Alan Hummel, SRA has been a real estate appraiser since 1983, and currently holds a Certified General appraiser license in Iowa. His teaching style is interactive, drawing students into conversation to become more immersed in the topic of discussion. Alan specializes in the standards and principles of residential valuation for both lending and non-lending valuations and reviews, and was named by Inman News as one of the top 100 most influential people in real estate.
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From our beginning in 1990 as a pioneer in appraisal education to one that now serves hundreds of thousands of professionals each year, we’ve stayed true to our mission to help our customers achieve more in their careers.
Today we offer real estate professionals, property appraisers, home inspectors, land surveyors and engineers a wide range of education and professional development courses across a nationally accredited platform.
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Our family of brands
McKissock is part of a family of leading brands that help licensed professionals maximize their career potential. Learn more about our parent and sister companies.
Colibri Group
Colibri Group is a family of brands that provide learning solutions for licensed professionals in real estate, property appraisal, engineering, nursing, mental health, massage therapy and cosmetology.
Our companies share a common goal: help customers achieve more in their days and their careers. We do this through products and job aids that help professionals become licensed, stay licensed and gain the skills to perform at the top of their fields.
McKissock Learning
Since 1990, McKissock has enabled more than two million licensed professionals in the real estate sector grow their skills and careers. We offer real estate professionals, property appraisers, home inspectors, land surveyors and engineers a wide range of education and professional development courses.
Licensed professionals rely on us to help them obtain and maintain their licenses and achieve their learning goals so they can grow their careers.
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Founded in 1996, Colibri Real Estate has helped over 200,000 aspiring real estate professionals set the stage for their real estate career.
Colibri Real Estate’ nationally accredited platform offers online pre-licensing courses, post-licensing courses and real estate exam test prep.
Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing is the premier independent authority in training and designation for real estate agents working in the luxury residential market.
The Institute offers the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation for luxury home marketing, conducts research in the high-end market, and provides its members with the information and tools to be more successful.
Our Timeline
From the beginning, McKissock set out to be a leader in professional education. We do more than just provide the knowledge and tools our customers need to succeed. We anticipate and look beyond the horizon to better serve licensed professionals so they can focus on their business and achieve great success.
June 2017
Fresh new look, same great quality and service
We unveiled our new brand identity to the public and launched a whole new online shopping experience. With a clean design and simple navigation, it’s easy to find the courses you need while discovering new ways to advance your career.
December 2015
Hello, North Carolina!
Superior School of Real Estate, with their in-demand instructors and dynamic trainers, joins forces with Colibri. The dynamic duo now offers the best online and live classroom training in the real estate industry and takes over the state of North Carolina.
October 2014
The home for luxury agents
We proudly welcome The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing to the Colibri family of brands. The Institute provides high quality luxury home marketing training to aspiring luxury agents and brokerage firms that focus on working with affluent clients and selling high end properties. Our company just got a whole lot classier!
May 2014
Get your license, launch a career
McKissock welcomes Colibri Real Estate, a top-rated company that provides licensed professional education to real estate agents, brokers and appraisers. We are starting to pick up a lot of momentum!
2003
McKissock offers its first real estate licensing course
After earning our stripes as the best choice in appraisal education, we add real estate to our portfolio of professions. Now real estate professionals and brokers have access to the same high-rated, peer-reviewed courses that set them up for success.
May 2000
McKissock goes online
McKissock successfully launches its first online course experience, setting an exciting new path for the company. For the first time, a licensed appraiser signed up for a course online, completed the course, and printed the certificate without ever having to leave the comfort of their own home.
May 1993
Legislation mandates appraisal education requirements
The Savings and Loans Crisis bailout legislation results in new requirements for appraisers, requiring them to get state licensing and/or certification and to take continuing education courses to keep their license active. Ready to serve, McKissock offered its first appraisal continuing education seminar on the topic of multiple linear regression analysis in good ole Pittsburgh, PA.
1990
McKissock founded
Father and son duo Richard McKissock and Matt McKissock initiate a discussion about the practical application of using statistical analysis to appraise properties. They go on to design cutting-edge software and content for a course they call, “Multiple Linear Regression Analysis: The Approach of the Future.”
This would become the first course offered by McKissock.
Each year more than 100,000 professionals
advance their career with McKissock Learning.
