Since Joi's childhood, it was assumed she would teach others. Although Joi enjoyed holding classes with her stuffed animals, she resisted the thought of a career as a teacher. Joi's formal education had her on track for a career in marketing management in Corporate America. However, after college, Joi followed her true calling and in 1998 entered the classroom. Joi taught college credit courses, traveled the country developing workshops and seminars, and designed hundreds of courses. After resigning from higher education, Joi entered the field of real estate where she successfully represented buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and investors. However, Joi missed the classroom. Therefore, she combined her love of real estate and teaching and began teaching real estate courses.

Joi's classes are fun and interactive. Her goal is to ensure that learning takes place in an enjoyable and safe environment, and each student walks away with an understanding of the material.

Joi holds both a Georgia Prelicense Instructor and Broker license. She is a GAR-PIE Approved Instructor as well as a NAR Certified Instructor.

Tammy Brooks, Associate Broker, GRI, obtained a BBA degree in Management from Georgia State University. She has been an agent, trainer, mentor, and educator in real estate since 1992. She was inducted to the RE/Max Hall Fame in 1991 and received the Million Dollar Club Phoenix Award (2003). She has experience with New Home Sales, Land, Foreclosures, HUD Properties, and Previously Owned Homes. She enjoys meeting new people and helping them achieve their goals, whether it is to buy or sale a home, or obtain a real estate license. She approaches instructing in a thorough manner to ensure students understand the material and is helpful in assisting students with questions. Embarking on a real estate career is both exciting and rewarding; education is the key to ensuring success. She enjoys seeing people reach their potential and obtain their goals!!

Shavon Echols, Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) and member of the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREEA), has been a licensed instructor since 2010 and has successfully taught many prelicense courses as well as continuing education courses. Shavon is a broker, trainer, mentor and coach. She has been practicing real estate since 2004. Shavon has held many local and state leadership positions over the years. She is currently a state member of the Georgia Association of REALTORS® Professional Standard and Grievance committee. Shavon's unique approach in conducting her classes is motivating, exciting and fun! Her students call her “Golden” “An Amazing Instructor that always keeps the atmosphere alive”. Her devotion, encouragement, support, patience and belief in her students greatly impacts her class success! Shavon believes that knowledge is power and Positive Thinking is Essential!

Wade Gaddy, a certified appraiser and the founder of the Atlanta Institute of Real Estate, has been associated with real estate education in Georgia for over 30 years. He is the author of several real estate texts including Real Estate Fundamentals and has served on the continuing education faculties of four Georgia universities. Wade is the senior faculty member of the Georgia REALTOR® Institute (GRI) and is a regular instructor for the Georgia Association of REALTORS® Partners in Education program. Wade was recently designated a Certified Instructor of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. This prestigious designation is issued by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation in Washington, DC. Only seven other instructors in Georgia have received this designation.

Tom Gillett has been a mainstay in real estate and appraisal education for over twenty years. Currently, Tom instructs over five hundred classes per year in varied real estate subjects and has been a contributing author for multiple real estate organizations including the Georgia Real Estate Commission. His achievements were recognized by the Georgia Association of REALTORS® as he was named the 2003 Instructor of the Year. In 2006, Tom received the Distinguished Career Award from the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association.

Bob Hart received his real estate license in 1973 and is currently licensed as an associate broker and approved real estate instructor. Bob is a member of the Georgia Real Estate Commission’s Education Advisory Committee and the Director of Education at Georgia MLS Training Institute.

Hugh Rowland, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, holds a Master of Arts degree in Real Estate and Urban Development from the University of Georgia. He started teaching real estate courses shortly after he became licensed in June 1973. Hugh is an active sales agent and broker, as well as an Active Life Member of the Cherokee Association of REALTORS® Million Dollar Club. Students describe Hugh’s teaching style as energetic, precise and illustrative.

Mark Schneider holds a BA and MA degree from the University of Georgia. He has over seven years of experience as a college level instructor. He is a GREC licensed pre and post license instructor with many years of experience. As a consulting editor for a major real estate text book publisher, he developed course content and study guides. Students will find Mark to be detailed and approachable.

Raised in The Netherlands and Germany, Yvonne relocated to Washington DC in 1991. Yvonne has been active in the Georgia real estate industry since 1996. She is a long-time member of the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREEA), the Real Estate Educators Association (REEA), and a licensed Georgia prelicense instructor. Yvonne is dedicated to the Georgia real estate community and the professional development of its members. Yvonne currently serves as the 2021 President of the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREEA).

Since 2005, Yvonne has been immersed in the education and professional coaching of real estate professionals. She has authored GREC approved real estate continuing education courses on topics such as social media applications, negotiating strategies, short sales, fair housing, business development, license law, and much more.

The ability to identify every student’s challenges, and translate those challenges into winning opportunities, is what has nurtured Yvonne’s passion for teaching.