Real Estate: TERRIE L. SUIT

After getting her start as an ice cream scooper at Baskin Robbins, Suit began her real estate career in 1985 as a Realtor. She makes a point to list her associate degree as a means of letting others know that she fully embraces starting one’s education at a community college. A former Republican state delegate who represented Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Suit also worked in government affairs and as the state’s secretary of veterans affairs and homeland security during the McDonnell administration.

As CEO of the state’s largest trade association, she guides a team that supports more than 36,000 real estate professionals. When she’s not spending time with her six rescue cats, gardening, cooking or documenting her family history, Suit serves on the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors and is president of her homeowner’s association.

EDUCATION: Tidewater Community College (associate degree), Old Dominion University (bachelor’s degree), University of Mary Washington (MBA) 

FAVORITE APP: Ancestry.com

WHAT I WAS LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL: A lot like I am now: busy, involved and always organizing something. Currently, I’m organizing our 40th reunion.