2007 Affiliate of the Year - Kim McCutchen

Kim McCutchen is the Columbus Southwest Regional manager for Valmer Land Title and a "country girl at heart". She lives on a mini farm in Groveport Ohio, called The Seven Acres, named for her Grandfather.

Kim's Board activities includes serving as the Affiliate Director, chairing the Affiliate Liaison Committee, co-chairing CORPAC and serving as a member of the Foundation Fundraising Committee. She is also a two-time Crystal "R" recipient for her contributions to the Central Ohio REALTORS® Political Action Committee.

In addition, she has served in several leadership positions for the Southwest, West and West/ Southwest area realty associations.

For the community, Kim is currently serving a twoyear term as director of the Grove City Chamber and has served as a member of Grove City Sertoma. She is also a co-founder of the Grove City Girls' Club, which is an organization that assists children in the Southwest area with the little extras in life, such as paying for senior pictures, sending students to camp and assisting families in need with help in paying utility and hospital/doctor bills.

Kim was born in Columbus and raised in a small city in New Mexico. She returned to Columbus in 1980, and attended The Ohio State University. She also attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, and is a graduate of Manzano High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Kim loves spending time with her family and living on the farm that she affectionately refers to as her grandkids playground. She gets her strong work ethic from her grandfather who she credits with being her rock and the biggest influence in her life.

Kim said, "On learning that I had been selected for this award, I experienced a variety of emotions. I was shocked, honored, almost speechless, and truly humbled by this amazing recognition from my peers. To me, I can only compare it to what it must feel like to win an Oscar at the academy awards. This recognition will truly be cherished as one of the many high points of my career."