Meet the 2023 Executive Team

Luke Worrell, alc 2023 RLI President

Worrell Land Services, LLC Jacksonville, IL lukew@worrell-landservices.com

Luke has been a member of RLI since 2009 and earned the prestigious ALC Designation in 2012. He has an extensive record of service to the organization, having served as Chair of both the Education and Budget and Finance committees, as Treasurer, and on the Board of Directors. Luke also has served as President of the RLI Illinois Chapter. Luke brings a wealth of industry and community leadership experience. Among his many accomplishments, he has twice served as President of the Jacksonville Area Association of REALTORS®; was 2021 Chair of the Illinois Farmland Values and Lease Trends Conference; and served a six-year term on the Morgan County Fair Board. Luke received RLI’s 2018 Rising Star Award, and the 2017 RLI ALC-to-ALC Networking Award for the largest ALC-to-ALC land transaction nationwide based on sales volume. He was a member of the APEX Producers Club in years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Luke is the owner and managing broker of Worrell Land Services, Inc. in Jacksonville, IL.

Dan Murphy, alc

2023

Vice President

M4 Ranch Group Lake City, CO dan@M4ranchgroup.com

Dan joined RLI as a member in 2008 and earned the elite ALC designation in 2019. His record of service to RLI includes most recently Chair of the Education Committee, as well as serving on the Board of Directors. Dan is currently 2022 President of the RLI Colorado Chapter. In 2020, his Chapter awarded him the prestigious Colorado Land REALTOR® of the Year Award. Dan’s national RLI accolades include recipient of the APEX Top National Producer Award in 2017, Top Twenty National Producer Award in 2021, 2020 and 2017. He was a member of the APEX Top Producers Club in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and received the 2017 National Broker of the Year Award in Recreational Land Sales. Dan is Broker/Co-owner of M4 Ranch Group.

Sam Bowers, alc 2023 President-Elect

Bowers and Burns Real Estate Company Newnan, GA sbowers@bowersandburns.com

Sam is a long-time member of RLI and earned the elite ALC Designation in 2002. He brings a wealth of industry and community leadership experience to his role. Among numerous accolades in both residential and land real estate, Sam was named 2003 Georgia Land REALTOR® of the Year by the Georgia Chapter of RLI. He served as President of the Georgia chapter in 2017 and as its Treasurer in 2021. At the national level, Sam has served on RLI’s Budget and Finance and Governmental Affairs committees and on the National Land Conference Task Force. He was a member of the APEX Producers Club in 2021. Sam is a President of Bowers and Burns Real Estate in Newnan, GA.

Dean Saunders, alc, ccim 2023 RLI Immediate Past President

SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Lakeland, FL dean@saundersrealestate.com

Dean has been a member of RLI since 1998 and earned the elite ALC Designation in 2001. His extensive record of service to RLI includes Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee, member of the ALC Designation Committee, and on the Board of Directors. He has also served as the President of the RLI Florida Chapter and continues to be an active chapter member. As part of the RLI APEX Awards Program, he was an APEX Top Twenty Producer in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, he was the Top National Producer in 2018, 2020 and 2021 and was the 2021 National Broker of the Year in Recreational Land Sales. He has also been recognized as the Florida REALTOR® of the Year by the RLI Florida Chapter and earned #1 Sales Professional annual recognition in the Coldwell Banker Commercial affiliate network five times. Dean is the founder and managing director of SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler in Lakeland, FL. As Immediate Past President, Dean seeks to continue focus on enhancing RLI’s core strengths, offering exceptional education, and providing top-notch networking opportunities to land professionals.

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Luke Worrell, alc

RLI President