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Noel Sleilati

Noel Sleilati

Licensed to teach in: New York, Pennsylvania

Noel is a native of New York State’s Southern Tier and has always had a passion for educating others. He obtained two bachelor’s degrees from Syracuse University in mathematics and linguistics, then went on to pursue a master’s degree in teaching from State University of New York-Cortland with a concentration in mathematics. When he isn’t teaching in the real estate world, Noel continues to tutor students in grades 8-12 with various math topics.
Nonye Ononogbu

Nonye Ononogbu

Licensed to teach in: Illinois

Nonye Ononogbu has been a licensed Illinois real estate instructor since 2018. She received her broker license in 2016 and her managing broker license in 2020. She currently serves as a volunteer leader on the Chicago Association of Realtors. She enjoys imparting knowledge and helping students gain the skills and knowledge to succeed in class and also in their real estate business. Using real-life experiences and other strategies to facilitate learning in a fast-paced environment, students leave her class feeling prepared to study for (and pass!) the real estate exam — and to find continued career success.
Olá Manét

Olá Manét

Olá Manét has been a licensed real estate broker in California since 2005. She has bought and sold properties throughout most of Southern California with a primary focus more recently on beach communities. Olá started her real estate career as an investor flipper and land development project manager. Her early real estate experience also included restaurant clients and managing a brokerage that exclusively sold bank-owned REO listings. Today, she works with equestrian ranches, condominiums, creative office space, vacant land, and luxury ocean view homes. Her strengths include contracts, negotiations, ethics, and risk management. Olá has a bachelor’s of science in business administration from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.
Porcha Cooper

Porcha Cooper

Licensed to teach in: Texas

Porcha began her real estate career 15 years ago in Louisiana before getting her broker’s license in Texas. After purchasing her first house, she decided to get her own real estate license. she bought her first house she decided to get my real estate license. She loves versatility and likes to offer a variety of services for her clients. She is also a mindset/accountability Life Coach. She believes you should never let fear hold you back from living your dream life.
Rebecca Schreiber

Rebecca Schreiber

Licensed to teach in: California

Minnesota-raised and now a long-time California resident, Rebecca first started her career in education, graduating from Hamline University in 2012 with degrees in English and education. Then, after buying her first home in 2018, she entered the real estate market. To date, Rebecca has been a realtor for over three years in Northern California, focusing on first-time home buyers to help them navigate the stressful transition into homeownership. As an instructor with Colibri Real Estate, Rebecca’s teaching style is a blend of visual and interactive lectures as she aims to help students pass their California exam the first time.
Redona Hall

Redona Hall

Licensed to teach in: Texas

Redona is a Texas broker/REALTOR® and a Houston native. She’s a graduate of Capella University with a Ph.D. in post-secondary and adult education, and she hold’s a master’s degree in organization and management. Redona earned her license in 2009 through Allied School of Real Estate, one of Colibri Real Estate’s sister schools. Her specialties/passions include working with buyers and sellers, plus rehabbing foreclosed properties. For a time, Redona taught property management courses at Schoolcraft College. Today, she’s an instructor at Colibri Real Estate, teaching pre-licensing courses to aspiring agents. Redona is a HUD-approved broker with… More
Redona is a Texas broker/REALTOR® and a Houston native. She’s a graduate of Capella University with a Ph.D. in post-secondary and adult education, and she hold’s a master’s degree in organization and management. Redona earned her license in 2009 through Allied School of Real Estate, one of Colibri Real Estate’s sister schools. Her specialties/passions include working with buyers and sellers, plus rehabbing foreclosed properties. For a time, Redona taught property management courses at Schoolcraft College. Today, she’s an instructor at Colibri Real Estate, teaching pre-licensing courses to aspiring agents. Redona is a HUD-approved broker with Century Texas REALTORS; she holds the following designations: Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR), Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), Property Tax Consultant (PTC) and Property Management.
Rhoda Moss Latimer

Rhoda Moss Latimer

Licensed to teach in: New Jersey

Rhoda is a broker and sales associate in New Jersey. She’s also a licensed instructor and a practicing REALTOR®, owning a successful real estate business since 2004. Prior to her real estate career, Rhoda held a leadership role for a major New York City financial firm. She’s been an active instructor since 2014, and she believes in bringing real-world experience into the classroom with engaging and animated teaching methods — with a little humor to boot. She holds the following certifications/designations: ABR, AHWD, SFR, CDPE, e-Pro, SRS, CIPS, RENE.
Richard Gallegos

