ACRE

Before joining ACRE as Executive Director, Grayson was employed with Carter Real Estate as General Manager of SouthBridge in Birmingham, where he led an award-winning office building management and leasing team that was passionately focused on their client’s success - highlighted by customer service excellence. His team was recognized as Carter’s corporate wide "Class A Office Building of the Year" for four consecutive years (03-06). Grayson was recognized in 2006 as a Lifetime Member - Birmingham Commercial Million Dollar Sales Club.

In 2005, Grayson was recognized as a member of "Top 40 under 40" business leader class by the Birmingham Business Journal and the CPM Candidate of the Year by the Alabama IREM Chapter. He also began teaching and remains as an Adjunct Professor at UA, responsible for instructing the Principles in Real Estate Management course.

In 2009, Grayson will serve as Secretary of the Alabama Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) while also serving the organization nationally as the Vice-Chair of Student & Academic Outreach Advisory Board

Grayson holds a Bachelor’s degree (’89) in Finance with a concentration in Real Estate from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor (’02) from the Birmingham School of Law graduating with a class rank of 12/122. In 2008, he earned the CPM ("Certified Property Manager") professional designation from the Institute of Real Management Management (IREM) and the CCIM (’Certified Commercial Investment Member’) professional designation from the CCIM Institute

Grayson is married to the former Wendy Ruth Garner who also graduated from the University of Alabama (’86). They have three children, Carlton (14), Wilson (10) and Caroline Grayson (4). He is a member of First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa and enjoys his involvement with their Royal Ambassador program, 11th and 12th grade Sunday School and Men’s Fraternity.

As a licensed Realtor® Sandra was active in real estate sales with Prudential Pritchett-Moore and RealtySouth Real Estate Companies in the Tuscaloosa/Northport area. During her tenure with Realty South she traveled to Birmingham and participated in 60+ hours to earn her CRSA Designation and also attended classes for the ABR Designation. As a Marketing Representative and Leasing Agent, Sandra has experience in Property Management having worked with the upscale apartment community, Inverness Apartment Homes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Sandra earned her BS degree in Education and her Masters Degree in Educational Counseling at the University of Alabama. In her early years she owned and operated a State-of-the-Art early childhood learning center and later worked in both the Tuscaloosa County and the Tuscaloosa City School Systems. She was also the first local marketing representative for Capstone Village, the University sponsored Active Adult Community located on the University campus.

Affiliation in various civic and charitable organizations has been continuous throughout Sandra’s life, but her most recent involvements include the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and National Associations of Realtors; Zeta Tau Alpha Alumni Association; Friends of Historic Northport; the XI Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education; and the Chi Sigma Iota, Professional Counseling Association. Sandra is also an active member of St. Mark United Methodist Church.

Family is very important to Sandra. She is married to Lew Drummond, a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Business and Executive Assistant to the President of Shelton State Community College. They have two children, Clarke, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, AES PreCast, Northport, AL and Kate Drummond, Executive Assistant, Van Scoyoc, & Ass., Washington, DC.

Sandra loves the University of Alabama and is excited about the opportunity to contribute to the education of realtors and those interested in real estate throughout the State of Alabama; and, to supporting students in their efforts to learn and interconnect with professionals in the field.

Before joining the Alabama Center for Real Estate as Research Coordinator, Shelby was employed with Accenture on the AT&T Information Technology Engagement and worked with software testing in the AT&T (formerly BellSouth Telecommunications) Billing System for more than eight years. He worked in Software System Testing for Wholesale and Retail Billing at the AT&T Birmingham Data Center as a part of software testing efforts for software updates for use in the telecommunication billing systems of AT&T in a nine state region. Accenture is a worldwide company currently employing more than 170,000 people.

Prior to his employment with Accenture, Shelby worked for more than twenty years in a number of management positions with McRae’s Department Stores with headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi. McRae’s grew from a small local retailer that started operations in Jackson, MS in 1900 to a twenty-seven department store chain located in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. This growth was the result of the aggressive development of new store locations and the later acquisition of the Pizitz chain of department stores based in Birmingham, AL. McRae’s was later acquired by Proffitt’s Department Stores, and finally by Belk’s Department Stores.

