This month the POA
Board would like to spotlight Margaret Tullis, our Ghertner & Company
On-Site Property Manager.
MargarethasbeenmarriedtoReggieTullisfor52years.Theyhavethreesonsandsixgrandchildren. ReggieisaPortfolioManagerwithGhertner
& Company. ReggieandMargaretliveinBrentwood.Theirson,Chuck,hiswife,Keelie,andtheir13-yroldtwins,MaddenandMacie,liveinHanover,PA,whereChuckisSVPofUTZSnackFoodsCo. Greg,hiswife,Lauren,andtheirchildren,Abbie,Parker,andRylee,liveinConroe,Texas,whereGreghasservedinlawenforcementfor11years. MargaretandReggie’s
oldestson,Butch,passedawayinMay2000.Butch‘sson,Austin,livesinFranklinandisa freshmanatAustinPeayinClarksville. Margaretalsohasaminiaturepinscherwhoshelovesdearly.
Margarethasservedinthehospitalityandretailindustriesfor 25years.Whileinthehotelindustry,Margaretworkedwith DruryIndustriesinCapeGirardeau,MOandRamadaInnin Nashville. Margaret wasalsoapartowner/managerofsmall
motelinHendersonville. Duringthistime,Reggiechanged
careers,andtheyrelocatedtoBirmingham,Houston,andbacktoNashville. UpontheirreturntoNashville,Margaretworked asamanageroftheBombayCo.CoolSpringsstore,whereshe receivedaccoladesfor”HighestSalesin
SoutheastRegion”for multipleyears.
Attheendof2006Margaretdecidedtoretire. Margaret quicklydiscoveredthatretirementwasnotforheranddecided toseekpart-timework. Margaretsays,”Becarefulwhatyou prayfor,asitmaycomequickly.”ReggiecamehomefromworksoonafterandinformedherthatGhertner
& Company waslooking tofillaparttimejobforanon-sitemanageroftheGovernorsClub.
MargaretwasquicklyinterviewedbyGhertner & Company andthe POAboardatthetimeandstartedastheon-sitemanagerin March 2007.
Margaret’smainobjectiveistoprovidedailyon-siteman managementassistanceandtosupporthomeownerswith anyquestionsorneedsthattheymayhave. Sheensuresthatthepropertyisbeingtakencareofappropriatelybyallvendorswhosupporttheneighborhood-security,landscaping,ARBprofessionals,poolmaintenance,mansionmaintenanceandrepairs,fitnesscentermaintenance,buildingsites,relations
withKemper,etc.Margaretcanbeseendailydrivingthe
neighborhoodtoensureeverything isinorderandensure thereare noissuesintheneighborhood. She isanunbelievableassettothisneighborhood.ThePOAboardgreatly appreciatesall thatshedoes.Sheisveryorganizedandcommunicates
andhandlesissuesveryefficiently.
InherleisuretimeMargaretenjoystravellingtoPennsylvania andTexastovisithergrandchildrenandtakingcruises.Her
favoriteplacetovisitisHawaii.ReggiebeggedMargaret foryearstotraveltoHawaii,andontheir40thanniversary,theirchildrensurprisedthemwithatripto Hawaii.Since thentheyhavetraveledtoHawaiithreetimes.Margaretalso
enjoysreading,workingintheyardand,ofcourse,shopping. Sheenjoyswatching herfavoritefootballteaminthefall-the TennesseeVols.MargaretandReggieattendBrentwoodBaptistChurch.”MargaretisthankfultoGod,Reggie,andthe residentsof TGCfor allowinghertheopportunity tobeapart ofthiswonderfulcommunity,whichsheappreciatesregardless ofthesituationorissue.”
Margaret–Wesincerelyappreciateallthatyou do for this community. You are a joy
to work with and a fantastic asset to this neighborhood.
Article courtesy of Molly Catino, POA President and n2 Publishing