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Harold
Swanner
Owner/Chairman of the Board |
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Staff- Harold has been a licensed real estate
agent since 1981 and has fifteen years as a business broker
and commercial real estate agent. |
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Tom
Maeser
CRB, GRI,
ABR
President |
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Staff/ Senior
Instructor- B.S. University of
Minnesota/graduate work in marketing and
education. Broker since 1976, past V.P. of
Marketing for Better Homes & Gardens Real
Estate Service, past owner-broker of Ken Reyhons
/ BH&G, past V.P. for H, P & W/BH&G,
past G.M. Leonard Call and Assoc. past Senior
V.P. C21 Boling and Assoc., 1999 Pres. Coastal
Carolina’s Association of REALTORS . Member of
the “Real Estate Center” at USC and Foundation
Chair for Horry-Georgetown Technical
College. |
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Sue Gaudreau
Executive Administrator |
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Staff - Sue is the Past
Assistant Director of Student Activities at
Adirondack Community College. She earned her Bachelor's Degree
in Liberal Arts with a minor in Business
Administration from Excelsior College in New
York. |
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Mary
Sutphin
Student
Services |
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Staff- Past
Personal Banking Officer and Customer Service
Representative Coastal Federal Bank. Over twenty
years in banking and related services, and is a
licensed real estate
agent. |
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Karen Ziegler
Education Coordinator |
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Staff - Karen is from North Carolina where she helped to develop, schedule, and implement CLE programs. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Campbell University in North Carolina and was Director of Continuing Education for Legal and Business Disciplines with LegalSmart, a Garner North Carolina firm. Karen was also past Associate Director for the North Carolina Board of Continuing Legal Education in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Dawn Ward
Office Coordinator |
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Staff - Dawn has been in the United States Air Force for the past eight years and a resident of Myrtle Beach for a year. Dawn has one child and is working on her degree in Accounting and Business Management.
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Van
Harden |
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Staff/ Real Estate
Instructor– Master and Bachelors Degree
in Business, has twenty years of real estate
sales experience and a licensed broker since
1985. Member of the Coastal Carolina’s
Association of Realtors and founding member of
Sales and Marketing Council of the Horry
–Georgetown Homebuilders
Association. |
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Mike
Alderman
GRI |
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Real Estate
Instructor-Licensed real estate agent
since 1985. Past instructor for City Colleges of
Chicago-European Division. Retired from the U.S.
Navy, and is presently a Realtor-Broker.,
appraiser apprentice for Tri-County Appraisals,
Inc. in Walhalla and SCAR
Mediator. |
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Linda
Anderson |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Linda is a real estate
educator in the Beaufort
Area |
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Terri
Anderson
GRI,
CRS |
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Staff/Real Estate
Instructor-Owner and broker-in-charge
of Terri’s Team Real Estate. Owner/manager of
Fortune Academy, Anderson SC. |
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Shelby
Appleby |
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Real Estate
Instructor– REALTOR since 1995,
Broker-in-Charge and past Housing Director for
the Marine Corps in Washington D.C. |
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Don
Balkcum |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Over twenty years in home
sales and new home construction. Owner/BIC of
Netforce Properties, LLC, in Florence. |
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Robert Barkus |
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Appraisal
Instructor– |
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Ed Bogen |
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Insurance Instructor– |
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Diane
Boyd |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Diane is a real estate
instructor in the Kingstree
area. |
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Mark Brown |
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Appraisal
Instructor– |
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Gil
Bulman |
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Appraisal Instructor- Gil Instructs Appraisal courses in the
Spartanburg area. |
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Ala
Chappelear |
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Staff/Real Estate
Instructor– Active in Real Estate since
1998, past graphic artist and attended Clemson
University. |
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Latson Cockfield |
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Insurance Instructor– |
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Sheryl
Cox
GRI |
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Real Estate
Instructor– B.S. Degree in Business
Education with over ten years teaching
experience in business and occupational
education. Fifteen years of retail divisional
level owner/manager experience. Licensed real
estate agent since 1995, broker since 1998. |
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Jim
DeLoache |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Real Estate broker for over
twenty years with a background in real estate
sales, management and appraisal as well as
property and casualty insurance sales. Six years
experience in secondary education as well as
degrees in English and Education. Jim teaches in
the Greenville Area. |
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Gloria Dupree
GRI,
CRP |
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Real Estate
Instructor-Masters Degree in Education
from NC State University and a B. S. Degree in
Business from East Carolina University. Past
instructor at Wake and Pitt Community Colleges
in N.C. Twenty years of real estate experience
serving as Broker-In-Charge and manager of real
estate companies. |
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Bob Everette |
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Appraisal Instructor – Bob Everette instructs Appraisal students in the Beaufort Area |
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Philip Evich |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Formerly employed with the US Immigration Service as an instructor of various courses. Philip also has a background in management, and served as a Broker in the Florida area before coming to South Carolina. |
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Charles
Fields |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Charles instructs Real
Estate students in the Sumter
area |
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Bob
Galiano |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Bob instructs students in
the Sumter area. |
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John
Gillespie |
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Real Estate
Instructor– John Gillespie is a Real
Estate instructor in the Greenwood area. John
has his BS in engineering. John has a background
in education and tutoring. |
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T.J.
