Reba is a native of Pickens, South Carolina, and moved to Brevard in 2022 after living in the Chicagoland Area of Illinois for over 25 years.
While in Illinois, Reba was a registered lobbyist and served as a Director of Government Affairs at the second-largest Chamber in the state, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce. In this role, she advocated on behalf of the business community on issues such as short-term rental ordinances, the preservation of the 1031 Like-Kind Exchange, protecting private property rights, and various other real estate zoning issues.
In addition, she was a real estate salesperson in Illinois for eight years, working primarily with real estate investors. She has over 20 years’ experience managing her personal residential rentals, including a short-term rental property in the Brevard area.
Reba has a BS degree in Parks Recreation and Tourism Management from Clemson University and her master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina with a concentration in community development. Reba is actively engaged in community organizations and has worked in fundraising for a number of major non-profits. She worked in the S.C Governor’s Office serving as the State Transition Coordinator building statewide coalitions to support students with disabilities transitioning from high school to community living and headed up the statewide Drug and Drunk Driving Awareness Week highway safety programs and managed federal grants.
Reba is actively involved in Brevard community and attends city council and county commissioner’s meetings regularly to keep abreast of real estate development in the area. She was appointed by the Brevard City Council to serve on the City Park, Trails, and Recreation Committee in 2023 and currently serves on the Brevard Transylvania Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Reba has also been involved in the LOTSAR Legislative Committee and the Short-Term Rental Alliance.
She currently lives in the Connestee Falls Community and spends her leisure time playing pickleball, cycling, and kayaking. She has three grown children.
