Steve Brown

Brown, a REALTOR® for more than 35 years, is co-owner of Irongate Inc. REALTORS®, a full service real estate firm with six offices and 325 agents that includes relocation and property management divisions as well as in-house mortgage, title, and insurance partners. A selling broker, Steve has received the "Pinnacle of Performance" or "Award of Distinction" sales award from the Ohio Association of REALTORS® every year since their inception in 2002.

Brown has held NAR leadership positions since 2005. Most recently, he served as the 2012 First Vice President. Before that, he was the Large Brokerages Liaison in 2010, Vice President of Committees in 2009, and Public Policy National Liaison in 2008. He was on the REALTOR® Political Action Committee Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2006.

On the state and local levels, Brown served as president of the Ohio Association of REALTORS® in 2002 and as President of the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS® in 1996. He continues to be active in both bodies. From 2005-2010 he served as a member, and later chair, of the Ohio Division of Real Estate's Education and Research Advisory Committee.

Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Brown is a graduate of Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs and holds graduate degrees in theology and psychology. He is an active member of the Dayton community, having served on the boards of several local arts and charitable organizations.