Richard Gallegos

Licensed to teach in: Nebraska, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin

Richard “”RJ”” Gallegos has 20-plus years in the real estate industry. He has consulted, served as IOR, or taught directly in all 50 states. RJ has numerous publications written and copyrighted via the Library of Congress. He’s also a certified distance education instructor (CDEI) and distinguished real estate instructor (DREI), as designated by the Real Estate Educators Association to set the standard for excellence in real estate instruction.
Sarah Crandall

Sarah Crandall

Licensed to teach in: Georgia

Sarah Crandall obtained her real estate license in 2015 after completing a master’s in psychology. She became SFR-certified in 2021 and is honored to have obtained awards for production, customer service, and public speaking. During the course of her real estate career, Sarah has served on multiple committees with her local board of realtors. Additionally, she taught classes for the brokerage under which she’s currently licensed to include the Psychology of Sales, Time Blocking 101, Finding Your Why, and Negotiations. Sarah also currently serves as a mentor for her brokerage.
Sarah Santa Ana

Sarah Santa Ana

Licensed to teach in: Virginia

Sarah Santa Ana has found success in real estate for over 20 years. Working with more than 1,000 transactions, Sarah built her own brokerage from the ground up. Currently, she teaches Virginia real estate pre-licensing classes and works/teaches at Move4Free Realty, where she produces millions of dollars in transactions annually.
Season Bryant

Season Bryant

Licensed to teach in: Michigan

Season Bryant is a Michigan native with nearly 25 years of experience as a real estate agent. Season’s professional experience range from educational instruction in a variety of specialties, including management, marketing, sales, and customer service. She holds a bachelor’s in business administration with a dual major of management and marketing from Northwood University; she holds a master’s in business administration with an emphasis in marketing from Central Michigan University.
Sheree Qualls

Sheree Qualls

Sheree is a seasoned, certified real estate instructor through the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. Beginning her career as a full-time realtor in 2000, she has 14 years of experience as a managing broker and trainer. In her tenure, Sheree received several realtor designations approved by the National Association of REALTORS®, including ABR, GRI, and CRS. She obtained her broker license in 2006 and has been active in her local board of realtors. Additionally, Sheree was a chairperson of the Membership Committee at the Greater Nashville Board of Realtors and a member of the Professionalism & Ethics Board at Greater Nashville Association of Realtors.
Stephanie Buccella

Stephanie Buccella

Licensed to teach in: California

Stephanie has been a real estate broker in California for over 16 years. She has managed several broker offices in North Orange County, and her latest position was as regional manager of a well-known brokerage in the area. In this role, she managed more than 175 agents, conducting training and business planning sessions. Throughout her career, Stephanie has also sold homes as a broker; most recently, she closed two multi-million-dollar homes. Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in organizational management.
Steve Landfield

Steve Landfield

Licensed to teach in: New York

Steve entered the New York real estate market in 2007 and began teaching real estate a year later. During his teaching tenure, he was an instructor at Baruch College, City University of New York, several other smaller programs and, today, Colibri Real Estate. For the last 13 years, Steve has worked at a top real estate firm in Manhattan — Nest Seekers International — where he helped establish a commercial real estate business; at one point, he managed a team of 10 commercial agents. He also has a background in environmental hazard safety and is… More
Steve entered the New York real estate market in 2007 and began teaching real estate a year later. During his teaching tenure, he was an instructor at Baruch College, City University of New York, several other smaller programs and, today, Colibri Real Estate. For the last 13 years, Steve has worked at a top real estate firm in Manhattan — Nest Seekers International — where he helped establish a commercial real estate business; at one point, he managed a team of 10 commercial agents. He also has a background in environmental hazard safety and is an EPA-certified lead paint risk assessor. He teaches EPA/HUD lead safety inspection to New York City housing inspectors. He’s also licensed with the New York State Department of Labor as a mold abatement supervisor, and he teaches mold remediation to the staff of the New York City Housing Authority. In his tenure, the governor of New Jersey appointed Steve to the New Jersey Human Relations Council, where he focused on housing discrimination issues.
Thomas Vaughns