Within the McRae’s organization, Shelby held various positions of responsibility in Store Management in Merchandising and in Operations, as a Buyer in the Home Area, as member of a Regional Office with responsibilities of coordinating Merchandising Direction in stores and Merchandise liaison with the Central Buying Offices for trends and direction for new buying opportunities in addition to being involved in management Merchandising training in the regional stores. He was also a member of the regional field team involved in the acquisition, coordination of effort and reorganization of an eleven store department chain acquired by McRae’s.

Shelby received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Business Administration from Samford University in Birmingham. He received the Samford University School of Business Faculty Scholarship in May,1996.

Shelby is married to Eva Woodward and they have three children.

Jean Fuller is the Program Assistant for Alabama Center for Real Estate. She joined the Center in April, 2007. She is a graduate of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a minor in film studies from Tulane University, where she participated in the honors program.

College was followed by a move to Rockland County, New York, where Jean worked for Valley Cottage Animal Hospital and for Allergy and Asthma Consultants. She participated in the Rockland County Shakespeare and Penguin Repertory theatre companies. Since moving to Tuscaloosa, Jean has worked for a number of businesses, including Tuscaloosa Surgical Center and Southern Diamond Company.

Jean is truly a multi-talented multi-tasker. Her hobbies include acting, directing, costuming, historical research, and medieval re-creation. She is a founding member of Tuscaloosa’s summer Shakespeare troupe, The Rude Mechanicals, and serves as Herald for the local Society of Creative Anachronism shire.

BILL POOLE REALTY established in 1973. Provides exclusively commercial brokerage. Serving Huntsville, Madison County and surrounding area. Oldest Commercial Brokerage in Huntsville.

Local-
Became REALTOR in 1973. Worked and served on most committees. Served in all offices, including Huntsville Board President in 1980.

State-
Served on and chaired most Alabama Association of REALTORS (AAR) committees. Usually 3-4 committees per year for over 35 years. Served in all offices including President of AAR in 1990. ARPAC Trustee for 9 years.

National-
Served many years on National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Legislative Committee. Member of Federal Taxation Committee for several years. National Director and member of many other committees for a number of years.

Appointed to Alabama Real Estate Commission in 1995 and served until 2007. Chairman for last seven years. Longest serving Chairman in history of Real Estate Commission.

REALTOR in local, state and national organizations. Member of Huntsville/Madison Country Homebuilders Association. Member of North Alabama Commercial Brokers.

Huntsville Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Auburn University Country Committee, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Valley Hill Country Club, Huntsville Heritage Club, The Ledges Country Club. Past Board Member of: Volunteer Center, Huntsville Hospital Hospitality House, Huntsville Hospital Foundation Advisory Board.

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Auburn University 1960. Graduate of REALTORS Institute, Graduate of Auctioneering School. NAR Commercial and Investment Courses. Varied seminars and classes.

REALTOR of the year - Huntsville 1982. REALTORS Omega Tau Rho Awards, Alabama Association of Realtors David D. Roberts Distinguished Service Award - 1999.

Golfer and Commercial, Instrument-Rated Pilot. Single with one married daughter and three grandchildren.

Steve Graham, along with brother Mike, has led Graham & Company for the past 30 years with growth in the office and industrial sectors across central and north Alabama and now into markets in Florida. With a staff of over 50 employees and agents, Steve holds the position of Chairman and handles the duties of the Qualifying Broker for the Birmingham office.

Steve received his JD degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1978 and has been active in the field of valuation and appraisal for over 25 years. He has functioned in leadership positions with the local chapters of the Appraisal Institute and the Counselors of Real Estate, and he served as Chairman of the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board, during the agency’s initial formation in the early 1990’s.

Steve is an active Rotarian and strong supporter of local Salvation Army causes and is a State Trustee for the Nature Conservancy of Alabama.

Steve is married with two grown sons, both living in Birmingham.

