Thurston County is between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR along Interstate Highway 5. With Puget Sound at your door, the Pacific Ocean one hour to the west, and the Cascade Mountain Range featuring Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens one hour to the east, this area abounds in recreational and scenic opportunities.

Olympia is the State Capitol and County Seat for Thurston County. Lacey and Tumwater are the other two major cities, with outlying towns of Yelm, Tenino, Rochester, Rainier, and Bucoda.

There are many inlets and numerous lakes. There are farmlands (mostly for horses, cattle and berries) and forest land. A number of suburbs and rural communities offer peaceful neighborhoods in the midst of beautiful scenery.

The greatest appeal of the South Puget Sound region is its high Quality of Life. For area residents, that means quiet neighborhoods, an abundance of parks and community activities, competitive school districts, and career opportunities close to home. For advanced education opportunities there is the Evergreen State College, St. Martin’s University, and South Puget Sound Community College. The arts thrive in the South Sound with several performing arts centers and museums.

The following languages are spoken by our REALTOR® members Arabic, French, Korean, Japanese, German, American Sign Language, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, and Spanish.

President - William Hutchinson, City Realty, Inc president@thurstoncountyrealtors.org

360-789-2042
President-Elect - Mark Steves, Windermere-Yelm tcra@thurstoncountyrealtors.org

360-790-9425

Past President - Sue Wise, Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympia Realty-Lacey

Secretary - Jeri Ross, HomeStreet Bank

Treasurer - Andrea McGhee, Benchmark Home Loans

Treasurer-Elect - Barbara Whitlow, Olympia Federal Savings

Director - Advisor - Mark Wheeler, Wheeler & Peternell, LLC

Director - Rookie - Michelle McCarthy, John L Scott-Olympia

Director - Affiliate - Neal Darrow, Pioneer Title Company

Director - Commercial - Keith Thomas, RE/MAX Parkside Affiliates

Director - Local - Gregory Moe, Windermere-Olympia

Director - Local - Dawn Lord, Windermere-Olympia

Director - Local - Greg Priest, Reynolds Real Estate

Director - Local - Paul Oczkewicz, Virgil Adams Real Estate

Director - Affiliate - Mervet Sanchez, Chicago Title

Director - Local - Sarah Nopp, RE/MAX Four Seasons

Director - Local - Pat Pieroni, Virgil Adams Real Estate

Director - Local - Catherine Haag, Van Dorm Realty

Director - State - Kathy Cross, RE/MAX Four Seasons

Director - State - Phil Harlan, Keller Williams Realty

Director - State - Bill Hutchinson, City Realty, Inc

Director - State - Pat Pieroni, Virgil Adams Real Estate

Director - State - Gregory Moe, Windermere-Olympia

 

STAFF

Executive Officer - Rebecca Jarvela becki@thurstoncountyrealtors.org 360-491-3910

Administrative Assistant - Stacie Nakano stacie@thurstoncountyrealtors.org 360-491-3910