About Us
Our Mission
The Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® is the voice of real estate. We provide professional development, advance ethical standards, strengthen REALTOR® involvement in the community, and advocate for private property rights.
Our Identity
The Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® (NKAR) and the subscribers of the Northern Kentucky MLS (NKMLS), Northern Kentucky’s leader in the real estate information and services business, operates with a professional staff from 7660 Turfway Road, Suite 100 in Florence, KY. Both NKAR and the NKMLS work to protect the public’s right to transfer real property and promote better public understanding of the profession and the real estate transaction process. NKAR has jurisdiction over the following Kentucky counties: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson.
2026 NKAR Board of Directors
Greg Crase
President
Jessica Hurley
President-Elect
Ken Warden
Secretary/Treasurer
Jen Swendiman
Past-President
Tyler Andrew
Director
Rob Beimesche
Director
John Vince
Director
Eric Fegan
Director
Marcie Rottinghaus
Director
Kristy Franxman Dalley
Director
Whitney Jolly
Director
Laura Rohling
Director
Jim Simpson
Director
2026 NKMLS Board of Directors
Jim Simpson
President
Rob Beimesche
President-Elect
Eric Fegan
Secretary/Treasurer
Kristy Franxman Dailey
Past-President
Tyler Andrew
Director
John Vince
Director
Marcie Rottinghaus
Director
Greg Crase
Director
Ken Warden
Director
Jessica Hurley
Director
Whitney Jolly
Director
Laura Rohling
Director
Jen Swediman
Director
Our Staff
Janie Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
Karen Reef
Bookkeeper
Judy Ball
Education & Events Director
Veronica Dickerson
Governmental Affairs Director
Heather Schreck
MLS Coordinator
Meghan Hare
MLS Coordinator
Our History
Covington-Newport Real Estate Board – Chartered January 1, 1914
Incorporation of Campbell County Board of REALTORS® on April 20, 1938
Incorporation of Covington-Kenton County Board of REALTORS® — August 23, 1951
Name Change to the Kenton-Boone Board of REALTORS® filed October 13, 1959
Campbell County Board merged into the Kenton-Boone Board changing the name to Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® — Filed January 5, 1995
NKMLS was created on December 27, 1991 – merging the Campbell Co and Kenton-Boone MLS together to form the Northern Kentucky Multiple Listing Service, Inc.