Peyton Norville has been with Jefferson Title Corporation since March 1, 2004, after a thirty-one year career as a real estate brokerage owner and executive. In 2002, The Alabama Association of REALTORS© created. The Above and Beyond Award for Peyton in recognition of his extraordinary efforts for the overall good of the Association and its members. He received the David D. Roberts Award in 2000 for distinguished service and outstanding leadership.

The Birmingham Association of REALTORS© awarded him its Tom Rast Presidents Cup in December, 2003. This lifetime achievement award recognizes outstanding leadership and service to the Association. Peyton, a cum laude graduate of Princeton University, is Chairman of the NAR Legal Action Committee and is a member of the NAR Conventional Finance and Lending Committee.

Peyton is also a member of Dixie Land Title Assoction, Inc., and ALTA. He was formerly Chairman of the Mountain Brook Planning Commission on which he served almost seven years, a Rotarian, a 1989 Leadership Birmingham graduate, a United Way volunteer and a Probate Commissioner. Peyton has three daughters and enjoys fishing, handball and canoe-camping in the Canadian wilderness.

Danny Sharp is the broker of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alfred Saliba Realty. He began his career in real estate in 1975, he obtained his Brokers License in 1979, and he currently specializes in Commercial Investment and Property Management.

Mr. Sharp holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama. He is active in the Dothan Association of Realtors, where he served as President in 1982, the Alabama Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. He is currently the President of the Dothan Area Chamber Foundation, and has been since 2004. He is a past President of Dothan Rotary Children’s Foundation. The Dothan Rotary Club, a past chairman of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, and of Dothan By Design. He has been named Outstanding Young Man of America, Realtor of the Year, and the Outstanding Realtor Active in Politics.

Mr. Sharp attends the Calvary Baptist Church in Dothan, Alabama.

Meade Whitaker is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. His primary practice focus is commercial real estate, including the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of commercial real estate projects. He represents developers and owners of all types of commercial real estate projects, and he represents lenders in the financing of such projects. Meade regularly works with the firm’s corporate and bankruptcy attorneys in handling the real estate aspects of major corporate acquisitions, sales and mergers, and corporate reorganizations, financings, restructurings and exit financings.

His practice also includes general business and commercial law and he has a specialty in legal opinion practice. He has extensive prior experience in public finance, particularly industrial revenue bonds, and in health care law and construction law.

Meade is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Real Estate category.

John "Chip" Street, Jr. is a second-generation builder/developer originally from Calhoun County. Chip grew up watching his parents build their construction business and was greatly influenced not only by their passion for the industry but also by their involvement in their local Home Builders Association. He earned a finance degree in real estate from the University of Alabama in 1982.

Chip has served on the board of the Home Builders Association of Greater Calhoun County for more than twenty-five years and has served as that Association’s President. For the past four years, he has also served on the board of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders.

At the state level, Chip has been extremely active in the Home Builders Association of Alabama for many years. After fourteen years on the leadership ladder, he is currently serving as the 2009 HBAA President. Chip is also a Life Director of the board of the National Association of Home Builders.

As a broker in the family firm, Chip served as the President of the Calhoun County Board of Realtors. Other community involvement includes serving in each of the offices of the Oxford Rotary Club, including the presidency.

Chip and his wife, Traci, now reside in Hoover with their daughters, Ashlyn and Skylar.

Birthdate: March 24, 1959
School: University of Alabama, 1977-1982
Major: Advertising; Minor: History
Member, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (President- 1978-79)
Capstone Man, Jasons Men’s Honorary, Interfraternity Council President (1980)

Career Notes:
Pritchett-Moore, Inc., Real Estate Sales & Management, 1980-1985
University of Alabama, Adjunct Professor of Real Estate Management, 1985-1989
Hubbard Properties, Inc., Real Estate Sales & Management, 1985-1987
Quest Publications, Inc., Executive Vice President, 1987-1999
Litho Publishing Co., Inc., President/Owner, 2000-present

Married to the former Elizabeth Bates Andrews (August 4, 1984)
Children: Ann Evans Andrews, age 18; Julia Dorothy Andrews, age 16; Mary Seldon Andrews, age 10

