Melvin “Skip” Alston Elected Chair, Robert J. Ramseur, Jr., Vice Chair
Executive Director Janet Thoren announced that Melvin “Skip” Alston of Greensboro has been elected as Chair and Robert J. Ramseur, Jr., of Raleigh as Vice Chair of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. Their terms will begin on August 1, 2026.
Melvin “Skip” Alston was appointed to the Commission by Governor Roy Cooper on October 9, 2024. Mr. Alston is the owner and founder of The Alston Realty Group, Inc. in Greensboro, NC, which has been in continuous operation serving the greater Greensboro area for over 42 years. A recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, Mr. Alston has served as a leader in his community, across North Carolina and the nation since 1987. He has served in numerous capacities and on several Boards. He has served on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners for 29 years, including 11 years as chairman. He is also a Diamond-Life Member of the NAACP and has served on their local, state and national levels for over 25 years. Mr. Alston has also served as the North Carolina NAACP President.
He is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sit In Movement, Inc. a nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose of purchasing and renovating the Historical Woolworth Building in downtown Greensboro into an International Civil Rights Center and Museum, which opened February 1, 2010.
Mr. Alston previously served on the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, appointed in 2003 by the Speaker of the House and elected Chairman of the Commission in 2007 and again in 2008.
A Durham native, Mr. Alston attended North Carolina Central University, with a major in Business Administration. He has been licensed as a broker since 1982. Mr. Alston, his wife Gwendolyn and their adult sons, DeSean and Ryan, are based in Greensboro and are all North Carolina real estate brokers.
Remseur is a partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC. His practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions, lease drafting and negotiation, construction and development, tax and entity structuring, and real estate litigation.
Ramseur is a former member of the Real Estate Commission. He was previously appointed by Governor Pat McCrory in 2015 and has served in the past as Commission Chair.
He is a member and the current chair of the Joint Forms Task Force for the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of REALTORS®. Ramseur holds a JD and a BA from Wake Forest University.