Meet our instructors
Our instructors aren’t just great teachers — they’re working professionals with years of expertise. You’ll benefit from their real-world experience and genuine desire to see you excel in your career.
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Alan Hummel
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Alexander Gilbert
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Alex has been a real estate appraiser since 1985 and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in California. His teaching style is informal, but focused. Alex currently specializes in residential appraisal, review, and appraisal management for lenders. He has been teaching appraisal courses for over 15 years.
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Charles Huntoon
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Chuck has been a real estate appraiser since 1978 and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in Pennsylvania. His teaching style is participatory and personal, with the use of many real world examples. Chuck currently specializes in expert testimony, consulting, and VA appraising. He has a BS and MBA from Syracuse University, and is also a residential real estate broker in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Colorado.
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Chuck Fisher
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Chuck has been a real estate appraiser since 1985 and currently holds a certified general appraiser license in Oregon. His teaching style is engaging with lots of participant involvement. Chuck currently specializes in appraisal education and practice consulting, with experience in a broad range of appraisal assignment and property types. He has a BA in Urban Studies and an MBA.
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Dan Bone
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Dan has been a real estate appraiser since 1989, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in California. His teaching style is animated and fast-paced to keep students’ attention, while providing quality information and real world examples. Dan specializes in expert witness appraisals and is the former owner of the appraisal school in Los Angeles. He is also the Offensive Line Coach for the LA City Championship high school football team at Canoga Park High.
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Dan Bradley
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Dan has been a real estate appraiser since 1987, and currently holds a certified general appraiser credential in Pennsylvania. His teaching style is relaxed with clear explanations of the material complemented by broad experience. Dan specializes in USPAP, expert witness appraisal, appraisal review, and FHA appraisals. He holds an SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute and served two terms on Pennsylvania’s appraiser licensing board.
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Diana Jacob
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Diana Jacob has been a real estate appraiser since 1987, and currently holds a Certified General appraiser license in NC and TX and a Certified Residential appraiser license in LA. Her teaching style is animated with humor, analogous storytelling, and interactive illustration. Diana specializes in USPAP, Narrative Writing, Disaster Valuation, and Litigation Support. She appeared on CNN “Your Money,” participated in the first ECAFS, and assisted ASB in the presentation of the first National USPAP Update course.
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Dr. Dan Tosh
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Dan has been a real estate appraiser since 1974, and currently holds a certified general appraiser license in California. His teaching style encourages appraiser interactivity, with added humor to lighten up lackluster topics. Dan specializes in residential, VA/FHA, commercial/industrial with a focus on senior living facilities, single use facilities such as churches and marinas, and expert witness. He also teaches karate classes 3 times a week.
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Dr. Robert (Bob) Abelson
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Dr. Bob has been a real estate appraiser since 1996, and currently holds a certified general appraiser license in California. His teaching style helps answer students’ USPAP questions by considering, “if it is ethical and more work for the appraiser, most likely that is the way to proceed.” Dr. Bob specializes in assignments for estate and income tax reporting, historical real estate research, tax assessment appeals, eminent domain, litigation, and private party issues. He teaches real estate courses at UCLA Extension and is an associate faculty member at Saddleback and Irvine Valley Colleges in California.
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Greg Stephens
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Greg Stephens has been a real estate appraiser since 1977, and currently holds a Certified General appraiser license in Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. His teaching style is high energy, engaging, and encouraging of class discussions and interaction, whether teaching in-person classes or livestreaming courses. Greg is a nationally recognized USPAP and valuation compliance subject matter expert and has been teaching USPAP since 1995. Greg serves as a mentor for the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board covering all aspects of USPAP with an emphasis on rules, real property appraisal development, and reporting.
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Howard Kanter
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Howard Kanter has been a full-time real estate appraiser since 1987 and currently holds a Certified General appraiser license in Florida. While he teaches appraisal principles, he prides himself in teaching the more important application of those appraisal principles. Howard specializes in Conservation and Preservation easements and other less than fee valuation assignments. Howard actually did his first appraisal in 1964. Can you guess what the fee was?
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Jeremias Maneiro
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Founder and host of JMan Seminars, real estate guru Jeremias Maneiro specializes in professional development and tech training that challenge industry students to overcome their fears and elevate their careers. For more than 15 years, JMan has provided a fresh, authentic, no-frills perspective about the real estate space to audiences worldwide. McKissock partnered with JMan to offer CE Plus members expert industry insights through video tutorials, interviews, and more.