Grubbs |
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Insurance Instructor – T.J. has a BS from Clemson University
in Recreation Administration and an extensive
background in Insurance sales and
management |
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Rick
Gunter |
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Insurance Instructor – Rick is a native of SC and has a BA
in Sociology from Furman University in
Greenville SC. Rick has formulated teaching
curriculums and taught various insurance and
investment programs since
1989. |
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Lath
Harris |
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Appraisal Instructor - Lath Harris instructs all appraisal
courses in the Sumter
area. |
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John
Hassell |
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Real Estate
Instructor– John teaches in our
Charleston membership. |
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Fairey
Ann-Hatfield |
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Insurance
Instructor |
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Brian
Hatfield |
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Insurance
Instructor |
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Pamela
Hays |
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Real Estate
Instructor- Pam is a multi-million
dollar producer with 12 years experience as a
Real Estate Broker. Originally from Indiana, and
a proprietor of her own real estate company, Pam
moved to Charleston SC from Washington DC. |
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Robert Heller
ABR, CRS,
GRI |
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Real Estate
Instructor-Broker-in Charge, Robert
teaches in the Sumter area. |
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John Holden
CCIM,
GRI |
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Real Estate
Instructor-Thirty years experience as a
real estate broker. Past mortgage lending, home
building, and appraisal experience. B.S. in
Business Administration from The Ohio State
University with a major in real
estate. |
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John Hollister |
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Real Estate Instructor – |
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Sandy Jordan |
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Real Estate Instructor – |
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John
Kolessar |
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Real Estate
Instructor-Masters Degree in Education
Administration from Seton Hall University. John
instructs in the Beaufort
area |
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Pam Land
CRS, GRI,
RECS |
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Real Estate
Instructor-Over twenty-five years of
teaching experience and twenty years of business
experience. |
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John
Mahony |
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Real Estate
Instructor– John was a Graduate student
of Western Carolina University, and has a
background in Real Estate and business
management. John instructs various courses in
the Greenville area |
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Mary Martinson |
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Real Estate
Instructor |
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Tommy
McCarter |
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Real Estate
Instructor– Thomas received his BA in
Management from Sacred Heart College in 1982.
Tom is an active Real Estate sales agent and
teaches in various locations throughout
SC |
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Karen Melton |
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Real Estate
Instructor |
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Susan
Morich |
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Insurance Instructor- |
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William O’Neill |
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Insurance Instructor- Past 24 years as an Insurance agent, obtained professional designations of CPCU, CLU and LUTC. Instructed several high school courses on insurance. William instructs in the Beaufort area. |
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Steve Petro
CPM |
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Real Estate Instructor – Broker with 28 years of real estate and property management experience. Past real estate development, single family home construction, residential and commercial sales and marketing, and residential and commercial property management. |
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Randy Ponton |
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Real Estate Instructor – Randy is an administrative assistant with the SC Department of Transportation, Engineering division. Randy has several years in Real Estate experience and is an instructor in the Florence area |
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Brian Rains |
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Real Estate Instructor – Brian has experience in Banking, Insurance, Financial Advisory, and now Real Estate. He currently holds a Broker-In-Charge license and is the founder of Five Star Enterprises. |
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Cary Rowell |
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Insurance Instructor – Cary is an experienced General Manager, Chief operating officer and Management consultant for three local agencies. He has an extensive background in insurance and also in budget planning, administration, and training. Cary teaches insurance courses in the Myrtle Beach and Florence area. |
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Paul Samuels
ABR, AREP |
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Owner/Manager/Instructor Fortune Academy Charleston-Mount Pleasant. Licensed South Carolina Real Estate Broker since 1980, has taught sales training, marketing and fund raising. Paul is Broker-in-Charge (BIC) of @Home Realty, Inc. In addition to his sales, marketing, and real estate experience, he’s used the freedom a Broker’s license allows to serve in an executive capacity with several international missions organizations involved in humanitarian aid. |
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Arlene Samuels |
