Southern Adirondack Realtors has a new chief executive officer.
The association has hired Densay Sengsoulavong as CEO.
Sengsoulavong will administer the association’s operations including its financial management, governance, and member services. He will also collaboratively engage with elected officials, community leaders and other stakeholders on behalf of Southern Adirondack Realtors.
The hiring follows the retirement of Luisa Craige-Sherman, who led SAR affairs going back to 2015.
Sengsoulavong was selected after a nationwide search conducted by SAR’s Personnel Committee headed by Southern Adirondack Realtors 2020 President Catherine McDonough.
“We look forward to having Densay join us as our association grows over the coming years. His vast experience will help ensure SAR and its members continue serving the community and their clients through ever changing times,” said McDonough, emphasizing the association and real estate industry’s anticipated growth.
“Realtors are woven into the fabric of the community, and a vibrant housing market is the foundation for achieving great quality of place. It’s only fitting that SAR be engaged in the public conversation and its members be thought leaders,” said Sengsoulavong. “I admire the Southern Adirondacks Realtors commitment to the community. They demonstrate that for a region to grow and prosper, purposeful collaboration is needed, and I am excited to join those efforts.”
Prior to joining SAR, Sengsoulavong served as public affairs director then government affairs director for Cape Fear Realtors, the largest trade association in Southeastern North Carolina.
At Cape Fear, Sengsoulavong was instrumental in reorganizing public policy priorities of the association, increasing political engagement of members, and establishing advocacy efforts with elected officials and community stakeholders.
Sengsoulavong represented over 3,000 Realtors at local, state, and national events and conventions. His service also includes leadership on industry peer groups—as a member on the National Association of Advisory Group and appointee to NAR’s Association Executives Institute Advisory Board, a 12-member group that plans professional development programs and events for Realtors Association Executives throughout the country.
Sengsoulavong also has a background in politics and grassroots engagement with local, state, and national political campaigns. He is originally from North Carolina where he attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Wake Forest University School of Law.