Church: Cathedral Church of the Advent
Member: Country Club of Birmingham, Monday Morning Quarterback Club, St. Andrews Society, Phi Gamma Delta Board of Chapter Advisors [Theta Chapter], Board of Directors- ApartmentsNationwide.com, Board of Directors- Alabama Certified Commercial Investment Member (Commercial Real Estate Professional Organization); Board of Directors, University of South Alabama Real Estate Center; Board of Trustees, University of Alabama Real Estate Research & Education Center, Board of Directors, Birmingham Chapter, Coastal Conservation Association.

Principal / Broker - Over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, with exposure to corporate clients, various ownership entities, local and national brokers, and large regional commercial real estate firms.

Barnes was formerly a vice president with Colonial Properties Trust, a Birmingham-based REIT. Prior to Colonial Properties Trust, Barnes served as director of marketing for Atlanta-based Carter & Associates; responsibilities consisted of leasing and marketing of all Carter-managed commercial properties in Birmingham . Ownership entities consisted of INVESCO Realty Advisors, ALFA Insurance, Equitable Insurance, and CSL Associates.

Barnes earned his CCIM designation in 1998 and has served on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Chapter of CCIM. Other affiliations include a 10-year association with the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), past NAIOP - Alabama president, Metropolitan Development Board of Birmingham Board of Directors, and member of The Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40 class of 2002. Since relocating to Baldwin County in March, 2003, Barnes has become affiliated with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) the Baldwin County Commercial and Industrial Exchange (BCIE) and Boys and Girls Advisory Board.

Barnes graduated from the University of Alabama in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce and Business Administration.

J. Mark Fain, CPA is Vice President of Alfa Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alfa Mutual Insurance Company located in Montgomery, Alabama. Alfa Properties, Inc. is a multi faceted real estate operation performing commercial and residential development, sales and construction in Alabama with real estate holdings in 6 states. These holdings include retail, office, multifamily, active adult, and mixed use developments.

Mark is a 21 year veteran of Alfa Insurance. He has been instrumental in the start up of several mixed use developments including Sturbridge Plantation, one of the first fully integrated master planned communities in Montgomery blending retail, multifamily, office and single family. In addition, Mark worked with the development and stabilization of the Marriott Bay Point in Panama City, Florida. Today, he is actively involved with 7 mixed use developments in addition to the asset management responsibilities for several large company holdings.

Prior to his current position at Alfa, Mark started his career in 1981 as a public accountant in Birmingham. In 1983, he returned to Montgomery to help run the family business which involved construction, development and residential and commercial property sales.

Mark graduated from the University of Alabama in 1981 with a B.S. in Accounting and a heavy emphasis in Real Estate Finance. In 1983, he earned his CPA designation, is a licensed homebuilder and a CCIM candidate. Finally, Mark is a member of many business organizations including CCIM, Urban Land Institute, AICPA, Alabama Society of CPA’s, Montgomery Board of Realtors and Greater Montgomery Homebuilders Association.

Mr. Fain has served on numerous civic and charitable organizations over the years. He is currently serving as a board member on the Baptist Medical Center Advisory Board, YMCA Hitchcock Award and is the Chairman of the YMCA Camp Chandler. He is an active member of First Baptist Church of Montgomery serving as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, building committee member and multiple mission trips including 2 trips to Cuba.

Mark is married to Clair Owen. They have five children, Jennifer (21) currently attending UAB, John Mark, Jr (17), Hays (14), Banks (12) and Owen (9).

Chad Hagwood, Senior Vice President and Manager of the Alabama office of Capmark Finance Inc. ("Capmark"), formally GMAC Commercial Mortgage, is actively involved in the origination of commercial real estate debt, equity, and mezzanine financing for commercial real estate properties. In his role, he is charged with ensuring that Capmark’s customers receive the best possible terms, service and attention throughout the loan process through diligent coordination of underwriting and legal personnel. In addition, Mr. Hagwood is responsible for all management operations of the Alabama office and jointly oversees Capmark’s origination and growth efforts for the Southeast. During his career, Mr. Hagwood has closed in excess of $3 billion in commercial real estate transactions.

