Tyler Gibson, a North Carolina native with more than a decade of political campaign, organizing, event management and fundraising experience, will serve as the High Country Association of REALTORS® new Government Affairs Director (GAD). Gibson has worked in local, state and federal political campaigns as well as non-profit organizations in California, North Carolina and Washington, DC. He is a Greensboro native and graduate of UNC-Greensboro. He currently lives in Asheville.

 “Tyler understands the political landscape of the region and has the ability and experience to bring community groups together to benefit real estate interests,” said Warren Wakeland, NC REALTORS® Field Advocacy Director, who has oversight of the organization’s GAD program. “He will help further HCAR’s interests in Watauga County and the region to accommodate its current growth and plan for future growth.”