Our Staff

Pat vanBarneveld
Membership Coordinator

Pat comes to us from a non-profit social services agency where she was the Office Manager for the Human Resources department. Prior to becoming an Administrative Assistant, Pat was a Cosmetology Instructor in Pontiac, Michigan. Pat has a certificate in Computer Operations from the National Business Institute and a wide variety of office experience.

Perry Eskridge
Government Affairs Director
  
Perry advises the Governmental Affairs Committee on outreach to local government officials and candidates and tracks legislation as it progresses through the government process in an effort to provide a voice on issues that affect REALTOR® business. Perry joined WCAR in March 2007 as the part-time government affairs director. He advises the Government Affairs Committee on matters relating to the real estate industry  including city and county legislation, communication with local elected officials and staff, and campaigns during the election season. Perry is an alumnus of the University of Montana (B.S. Business Administration/Economics (1990); J.D. School of Law (1993)) and was Special Assistant Attorney General  for the State of Montana and General Counsel for the Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA prior to joining WCAR.

Attitude Adjuster

Rupert Eskridge comes to us through Perry & Krisann Eskridge, who adopted him from an owner that was too old to care for him any longer. Rupert is a fiesty, friendly and lovable Corgi who loves everyone, including the mailperson. When you need an attitude adjuster, come see Rupert. He makes us smile.