Mr. Hagwood lead a team of seasoned professionals to establish Capmark’s Alabama office in 2003 and is one of approximately forty-four branch managers within the company and is the youngest individual to hold the Senior Vice President title. Since the Birmingham office opened in mid-April 2003, its has been recognized by as the most profitable start-up office in the company’s history and was recognized as Capmark’s "Office of the Year" in 2005. Mr. Hagwood was one of the company’s top five Fannie Mae producers in 2003 and 2004 and the number one Fannie Mae originator in 2005. Additionally, he was one of Capmark’s top five overall producers in 2005, 2006 and year-to-date 2007. According to the Annual Origination Rankings report recently released by the Mortgage Bankers Association, during 2006 Capmark’s Birmingham office originated more than four times the loan volume of its nearest competitor and more than double the combined loan volume of its top three competitors in the Birmingham market.

He currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board for the University of Alabama’s School of Business Finance Department. Additionally, Mr. Hagwood serves on the Advisory Board for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Capital, the Board of Directors for the Alabama Chapter of CCIM, the Editorial Advisory Board of the Commercial Property Directory of Alabama, the Leadership Counsel for the University of Alabama’s Real Estate Research and Education Center, is a recurring speaker at the University of Alabama’s School of Business Administration’s Executive Lecture Series and has published articles in national trade journals such as Commercial Real Estate Investment, Commercial Lender, Scottsman’s Guide, and Commercial Mortgage Insight. He is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Chapter of CCIM. Mr. Hagwood is a 2002 recipient of the Birmingham Business Journal’s "Top 40 Under 40" award, recognizing young business leaders in the Birmingham area, was recognized as one of the 25 innovative leaders in Birmingham’s Banking and Finance Industry, and was named one of Birmingham’s Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate in 2004.

Mr. Hagwood earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance in 1995 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where his areas of concentration were Commercial Real Estate Finance and Investment/Institutional Finance. While at UAB, Mr. Hagwood received presidential honors his senior year, earned a position on the Dean’s list both his junior and senior years and served as President of both Rho Epsilon, the National Real Estate Fraternity, and the Financial Management Association.

Capmark is a leading real estate financial company with three core businesses: lending and mortgage banking, investments and funds management, and loan servicing. Capmark operates in North America, Europe and Asia. Capmark Finance Inc., the U.S. real estate lending and mortgage banking operations of Capmark, has access to multiple capital sources and offers a full range of financing solutions and resources. Capmark Finance is a direct lender, a correspondent for insurance companies, pension funds and other capital markets conduits and one of the leading approved lenders for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD/FHA. With a servicing portfolio of approximately $311 billion as of December 31, 2006, Capmark Finance is one of the industry’s leading loan servicers. Capmark Investments LP, the investments and funds management operation of Capmark, is an established manager of equity real estate and mortgage-related investments in the public and private markets with $11.5 billion in investments under management and supervision as of Sept. 30, 2006.

Chip Watts, CCIM®, CPM® is President and Qualifying Broker for Watts Realty Co., Inc. located in Birmingham, Alabama. Chip started his real estate career in 1998 working with Watts Realty Co., Inc as General Manager and earned his current title in 2006. Chip received his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM®) designation in 2002 and his Certified Property Manager (CPM®) designation in 2004. During his tenure at Watts Realty, Chip received the Centennial Award from the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Accredited Management Organization (AMO®) designation on behalf of the company.

Chip currently serves as the Institute of Real Estate Management’s (IREM) Alabama Chapter President in 2008 and is 2008 President-Elect of the CCIM Institute’s Alabama Chapter. He is very involved in his community and over the past 10 years has served on the Birmingham Metropolitan YMCA’s Camp Cosby Branch and has served as its Chairman since 2006. Chip is a lifetime member of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ and currently serves as a member of its Facility Use Committee while previously serving two years as a youth sponsor for its middle school age group. He is also a volunteer coach with the Hoover Soccer Club and is captain and pitcher for the Watts Realty softball team with the City of Hoover Men’s Recreation League.

