Hough High School PTSA and president of the Hough High School Booster Club. Previous leadership roles include president of J.V. Washam Elementary PTO and vice president of Bailey Middle School PTSA.

A New Hampshire native, Turney has lived in the Charlotte area for more than 19 years and makes her home in Lake Norman. She has two children, Spencer, who attends East Carolina University majoring in public health, and Kaitlin, a high school senior.

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“Melissa is committed to her colleagues, her community and the industry. We’re very excited that she has joined our Lake Norman leadership team,” said Stephanie Gossett, regional vice president, Allen Tate Realtors, Charlotte.

Background

Allen Tate Companies is the Carolinas’ leading real estate company, based on closed transaction sides, with more than 70 offices and 1,800 Realtors® in the Charlotte, Triad, Triangle, High Country, Highlands/Cashiers and Asheville/Mountain regions of North Carolina and the Upstate region of South Carolina.