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Jim Amorin
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Jim Amorin has been a real estate appraiser since 1988, and currently holds a Certified General appraiser license in Texas. His teaching style is engaging, adaptive, and student-centered. Jim specializes in property tax, litigation support, and condemnation. Jim wrote the text for, “The Generative Shift: Preparing Appraisers for Artificial Intelligence Models Like ChatGPT.”
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Jo Traut
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Jo Traut has been a real estate appraiser since 1997, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser licenses in Illinois and Wisconsin. Her teaching philosophy is to offer practical knowledge to simplify the complex. Jo specializes in appraising luxury homes, valuations for lending purposes, appraisal review, and appraisal compliance. Jo was Residential Chief Appraiser for the 5th largest Bank in the United States.
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John Dingeman
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John Dingeman has been a licensed real estate appraiser since 2009, and currently holds a Certified Residential appraiser license in 11 states. His teaching style is not only entertaining and engaging but informative as well. John specializes in FHA and Residential Measurement Standards and currently is the Chief Appraiser for Class Valuation as well as a Registered Property Tax Agent in Arizona. He is the Past President of the National Association of Appraisers and the Coalition of Arizona Appraisers and served on the board of Arizona Helping Hands, a charitable organization supporting foster children in Arizona.
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John Walker
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John Walker is a licensed North Carolina real estate broker and industry instructor. Partnering with his father in 2005, the two formed one of the highest-producing real estate partnerships in the area. John co-owns RE/MAX Diamond Realty, and he also serves as the COO for a networking company. He is also a regular teacher, speaker, and consultant on all things real estate. In 2019, he received the Distinguished Real Estate Instructor award by the Real Estate Educators Association; in 2020, he received the Rising Star Award by REEA. McKissock partnered with John to offer CE Plus members expert industry insights through video tutorials, interviews, and more.
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Josh Walitt
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Josh has been a real estate appraiser since 2006, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in Colorado. His teaching style is conversational with illustrations and participation. Josh specializes in compliance, valuation, workflow/teamwork, and investigations. He is also an adjunct professor at his local university.
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Julie Molendorp
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Julie has been a real estate appraiser since 1999, and currently holds a certified general appraiser license in Missouri and Kansas. Her teaching style is to share her knowledge with real life examples, elaborate on specific topics, and encourage lively discussion among participants. Julie specializes in risk management and valuation from her extensive experience managing a team at a mid-sized regional bank. She’s an active voice for the appraisal community and serves as the Vice-Chair of the Missouri Appraisers Commission.
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Kevin Hecht
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Kevin Hecht, MNAA, CDEI, ChE Chartered Economist®, AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, has been a real estate appraiser since 1987 and currently holds a Certified Residential appraiser license in Missouri. As a McKissock Learning instructor, Kevin specializes in market analysis, USPAP, and real estate economics. His teaching style is highly adaptable and individualized. In addition to being an appraiser, Kevin is an Adjunct Professor of Economics and enjoys researching and examining the economy.
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Larry McMillen
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Larry has been a real estate appraiser since 1987, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in Kentucky. His teaching style is “to inform and assist”. Larry specializes in real estate consulting, teaching, and litigation support. He’s spent twenty years teaching professional appraisers nationwide, which he describes as “most gratifying”.
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Larry Sherlock
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Larry V. Sherlock, RPLS #5453 is a registered surveyor in the State of Texas with over 44 years of experience within the profession. For over 18 years, Larry worked his way up from Rodman to surveyor-in-training (SIT), obtaining his license and becoming a registered professional land surveyor (RPLS) in 2001.
During his career, Mr. Sherlock has worked in nearly all types of land development, including commercial, residential, industrial, utility infrastructure, subterranean, and hydrographic surveying. He has worked with a wide variety of names familiar in the engineering and surveying community, including Carter & Burgess, T/E Inc., Stantec, SAM, RODS Surveying, and McKim & Creed.
Today, Mr. Sherlock is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveys (TSPS) and served as president of Chapter 9 (Gulf Coast Chapter). He is also a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). He works with local school districts to promote the opportunities of the surveying profession among high school students and is an adjunct professor at Lone Star College.
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Mel Black
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With decades of experience in the appraisal industry, Mel Black is a Certified Residential Appraiser, Licensed real estate broker, and McKissock Learning’s Director of Appraisal Innovation.