Thomas Vaughns

Licensed to teach in: California

Thomas Vaughns has practiced real estate in California for over 10 years. His current credentials/designations include California real estate broker, CREN, CGT, RPA, FMA, J.D. (juris doctor), LLM (in real estate) and LLM (in taxation). His areas of expertise include landlord/tenant rights, real estate development, residential and commercial acquisitions/sales, facility management, sustainability and recycling, and property management.
Tracy Gatewood

Tracy Gatewood

Licensed to teach in: Alabama

Tracy Gatewood is the broker/owner of a commercial real estate firm that specializes in retail, restaurants, hotels, land, and investment properties. She began her career in real estate as a marketing manager in the shopping center industry, working for General Growth Properties (formerly Rouse Co.), where she won an ICSC MAXI and ICSC MAXI Merit award for marketing excellence in public relations and retail sales and promotions. Her favorite real estate practice is pairing investors to strategic assets to be transformed into highest and best use. As a small business advocate, she also enjoys working with small business owners to secure premier sites in Alabama.
Trudy Nishihara

Trudy Nishihara

Licensed to teach in: Hawaii

Trudy is a Honolulu native who is bilingual/bicultural in English and Japanese. orn and raised in Honolulu, Bilingual/bicultural in English and Japanese. He has been a full-time realtor in Hawaii since 1986 and a broker since 1989. In his tenure, Trudy was the director of the Honolulu Board of Realtors, as well as president of the Hawaii Association of Realtors; he was also a chair on the Real Estate Commision.
Ursula Stallworth

Ursula Stallworth

Ursula Stallworth is the managing broker/owner of Walter-James Realty Firm LLC, in Mobile, Alabama. Ursula has been in the real estate industry since 2005. She formed Walter-James Realty in March 2017. In 2018, she became licensed as a real estate instructor and formed a school of real estate within Walter-James. In 2019, Ursula completed her Doctor of Education in organizational leadership and, in May 2020, she received the Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI). To assist in understanding unique consumer needs while helping them find dream homes, Ursula has earned the following certifications: CRB, AHWD, and… More
Ursula Stallworth is the managing broker/owner of Walter-James Realty Firm LLC, in Mobile, Alabama. Ursula has been in the real estate industry since 2005. She formed Walter-James Realty in March 2017. In 2018, she became licensed as a real estate instructor and formed a school of real estate within Walter-James. In 2019, Ursula completed her Doctor of Education in organizational leadership and, in May 2020, she received the Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI). To assist in understanding unique consumer needs while helping them find dream homes, Ursula has earned the following certifications: CRB, AHWD, and SRS. In addition, Ursula has served as grievance chair in her local board and assisted on the education committee. Since 2010, Ursula, family, and friends have managed T.R.A.C.E. (Together Reaching Above Community Expectations), a non-profit formed with a mission of increasing the social outlook for citizens in the community.
Velore Brown

Velore Brown

Licensed to teach in: Georgia

Velore Brown has been actively involved in the real estate industry for more than 30 years as an agent, associate broker, managing broker, real property appraiser, Michigan property tax assessor, and educator. She currently owns a real estate brokerage firm, as well as Atlantic Real Estate Institute, LLC in Savannah, Georgia. Velore holds a bachelor’s in finance and management from DePaul University in Chicago. She also holds 15-plus real estate-related licenses, designations, and certifications. Additionally, Velore holds the Real Estate Educators Association (REEA) Gold Standard Instructor (GSI) certification. She has also earned the Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI®).
Vickie Rogers

Vickie Rogers

Vickie S. Rogers is a 1992 Graduate of the REALTOR® Institute. She has been a licensed broker in Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia. After a successful career in listing and selling residential properties plus earning many designations, Vickie decided to give back by mentoring other agents. Mentoring lead to the desire to teach. She first taught pre-licensing courses for the Graduate REALTOR® Institute for Mississippi. Later, she started teaching courses for the Florida Association of REALTORS® and, currently, she teaches pre-license and continuing education courses for Georgia. Her favorite topics are Code of Ethics, License Law, and Federal Fair Housing.