The Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) has announced that Wilmington’s Mike Harrington, president of Topsail Realty Vacations, is now president-elect on the association’s board of directors.
 
Harrington, who has worked in the vacation rental industry for more than 10 years, has been a member of VRMA since 2005. His previous roles on the board of directors include vice president, co-treasurer, treasurer, and chair of the finance committee.
 
“It is an honor to continue serving on the VRMA board of directors in this new role,” Harrington said in a news release. “It is encouraging to see VRMA adapt to the changing landscape of our industry and continue to focus on the core fundamentals of professional vacation rental management.  The focus on our category is at a peak, and the goal of the VRMA is to continuing being the voice of the vacation and short-term management industry.”
 
In addition to his work with VRMA, Harrington is the immediate past president of the North Carolina Vacation Rental Managers Association, and sits on East Carolina University’s Advisory Board for the School of Hospitality Leadership. He previously served on the Outer Banks Association of Realtors board of directors, and also served as the chair of the Outer Banks March of Dimes sponsorship committee.