Janice Bolton, REALTOR® of the YEAR

Louisiana REALTORS • May 2, 2019

The REALTOR ® of the Year Award is given to an individual that is not only an outstanding REALTOR ® , businessperson and member of the community, but demonstrates REALTOR spirit daily. Louisiana REALTORS ® is very excited to name Janice Bolton as the 2018 REALTOR ® of the Year. The announcement was made during our 2019 Spring into Action Conference in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

The Broker/Owner of Bolton Realty, she has held numerous REALTOR ® leadership positions on the local and state levels. She is currently Member Services and Marketing Director, a member of the Board of Directors Executive Committee and has been a member of the

Louisiana REALTORS ® Board of Directors since 2011. She previously held positions as a Louisiana REALTORS ® Regional Vice President, as well as membership on the Bill Review, Strategic Planning, and Forms committees. At the local level, she served as Natchitoches Board of REALTORS ® President, the task force to merge the Natchitoches and Central Louisiana REALTOR Boards and the 2018 Governance Committee Chair.

Janice Bolton’s local community achievements include serving as City Planning Commissioner, President of Cane River Children Services, LA School for Math, Science & the Arts Parents Organization, Keep Natchitoches Beautiful, Chair of Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce, and much more.

Louisiana REALTORS is proud to name Janice Bolton, REALTOR ® of the Year.

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