Mel holds two graduate degrees in education, and has taught for 15 years at both high school and college levels. As an educator, Mel has earned multiple awards, including Educator of the Year and the Larry Outlaw Excellence in Education award.
Mel is also a practicing attorney who represents appraisal professionals before their state licensing boards. With more than 10 years as a director on North Carolina’s appraisal board and an officer with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, Mel provides regular counsel on compliance and other industry-related law for appraisers and brokerage services.
Previously, Mel served as president of the Association of Appraisal Regulatory Officials; as a board member for the Council for Licensure Enforcement and Regulation; and as a member of The Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council. Currently, Mel is vice chair of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.
Prior to working with McKissock, Mel owned and operated BrightPath Education, an appraisal and real estate school specializing in qualifying and continuing education. He also co-authored a book about teaching real estate and was acknowledged as a contributor to the Real Estate Commission’s “North Carolina Real Estate Manual,” 2011-2012 Edition.
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Michael Gelsick
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Mike earned a B.S. in Business Marketing in 2005 from Saint Vincent College. He is certified by the American Home Inspectors Training Institute, a full member in good standing with the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors and fully compliant with the Pennsylvania Home Inspection Law. Mike is also a Certified Professional with the Building Performance Institute and is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as a Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation Individual, PA DEP ID #2809. He is an instructor and course author for McKissock Real Estate Education since 2013. Mike is a Certified Master Inspector and has performed thousands of inspections.
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Michael Leighty
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Michael “Mike” Leighty is the owner and operator of Aries Engineering, LLC, providing professional residential, commercial, and environmental inspections and serves as the Senior Residential and Commercial State Licensed Building Inspector for client services. He also provides curriculum development for McKissock Real Estate’s Continuing Education for the home inspection industry.
He has a passion for providing high-quality, purpose-driven structural inspection services and helping others build and develop skills in home inspection through Continuing Education. Mike spent over 37 years in the Department of the Navy (DON) as an Aviation Electronic Technician in quality management and training development for front line forces in system operation, maintenance, and upgrade.
Mike holds degrees and certifications from Indiana University and George Washington University in the areas of Product/Project Management, Logistics Support Program Management, Continuous Performance Improvement, and holds a Master Black Belt in Lean/Six-Sigma.
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Nikki Zotto
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Nikki Zotto is a licensed managing broker in the state of Illinois, as well as a licensed real estate broker in Arizona and Nebraska. With over twelve years of experience in teaching and curriculum development, Nikki strives to foster an energetic and engaging classroom experience. She was part of the Real Estate Educators Association’s first cohort of Gold Standard Instructors in 2018, and is approved to teach pre-licensing and continuing education courses in Arizona, Illinois and Nebraska. Her students describe her as awesome, energetic, fun and a truly gifted instructor!
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Pam Teel
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Pam Teel has been a real estate appraiser since 1995, and currently holds a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser License in Texas. Her teaching style is best described as coach style, or demonstrator, with a healthy balance between teacher-centered instruction and the student-centered approach. Pam has experience with commercial, industrial, and residential properties and currently specializes in instructing, mentoring, consulting, and course development. Pam spends her spare time with her ten grandkids.
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Pat Kelly
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Pat Kelly is a certified residential appraiser with over 20 years of appraisal experience and has been teaching appraisal courses for well over 18 years. Pat simply is a great teacher who sincerely cares about the success of his students. You can find Pat working with a student who needs a little extra help in a particular area. He can weave his broad experience, real world application of appraisal concepts, and a strong understanding of the academic side of appraisal theory into an effective, enjoyable method of learning appraisal methodology and application. He is a master of using just the right real-life example to give you that “Ah-ha” moment when the theory makes sense. Pat is well known for his ability to take a classroom of new students who have never taken an appraisal class and lead them through a successful trainee series to allow them to form the foundation for a successful career. Pat’s influence on the appraisal profession is immense and growing as he is now teaching a second generation of appraisers. So many trainee students have been recommended by former students. Pat has a wide following and a group of trainee students created a Facebook page titled Kelly’s Appraisal Scholars.
