Luke Worrell Inducted as President of National Land Organization

January 18, 2023

Luke Worrell, Owner and Managing Broker of Worrell Land Services, was inducted as President of The REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI), a commercial affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) at the NAR Annual Conference in Orlando. Luke was elected by membership for a four-year term on the Executive Committee, joining the ranks of other leading land brokers across the nation.

Luke has an extensive record of service to RLI, having served as Chair of both the Education and Budget and Finance committees, and on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. Additionally, Luke has served as the President of the RLI Illinois Chapter. He has been a member of RLI since 2009 and earned the elite Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation shortly after in 2012.

Luke brings a wealth of industry and community leadership experience to his new position with RLI. Among his many accomplishments, he is Chair of the Illinois Farmland Values and Lease Trends Conference; has twice served as President of the Jacksonville Area Association of Realtors; President of the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club; and served a six-year term on the board of directors for the Morgan County Fair Board. Luke was the winner of RLI’s 2018 Rising Star Award, an annual honor conferred on an aspiring leader. He has also been a member of the RLI APEX Producers Club each year since it started in 2017, a group that includes Land Brokers across the country who meet an annual sales volume threshold.

RLI Chief Executive Officer Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE, released the following statement upon the election announcement: “Alongside the RLI Board of Directors, I congratulate Luke Worrell, ALC on his new role as RLI’s 2023 President. I look forward to collaborating with him as we solidify RLI’s vision of becoming The Voice of Land and further our mission to elevate the level of professionalism in the land industry.”