Starla
Turnbo
Starla Turnbo, Regional Director and Partner, began her career in
the multi-family housing industry 1985. Starla assisted in the
Charter of SMI Realty Management in 1993 and has held the position
of Regional Director since 1995. She was made partner in
2005.
Starla earned her RealtorĀ® designation and
license from the Texas Real Estate Commission in 1988. She is a
member of the Houston Society of Apartment Property Supervisors and
has been the Committee Chair since 2003. She is a member of the HAA
Better Government Fund, the RCR Committee, Steering Committee, and
Educational Committee. She has served as a CAPS instructor for the
Apartment Association and volunteered on the Citizen's Advisory
Council. Starla chaired the Annual Recruiting Campaign in 2005,
'Born to Recruit' which earned her the cover of the Abode Magazine.
She maintains close relationships with key industry vendors and
executives.
Starla is also a Feed the Hungry Volunteer and serves on the Board
of Directors for Incarnate Word Academy. She has served her
community as a Sunday-school teacher, College and Career Instructor
and as an overseas Missionary for the LaPorte Worship Center. She
is also involved in numerous industry-sponsored fund-raising
activities.
Starla is a well-respected pioneer and industry leader in the Texas Market.