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Staff/CEO of Fortune Academy-Mt. Pleasant - Arlene has been licensed in Real Estate since 2002, she has an extensive background in public relations, administration, and writing. Arlene served with an international humanitarian organization-Mercy Ships-where she worked in Public relations and Journalism. She is Media Liaison for a global radio network called Front Page Jerusalem. |
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Sharon Short |
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Real Estate Instructor – Sharon Short is approved to teach real estate courses in the Anderson area. |
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Erik Silden |
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Real Estate Instructor – Erik has been a licensed South Carolina Real Estate Broker since 1985. He has worked in the Real Estate Industry for a total of 34 years. He served as President of the Charleston Trident Homebuilders Association and Sales & Marketing Council, 1989-1990. He is winner of the following CTHBA Sales & Marketing Council Prism Awards: Sales Manager of the Year, 1988, Salesperson of the Year, 1991, Sales & Marketing Member of the Year, 1989 & 1992. |
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Denise Stanton |
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Staff/ Fortune Academy Charleston-Mount Pleasant – Denise is Office Manager for Fortune Academy in Charleston-Mt. Pleasant, she brings a wealth of administrative talent and friendliness to the Fortune Academy team. She has 16 years experience in the travel business and is the friendly helpful voice you first hear when you call Fortune Academy Charleston-Mt. Pleasant. |
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Janice Steele |
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Shelly Stone |
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Real Estate Instructor – Shelly has previous experience in accounting, insurance and securities fields. She has instructed several Discovery and childhood development courses. Shelly holds a Real Estate license and is approved to instruct in the Sumter area.
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Kent Strobel
ABR, GRI |
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Real Estate Instructor – Broker associate with a B.A. from the Citadel. He taught in the Horry County Schools and was a member of the Horry County Board of Education. Kent was a former partner / owner of a business brokerage firm.
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Gail Strunk |
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Appraisal Instructor – Gail is a certified residential appraiser. She began her career in Ohio in 1982 as a real estate agent. She obtained her Appraisal license in 1992. She taught Pre-Licensing Real Estate courses at Malone and Hondros Colleges in Ohio. She has been an Appraiser for a major lending institution and as well as a fee Appraiser.
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Ki Thompson |
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Appraisal Instructor - Licensed appraiser for 16 years and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers. He is also a licensed Real Estate Broker and active in local REALTOR Association activities.
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Ellen P. Toay
GRI, CSP, ABR |
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Real Estate Instructor – Graduate of Bradford College, and a licensed real estate agent since 1979. She has developed relocation programs, handled closings and worked for Chicago Title Co. Ellen has been involved with mortgage banking and has trained over 1500 sales persons as an international trainer.
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Buck Travis |
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Real Estate Instructor – Owner and Broker in charge of Century 21 Santee Buck has several years in real estate practice and is approved to teach Real Estate courses at various locations in SC.
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John Tullous |
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Home Inspection Instructor – John Tullous is a licensed Home Inspector in SC and travels to various locations across the state teaching Home Inspection Courses. John owns a Home Inspection Services company and has appeared in several television productions on Home and Garden Television.
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Greg Turner |
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Thom Watson |
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Home Inspection Instructor – Thom is a licensed Home Inspector in SC and travels to various locations across the state teaching Home Inspection Courses. Thom owns a Home Inspection and construction company based out of the Beaufort area.
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John J. Weaver III |
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Real Estate Instructor – Licensed as a real estate broker for twenty-three years. Owner and Broker-In-Charge of JJ Weaver Co. Inc. in Pawleys Island, SC. Developer, apprentice appraiser, an Elder at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, and the 2003 President of CCAR.
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Gerald Whitley, Judge |
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Landlord / Tenant Act – Judge Whitley is currently the Chief Administrative Magistrate for Horry County, serving since November 1985. He is chairman of the Magistrates and Municipal Judges Board of Certification, a division of the SC Supreme court system. Judge Whitley teaches SC Residential landlord and tenant acts to all new judges and for Fortune.
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Jean Woods, Jr. |
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Real Estate Instructor – A native of Charleston, Jean graduated from The Citadel, and is a Viet Nam Veteran. He began his Real Estate career in 1980. He won the Rookie of the year Vince Lombardi award with 5.5 million in production. Jean managed the main office for Wardley Better Homes and Gardens in Utah consisting of 232 agents. This office was number one in America in listings, sales, and volume.
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J.J. Woody |
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Instructor – JJ Holds a brokers license in SC and Florida and has instructed in Real Estate Education since 1998. JJ teaches several courses in the Greenville area.
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