Advisory Board

We came to meet Doug while attending a presentation on climate change he was giving at a local environmental networking event in October.  Doug’s presentation was quite compelling, as he explained how and why climate change is already underway and how Hampton Roads will be impacted by sea-level rise in the coming decades.

Doug is a highly accomplished scientist and has been concerned about climate change for at least 10 years.  He's given over a dozen presentations on climate change at VIMS, Jefferson Lab, William & Mary business school, various civic & church organizations, Green Drinks, and Green Caffeine.

Recently, Doug organized the science portion of the joint Pew Environmental Trust/Hampton Roads Partnership regional leadership forum “Seasons of Change: National Security, Energy, and the Future of Virginia’s Hampton Roads” with Senator John Warner and also spoke at the event.  He also helped organize the Pew Environmental Trust forum “America's New Energy, a Mount Vernon Forum on Climate Change and Leadership” with Senator John Warner (Daily Press Article).

 

Career Highlights

In 2007, Doug completed a distinguished 30-year career at NASA Langley Research Center.  When he first joined NASA LRC as an Areospace Technologist in the Theoretical Aerodynamics Branch, Doug focused on developing Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis codes.  As his career progressed, Doug served in numerous research management positions, retiring as Langley's Associate Director for Opeations.  While at Langley his areas of focus included research and development of technologies in systems analysis, advanced concepts, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, acoustics, structures, materials, guidance and control, flight deck design, flight electronics, electromagnetics, atmospheric science, and systems engineering for aeronautical and space applications.

Currently, Doug serves as a Project Director for the Hampton Roads Research Partnership, a consortium of research universities in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

 

Awards and Achievements

• Doug has 58 research publications to his credit
• He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Recipient of the NASA Distinguished Engineering Achievement Medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, as well as the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive - twice
• Named to the Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence

Doug received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech.

We had the good fortune of meeting Greg during Doug Dwoyer's climate change presentation in October.  We took note of the questions Greg asked during the presentation and asessed that he understands the potential impact climate change could have on Tidewater.  Greg's extensive background in all aspects of the Real Estate profession as well as his participation on various committes and boards on the Peninsula, gives him a unique perspective on the challenges our families, homes, communities, and businesses may have to contend with in the coming years as sea-level continues to rise.

Greg has lived on the Virginia Peninsula his entire life, and he started in the real estate business at age 19.  He's been married to his wife, Libby, for 30 years and they have 4 children (three sons and one daughter).

 

Professional History

Greg has been in the Real Estate business for 32 years, starting his own Real Estate Company 25 years ago.  Early in his real estate career, Greg became the #1 agent on the Virginia Peninsula.  Then he became the #1 agent throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia in 2005 and he leads one of the top 50 Real Estate Teams in the United States ( published in Realtor® Magazine).

In addition to his success as a realtor, Greg owns and operates 9 Companies: greg garrett realty.com, 21st Century Land Holdings, 21st Century Contractors, Chesapeake Bay Management, Greg Garrett Property Management, First Capital Home Mortgage, Peninsula Escrow and Title, Greg Garrett Commercial and Investment Real Estate, and 21st Century Development, with over 160 employees.

greg garrett realty.com is in the top 1% of all real estate offices in the United States.

 

Professional Leadership (past & present)

• Founding Chairman of the Young Presidents Organization, Virginia Chapter
• Founding President of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization , Hampton Roads chapter
• President of the Virginia Peninsula Homebuilders Association
• Chairman of two industry related Political Action Committees
• President of Hampton Roads Brokers Council for his former franchise
• Member of the Board of Advisors of First Federal Savings Bank
• Regional Vice President of the Virginia State Homebuilders Association
• Member of the Vision Task Force with the International President of his former franchise, as well as serving on the National Advertising Fund
Advisory Board and the National Brokers Communication Congress
• Board of Directors for the National Association of Homebuilders
• Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Hampton Roads
Economic Development Alliance

 

Community Involvement (past & present)

• Founder of Orphan Helpers®, an International organization that is currently ministering to 1,300 orphaned, abandoned, or incarcerated children in Central America
• Chairman of the Newport News Mayor’s Drug Prevention Task Force
• Founding member of the Core Leadership Group for the Gathering of Men, a “Promise Keepers” type group in Hampton Roads
• Board of Directors of Youth Challenge, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program
• Board of Directors of Operation Breaking Through, an inner-city assistance program
• School Board member of a local Christian School
• Member of the Mayors Human Development Cabinet of Newport News
• Member of the Executive Committee of International Military Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ
• Board of Directors of the Virginia Peninsula Economic Development Council Industrial Finance Corporation
• Member of the Hampton Housing Improvement Program Committee
• Board member of the York Co Waterways Alliance

 

Licenses/Professional Designations

• Real Estate Broker in Virginia and North Carolina
• (CRS) Certified Residential Specialist
• (GRI) Graduate Realtors Institute

 

Awards & Achievements

• First recipient of the Kauffman Community Award, from the Kauffman Foundation (a 2 billion dollar international foundation) for founding Orphan Helpers®.
• Recipient of numerous Top Agent Aawards throughout his career including the #1 overall agent in Hampton Roads, the #1 agent on the Virginia Peninsula, and the #1 agent in Mid-Atlantic multi-state region for his former franchise.
• One of 4 brokers selected out of 6,000 nationwide to do a 16-city speaking tour across America, called “Recruiting Centerstage”.
• Recognized in Realtor® Magazine as one of the top 50 Realtors® in the United States.
• 2005 Recipient of The Good Neighbor Award, which recognizes REALTORS® who have made an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities through volunteer work.