ScratchThat, a podcast brought to you by the Austin Board of REALTORS® focused on peeling the layers back on national trends in real estate.


About Emily

Emily Chenevert is the chief executive officer of the Austin Board of REALTORS®, a nearly 20,000-member organization with a $15 million annual budget. She is the youngest and first female CEO hired by the organization. 

Emily began her tenure at ABoR as director of public and government affairs, where she managed campaigns for housing affordability and advocated for private property rights of homeowners. She has a long track record of advocating for REALTORS® and their businesses at local, state, and national levels of government. Under her tenure of leadership at ABoR, she has regionalized ABoR’s footprint and member services, championed MLS listings data integrity standards, and led ABoR through two five-year strategic plans and a successful rebrand. 

Emily has a wealth of industry knowledge at both the national and local levels, particularly in Central Texas. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in government from The University of Texas at Austin, she managed relationships with REALTOR® associations for the Texas Association of REALTORS®. She also managed marketing efforts for two master-planned communities in the Central Texas region.

Originally from Dallas, Emily lives in Pflugerville with her sons, Hudson and Barrett. She supports the National Kidney Foundation as Barrett is a kidney transplant recipient. She is also a HousingWorks Austin board of directors member and a graduate of Leadership Austin.