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Jones joins EXIT
EXIT Realty At The Beach in Ocean Pines announces the addition of Karena Jones to its team of real estate professionals.
Jones graduated from Fleet Business School in Annapolis in 1994 and she had the advantage of some online courses with Ashworth Career College in Georgia. She also completed the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Realty classes before obtaining her real estate license.
EXIT Realty is a by-invitation-only company focused on the business of real estate. A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund. To date, $3.5 million has been pledged to Habitat for Humanity.  
EXIT Realty At The Beach is located at 11002 Manklin Meadows Lane Suite 3. For more information, call 410-208-3948.
Betten welcomed
Jeannie Betten recently joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty in Ocean City.
Betten has 11 years of real estate experience that focuses on resort properties near the ocean. As a child, her family vacationed in Ocean City. She attended college in San Diego and when she moved back to Maryland and became a Realtor, Ocean City was where she wanted to work.  
During her career, Betten has worked in a variety of professional occupations: banking, lending, marketing and public relations before becoming a sales professional.
Betten can be reached at 443-365-7021 or by email at Jeannie@Sharingoc.com.
Hall earns designation
Amy Miller, CPM, managing director of SVN – Miller Commercial Real Estate announces that Property Manager Lindsay Hall has earned the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).
Hall has been with SVN-Miller since 2009 and has handled in-house property management and lease administration for the last six years.  
The IREM, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, is an association of professional property and asset managers who have met strict criteria in the areas of education, experience and a commitment to a code of ethics.  
The CPM designation is the industry’s premier real estate management credential. Hall went through rigorous training comprised of seven classes on topics including but not limited to Financial Tools, Marketing & Leasing, and Managing the Physical Asset. The week-long final exam was two-part; a management plan and skills analysis test, and a general knowledge exam.
For more information about SVN-Miller Property Management Services, contact Miller, CPM, at  amy.miller@svn.com or call 410-543-2440.
Newton certified
Anna Newton, a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, recently obtained the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
The CFP mark of distinction is one of the most recognized and respected credentials in the financial services profession. It requires meeting Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.’s rigorous standards of education, examination, experience and ethics.
Earning a CFP professional certification is more than just an important career achievement, it can also be an important benefit because it complements the knowledge and understanding that Newton can draw upon in understanding client’s life and helping them develop a personal investment strategy.
Brushmiller CRM
Certified Risk Managers International recently conferred the designation of Certified Risk Manager on a select number of individuals who completed the rigorous five-course program. Nicole Brushmiller with Atlantic/Smith Cropper & Deeley was one of this elite group of risk management professionals. 
Certified Risk Managers International is a nonprofit organization founded by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, nationally recognized as the premier source of insurance and risk management education.
To attain the CRM designation, Brushmiller completed all five courses in the program and passed extensive examinations in each of the following subject areas: Principles of Risk Management, Analysis of Risk, Control of Risk, Financing of Risk, and Practice of Risk Management. The CRM Program features practical, “hands-on” course content, designed to be applied immediately to the risk manager’s daily work.