Arthur Gary, ABR, ASR, CBR, C-CREC, CRS, GRI, SRES Art has been a real estate broker for over twenty seven years. He has taught real estate courses for over twenty three years and he has been a practicing buyer’s agent for over seventeen years. Art also does consulting work for real estate companies on their Polices and Procedures Manuals, forms, dispute resolution, etc. Art is presently a practicing real estate broker, on the Board of directors REEA and the Maine Association of REALTORS®, on the MAR GPAC committee, as well as a real estate educator and real estate consultant. Arthur was honored by being twice selected as the Real Estate Educator of the Year by the Real Estate Educators Association of Maine and the Portland Board of REALTORS®, REALTOR® of the Year for 1998. Walter Boomsma Walter has been a real estate licensee for over four years. Prior to obtaining his real estate license, Walter owned and operated a human resource consulting business. He developed and delivered training programs and was a featured keynote speaker for numerous companies, associations, civic and educational groups. Walter has taught the Maine Sales Agent course as well as the Maine Associate Broker course. Gary Bourque Gary holds a real estate license in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire through Bourque Realty, Inc., a company Gary founded in 1983. Since 1984 Gary has been a licensed appraiser in Massachusetts with Central Mass Appraisers, Inc. He is an AQB Certified USPAP instructor. As well as instructing courses for GRI, continuing education and pre-licensing courses for the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®, the Northern Massachusetts Association of REALTORS ®, the Worcester Regional Association of REALTORS® and the South Shore Association of REALTORS®. Gary is presently Chairperson for the North Central Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® education committee. Gary was honored as the Educator of the year for the North Central Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® for both 2004 and 2005. Anthony (Tony) Brueneman Tony is a practicing home inspector who teaches from first hand experience. He has taught hundreds of home inspection course graduates throughout the United States. Tony is a former college professor at Xavier University and was the Executive Director of the American Association of Certified Appraisers. Tony is currently President of the Home Inspection Institute. Edith(Edie) Fontaine Edie has been a top producing real estate licensee for five years. She has served as a mentor to licensees in her office as well as trained licensees on office policy. Edie has also served on the Advisory Counsel for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Edie presently instructs the Maine Sales Agent course as well as continuing education courses. Patricia(Patty) Flowers Patty is Assistant Vice President, New England Business Development for Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. Patty is not only a frequent lecturer on I. R. C. 1031 exchanges but she also has authored numerous articles on tax deferred exchanges. Investment Property Exchanges Services, Inc. provides investors with Qualified Intermediary Services for Tax Deferred Exchanges through I. R. C. 1031 Sheryl Gregory ABR, CIPS, CRS, GRI, SRES Sheryl is a practicing real estate broker in Maine. She has taught many continuing education and pre-licensing courses in Maine. She has been president of Kennebec Valley Board of REALTORS® and the Maine Association of REALTORS®. Sheryl was honored by being selected as Kennebec Valley Board of REALTORS® “REALTOR® of the Year” twice and once as the Maine Association of REALTORS® of the YEAR. She performs volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity and is a Commissioner to the Maine State Housing Authority as well as serving on the Maine Association of REALTORS® Foundation.
Douglas Hooper, CCDS Doug has been a real estate broker for over 18 years. In that time he has been a sales manager, a trainer, a Designated Broker as well as a national trainer. Doug also has extensive experience in property management, property maintenance and general contracting. Margie Jewell Margie has been a licensed appraiser, REALTOR® and builder for over 29 years. She has taught appraisal courses for over 12 years. Margie has been a Consultant and Real Estate Specialist for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as a Lead Based Paint Hazards Inspector and a Compliance Inspector for HUD. Michele Meadows, ABR, C-CREC
Richard Reibstein Rick has worked for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He teaches environmental law and policy and is the founder of the Regulated Community Compliance Project at Boston University. He has lectured on environmental law and policy in the United States, Chile, Brazil, the Philippines and the Baltic States. Elaine Richer SRES Elaine has held a real estate broker’s license since 1981. She has taught the Sales Agent, Associate Broker and Broker courses as well as numerous continuing education and GRI courses. Elaine is the author of the widely used textbook “Maine Real Estate Principles And Practices”. She is currently Director of Training for Home Sellers of South Portland, Maine. Elaine is a member of the Real Estate Educators Association. Steve Smith Steve has been in the mortgage arena for over six years. He is presently the President and CEO of Meeting House Mortgage, Inc. Steve knows what you need to know. He has not only taught many mortgage related courses, he was an active real estate agent for five years. Carol Thorne GRI, SRES Carol has been practicing real estate brokerage for twenty years. She obtained her Broker license in 1989. Carol has held the position of company trainer for real estate companies for over 15 years during which time she applied her extensive experience in instructing and training real estate licensees so they could accomplish their best.
Arthur Gary School of Real Estate ▪ 396 Cumberland St ▪ Westbrook, ME 04092 |