TCREA welcomes 14 more mentees to mentorship programme

Fourteen bright and eager budding real estate agents have been officially selected for round two of TCREA’s exciting teen mentorship programme.

After the success of the programme’s initial phase, the committee, spearheaded by TCREA Ambassador Trevor Musgrove, dived straight ahead with plans to open the opportunity to more students.

“It was a no-brainer,” Musgrove said, “The programme felt like it was over in just a blink, and we thoroughly enjoyed sharing this profession we love so much with the mentees. Once the final certificates were presented to the first group, we immediately began planning for this year.”

The mentorship programme was launched in 2022, with 10 teens selected for the inaugural group, to be led through the sessions by six mentors.

The 10 were comprised of students from secondary schools in Providenciales and North Caicos. When applications opened for the 2023 session, Musgrove said they were pleased to also receive submissions from Grand Turk and South Caicos this time around.

“When the ministry first met with Mr Musgrove and his team, two of our non-negotiables for endorsing the programme was that it would be open to teens in all islands and that community college students would also be considered,” Hon Rachel Taylor, Minister of Education shared this week.

“We reinforced our commitment to ensuring that we would support any young person interested in exploring the programme. As such, we are delighted to facilitate the travel of the sister island participants so that they can take full advantage of the exciting live sessions this programme offers.”

With that continued support, the TCREA team was empowered to select four additional students for January 2023, resulting in a diverse group of young men and women.

The mentees are: Emmanuel Morancy and Adriauna Williams of Clement Howell High School; J-Neyo Agenor and Caleea Robinson of Raymond Gardiner High School; Phanaica Alcina of Marjorie Basden High School; Jessica Dormeus and Celeste Tape of Maranatha Academy; Tyler Hall and Ja’Mya James of British West Indies Collegiate; Kevin Fleurimont of Louise Garland Thomas High; Samarth Parvani and Jajuan Harvey of H J Robinson High School and Jenny Mesilien of Elijah Simmons of Wesley Methodist High School.

The 14 successful mentees experienced their first live session on Saturday, February 4, where they met their mentors, and were led through the programme’s orientation and an introduction to the Real Estate ethics and principles.

Along with Director Trevor Musgrove, the programme’s mentorship committee includes Blair MacPherson of REMAX; Vernica Delancy and Dedra Gray

The 14 successful mentees experienced their first live session on Saturday, February 4, where they met their mentors, and were led through the programme’s orientation and an introduction to the Real Estate ethics and principles of Keller Williams; Sean O’Neill of The Agency; Nina Siegenthaler, Manfred Smith, and newest mentor addition, Lisa Lopes of Sotheby’s. For the next five months, the teens will enjoy interactive learning sessions, open house exercises, education in sales and marketing techniques, and site visits while building their knowledge of one of the country’s largest and most lucrative industries.

The TCREA Board of Directors is delighted to continue this initiative in hopes that it will pique even more interest from Turks and

Caicos school leavers who may not have explored the idea of delving into this lucrative and highly respected industry.

The community is encouraged to follow the programme’s Facebook page @tcreamentors and support the participants along their journey.