Carol Platt

Brief Profile

Experience crosses the boundaries of commercial, agricultural, environmental and development land, and residential sales plus property management.

Full Profile

Carol thrives on listening to her client’s needs, hopes and dreams and putting those puzzle pieces together for solution oriented transactions. She enjoys collaboration toward achieving impact and optimization. Her expansive experience in the real estate profession crosses the boundaries of commercial, agricultural, environmental and development land, and residential sales, plus both commercial and residential property management. In this business, that experience counts! Carol resides in St. Cloud, Florida with her husband, Shane (Chief Appraiser with Farm Credit of Central Florida) where she is a partner in Kissimmee Park Properties, a sixth-generation cattle ranch on the shore of West Lake Tohopekaliga. The ranch has been the recognized as a Pioneer Family Farm by the State of Florida and has received the 2013 Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattleman’s Beef Association for Region 7 and the 2013 Environmental Leadership Award from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. She is a Past President of the East Polk County Association of REALTORS® (recipient of the Marlene Duffy Public Policy Achievement Award) and the past CEO of the Osceola County Association of REALTORS®. Education Master’s of Science in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Kaplan University/Purdue, Davenport, Iowa Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration and Human Resources from Kaplan University/Purdue, Davenport, Iowa Certificate in Non-Profit Administration from Graham School of Management/University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Real Estate Certified Executive (RCE), National Association of REALTORS Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB), NAR's Real Estate Business Institute Certified Electronic Professional, National Association of REALTORS At Home with Diversity Certificate, National Association of REALTORS Professional Standards Administration, Basic and Advanced Certificates, National Association of REALTORS Certificates in Campaign Management – Basic and Advanced, National Association of REALTORS Government Affairs Institute Certified by the Institutional Review Board in Research Protocol – Ethics Certificate in Effective Negotiation from the University of Central Florida Executive Development Department Memberships and Associations Business and Community Leadership & Involvement: "We can do it!", The Welcome Home Project Team Member, Central Florida Commission on Homelessness Osceola County Association of REALTORS Society of Human Resource Management & American Society of Association Executives American National Cattlewomen's Association 2012 National Association of REALTORS® AE Magazine Editorial Board 2016 NAR State and Local Issues Mobilization Support Committee 2016 Real Estate Business Institute Committee (Professional Development, Membership & Communications) 2016- & 2017 NAR Smart Growth Advisory Board Florida REALTORS®- 2017 Vice Chair Issues Mobilization, Legislative Strategy Think Tank, Land Use, Sustainable Growth and Property Rights Committee, 2016 Diversity Committee, Issues Mobilization and Association Executive Council, 2016 Association Executive Council Liaison to RPAC, 2015 Political Advocacy Fund Presidential Advisory Group (PAG), former Director, former Land Use, Sustainable Growth and Property Rights Committee, Association Executive Committee 2013 & 2014 Friends of RPAC Ruby and Platinum Awards, 2011-2016 RPAC Sterling R & 2016 RPAC President’s Circle Major Investor Former Chair of the Florida Association of Community College Trustees and the Polk Community College Board of Trustees Former Member of the National Association of Community College Trustees Policy Council Former Member of the Osceola County Board of Adjustments