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Paul Lorenzen
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Paul Lorenzen is a commercial real estate broker and appraiser in Idaho, holding the prestigious CCIM designation for commercial investment real estate brokers and the MAI designation for Certified General Appraisers. He provides brokerage, appraisal, and consulting services to the commercial investment community and frequently works with attorneys in cases of real estate-related litigation. In addition to commercial real estate and appraisal services, he is a speaker and educator, both writing and teaching courses, and he holds the Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI) designation.
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Philicia Lloyd
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Philicia has been a real estate appraiser since 1988, and currently holds a certified general appraiser license and real estate broker license in New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Her teaching style is to keep things fun, moving, and interactive so students are never bored in class. Philicia specializes in both residential and commercial appraisals, as well as Florida law. She currently serves as an Appraisal Special Magistrate in Broward County, Florida.
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Rob Luciani
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Rob Luciani has been a real estate appraiser since 1980, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in Pennsylvania. His teaching style is informative, topical, and participatory. Rob specializes in tax assessment appeals. He is an adjunct real estate professor at Temple University & Community College of Philadelphia.
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Robert L. Frazier
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Rob Frazier has been a real estate appraiser since 1973, and currently holds a certified general appraiser license in Maryland. His teaching style is all about making the information relevant for both the professional and business management responsibilities in an appraisal practice. Rob specializes in residential, commercial, and industrial property markets, analytics, FHA, and workflow processing. He retired from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2017 where he had served as acting director, deputy director, and housing policy advisor for Single Family Valuation Policy for FHA.
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Robert McClelland
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Rob has been appraising since 1986, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in California. His teaching style incorporates a logical approach and practical application with a touch of humor to make classes highly informative and engaging for his students. Rob specializes in residential appraisals, review, REO and other valuation services. He is always working on advancing his knowledge through education and has degrees in Communication Studies, Real Estate, Accounting, and Cybersecurity/Computer Networking.
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Sam Martin
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Sam Martin has been a real estate appraiser since 1986 and currently holds a Certified Residential appraiser license in NC. His teaching style is empathetic and caring. Sam specializes in appraisal education and research. Sam loves his family and owls (of course).
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Steve Vehmeier
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Steve has been appraising since 1979, and currently holds a general appraiser certification in Florida. His teaching style is all about sending folks home with things they can use in their daily practice. Steve specializes in consulting as well as writing and teaching appraisal courses. He remodels/restores investment properties, and once wrestled a 450 pound bear.
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Steve Vitale
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Steven Vitale, Ph.D., P.E., has a B.S., two M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. He has been licensed as a Professional Engineer in six states. Dr. Vitale worked in the natural gas and liquified natural gas industry for more than 50 years. He served as the Vice President and Chief Engineer overseeing gas engineering and 28 production facilities across four states.
Additionally, Dr. Vitale taught University Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Dynamics, and has been a consultant in the Gas Industry for the past 20 years. He joins McKissock as an instructor on our Professional Engineer curriculum team.
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Steven Lynn Maher
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Steve has been appraising since 1991, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in North Carolina. His teaching style is not only focused on knowledge but action, to get the most for each appraiser. Steve specializes in home financing, estates, divorces, hard money, tax appeals, Real Estate brokers assistance, and expert witness. He has been teaching for over 20 years and runs an appraisal office in Charlotte.
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Tom Lundstedt
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Tom Lundstedt is a recognized expert on the subjects of investment real estate and taxation with a unique and memorable “Laugh and Learn” style to his presentations. He has enlightened and entertained thousands of audiences from sea-to-shining-sea, including conventions, education events, client seminars and customized coaching/training programs. Tom is a former Major League baseball player with the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins who couldn’t hit a curveball, but as a presenter he bats 1000!
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Tony Pistilli
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Tony has been a real estate appraiser since 1986, and currently holds a certified residential appraiser license in Colorado, Wisconsin, Virginia, Texas, and Michigan. His teaching style is a fun and enjoyable, hands-on, practical approach that you can use every day doing your appraisals. Tony specializes in single family residential appraising and the regulatory and banking laws that govern appraisals at national banks and lenders. He had a previous life where he was an elected official and was appointed by the governor of Minnesota to a cabinet level position.
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Wally Czekalski
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Wally has been a real estate appraiser since 1965, and currently holds a certified general appraiser license and a real estate broker license in Pennsyvania. He incorporates countless real life examples into his teaching style which he believes “keeps them awake so they learn something”. Wally specializes in residential, commercial, and review assignments. He likes to travel, especially in the western states and on cruises.