Chip serves on his local and state real estate association boards as a Director and is member of several different committees. Chip currently sits as chair of Local Government Affairs Sub-Committee with the Birmingham Association of Realtors® and serves as a committee member for the Governmental and Political Affairs Committee of the Alabama Association of Realtors®. He is also active with the upcoming Meetings & Conventions President’s Advisory Group.

Chip is also very involved at the national level with IREM and currently sits as Vice Chair of IREM’s Membership and Credentialing Committee and also serves as a Governing Councilor for IREM. Chip is also an active participant in the IREM/CCIM Leadership and Legislative Summit held annually in Washington, DC with our nation’s elected leadership.

Chip is a graduate of Auburn University and resides in Hoover with his two sons, William, 6, and Logan, 5.

Steve has been a part of the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors for 28 years. His participation in the AAR in the past few years include 2002-President, 2001-President-Elect, 2000-Treasuer, 1999-Secretary, 1997-Regional Vice President, 1992-State Director President. Steve was named by Walt McDonald as the 2004-2005 Region V RPAC Trustee for AL, FL, GA, MS, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In 1996 he was awarded Realtor of the Year. Just this past year Steve was awarded Alabama Realtor of the Year for 2003. He and has just recently been nominated for the David D, Roberts, Sr. Award for his service to his profession, community, and church. He is a member of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Huntsville Rotary Club, Trinity United Methodist Church, and is the Director of Partnership for a Drug Free Community. Steve has worked with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to set up and implement an Alabama Housing Summit in Montgomery in 2002. While maintaining his leadership and service to the AAR, NAR, ARPAC, local and civic board activities, he has sponsored many Lock-ups, events, and phone banks for various fundraisers such as Children’s Hospital and HOPE Place.

Bob McMillan is Broker/Owner of Coldwell Banker McMillan & Associates in Decatur, Alabama. Bob has been a REALTOR since 1979 and a GRI instructor since 1989. He is a past president and REALTOR of the year for the Morgan County Association of REALTORS, was the 1997 President of the Alabama Association of REALTORS, the 1999 REALTOR of the year for the Alabama Association of REALTORS, and the 2001 recipient of the David D. Roberts Award. Bob has Chaired several AAR committees including Governmental Affairs, Audit, and the ARPAC Trustees, and is currently serving on AAR’s Board of Directors.

At the National Association of REALTORS, Bob has served on several committees, was the 2004 Chair of the REALTORS Political Involvement Committee, 2006 Chair of the Commercial Legislative and Regulatory Subcommittee and has served as a National RPAC Trustee. In 2002 he was NAR’s Region 5 Vice President representing Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and is currently on NAR’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

He is active in the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, having served on their Executive Committee as Vice President of Governmental Affairs; the Business Council of Alabama, serving on the BCA Executive Committee, Board of Directors and on the Progress PAC Board of Directors; has served on the Fannie Mae Foundation’s Southeastern Regional Advisory Committee; is active with Habitat for Humanity and is currently a Trustee for the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at the University of Alabama. He is married with two sons, a daughter, two grandsons and three granddaughters.

Ryan has been working in some form of education since his college days ended at Auburn University. He received a B.S. in Building Construction in 1990 and began coursework in the M.B.A. program. Ryan received an M.S. in Human Resources Management from Troy University in Montgomery in 1993 after accepting a job at Faulkner University where he served as director of one of the adult programs in the College of Business.

Ryan’s introduction to real estate took place in 1996 when he was hired by the Alabama Association of REALTORS® to serve as the Director of Education and Board Services after working 4 years at Faulkner University. He handled all educational offerings at AAR including the GRI Designation, the Salesmanship Conference in Tuscaloosa, the Real Estate Education Fair in Auburn, and various CE offerings. He left AAR in late 1998 to return to Faulkner University for another 4 years.

Ryan began working at the Alabama Real Estate Commission in January of 2003 as an Education Specialist and was promoted to Education Director in January of 2006.