Paula is a native Knoxvillian! She has two grown children, Brooke Brummitt and Chad Thomas as well as six grand-oh so grand-children. Brooke and her husband, Logan Brummitt, live in Knoxville and have a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Samuel. Paula´s son, Chad, daughter-in-law, Mindy, along with their four children, Corbin, Piper, Sutton and Max, also live in Knoxville. Paula a/k/a "Granna" thinks the "grand" babies are appropriately named "grand" and are such sweet blessings.
After graduating from college, Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, Paula enjoyed many successful years as a Territory Manager in the medical/pharmaceutical sales industry and also as a Territory Manager for an International medical manufacturing company. She was recognized numerous years for achievements in highest sales volumes.
She returned to the University of Tennessee in later years to pursue studies in Interior Design and thereafter worked several years in the areas of residential and commercial interior design. While in the field of interior design, Paula served on the Board of Directors as Communications Director for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) for the State of Tennessee.
She earned the real estate Affiliate Broker license in 2004 and the Real Estate Broker license in 2008. Prior to opening her own firm in August 2015 where she serves as Principal Broker, Paula was affiliated with several other real estate companies in the Knoxville area.
Paula has earned multiple designations and certifications (CRS, ePro, GRI, SRES). The ePro certification was earned in 2007, and she is proud to say the GRI Designation (Graduate Realtor Institute) was completed in December of 2010. Through the GRI program, sales professionals study marketing, ethics, contracts, finance, agency, technology and other real estate topics. The program provides real estate professionals with the skills needed to render greater and broader services to the public and to their clients. The GRI is a nationally-recognized professional designation. Currently, approximately one in eight REALTORS in Tennessee holds the GRI designation. The SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) Designation provides the knowledge to serve consumers in the 50 and older market. Paula also completed the CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) Designation in April of 2013 - the highest credential awarded to residential agents and brokers and only 3% of Realtors hold this elite credential. The educational requirements for earning the Real Estate Broker´s license as well as the ePro Certification, CRS Designation, GRI Designation and the SRES Designation equip her to serve her clients with the highest level of professionalism and knowledge.
