Don Emery -- RE/MAX Boone Realty -- Columbia & Central Missouri, Mo. -- About Me

33 E. Broadway
Columbia, Mo. 65203
Office: (573) 876-2881
Fax: (573) 817-WORK (9675)
Cell: (573) 999-WORK (9675)

Don's Non-Conventional Business
Card is an "Emery" Board!

Thank you for visiting our website. I would like to take a few moments to tell you a little more about our group and why you should call on us for all your real estate needs.

We specialize in making sure customers and clients find the property that they will enjoy. Satisfaction is our motto. We are a knowledgable staff, ready to assist you in selling or buying a home, appartment, complexes or farms.

EXPERIENCE IS IMPORTANT

Inducted into Remax Hall of Fame - February 2002
Designations: Broker Sales Person, GRI
Have held 4 other designations but if you do not pay their annual fee you are not permitted ot list them.
22 years (1972-1994) as County Executive Director Boone County ASCS (USDA Farm Programs) Columbia is in the center of Boone County.
1991-92 received Columbia Chambers Agicultural Recognition Reward
1995 Presented Outstanding Agriculture Community Service Award from Boone County University Exension Council
BS Degree in Agriculture from KSU - 1966
Proud U.S. Navy Veteran - Joined Navy when 17 years old
Earned Brokers license in 1973
Retired from USDA with 26 years of service in 1994
Full Time REALTOR® since 1994
Active on Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee
Past Board Member of TRYPS (Theatre Reaching Young People in Schools) 1999-2004
Past Bank Director for the Callaway Bank
Past Board Member of Little Dixie Kiwanis Club
Past Board Member of Boone County Farm Bureau
Member of Columbia Multilist Service (MLS) & Jefferson City MLS.

Don has licensed assistants to assure smoother transitions

Don Emery
Charles Schaeffer

Don has Charles Schaeffer as an Associate.

ASSOCIATE: CHARLES SCHAEFFER

Charles E. Schaeffer was born and raised in Fulton, Missouri. After completing high school he enlisted in the US Army and served his country from 1963 through 1966. He served the State of Missouri as a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol retiring in 1995 after 27 years of service; he began a second career as an investigator for the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation retiring after 9 years of service. Charlie has lived in Columbia, Missouri since 1969. Charlie has contracted the building of his last two homes and has gained some knowledge in home building. He also operated a small cattle farm for many years. In 2005 he received his brokers license and began a third career with RE/MAX Boone Realty, Don Emery and Associates.

Don's Personal Information

Don's Life

	Don was born and reared on a livestock and grain farm between Moundville and Nevada, Missouri
1959	Graduated from Nevada, Missouri High School Joined the Navy when 17 in fall after farming with father in summer.
1962	Started college at Texas A & I, Kingsville, Texas while in Navy Got early out to attend college full-time
1964	Married Mary Gilmore from Lebanon, Missouri. Her father was a small livestock farmer
1966	Graduated from Kansas State University with BS in Agriculture Education Joined Allied Chemical Corporation as fieldman for Northeast Kansas selling fertilizer and ag chemicals plus servicing and establishing independent dealers. Lived in Lawrence, Kansas
1968	Allied Chemical Corp. promoted Don to Sales Supervisor over Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon and Washington). Lived near Portland, Oregon
1970	Due to his father's health, he returned to midwest with Dempster Industries as Territorial Sales Manager over Northern Missouri, Eastern Iowa, Western Illinois and Southwest Minnesota selling pesticide and fertilizer equipment plus rural water systems. Dempster is one of the few windmill manufacturers. He lived in Kirksville, Missouri
1972	Due to excessive traveling and desire to be with his wife and daughters more, Don resigned and joined USDA-ASCS. In November of '72, Don was hired as County Executive Director of Boone County ASCS. Mary earned her real estate Broker's license and joined Jacobs Realty.
1973	Don earned his real estate brokers license
1976	Owned and operated a small grain crop farm southeast of Columbia from 1976 to 1984
1980	Mary and Don starting owning and managing rental property and formed Emery Management in 1982
1984	Mary joined Boone Realty Corporation and managed over 500 apartments and commercial properties
1986	Don joined Boone Realty which later purchased RE/MAX agency for Columbia
1994	Don applied for and received early retirement after 22 years as Boone County ASCS County Executive Director. (26 years total of Governmental Service.)
2002	Don and Mary sold their interest in the management company.

Each office independently owned and operated.