University of Southern Maine

Center for Real Estate Education
Instructors:

CHARLES "Kim" COIT, ESQ, has 29 years experience in real estate at Mark Stimson Associates, RE/MAX By the Bay and RE/MAX Riverside. He was President of the Maine Association of REALTORS in 1998. He is the author of Introduction to a Successful Career in Maine Real Estate, Introduction to Maine Real Estate Law, Case Studies for The Associate Broker Course and Running a Successful Real Estate Agency in Maine.

LINDA DITOMASO is a broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Saco and has been a licensee for over 22 years. She was the 2006 President of the York County Council of the Maine Association of REALTORS.

LES FOSSEL is owner of Restoration Resources, Maine's largest historic restoration contracting company.  The 2001 and 2008 Maine Preservation Award winner, Les lectures extensively on older housing. He is a newly-elected State Representative.

LINDA GRIFFIN is a broker specializing in antique homes at Pleasant River Properties in Windham, Maine.  She is a member of Greater Portland Landmarks.

GORDON HOLMES is President of Direct Real Estate in Portland. He has been involved in real estate for over 29 years and has taught several pre-licensing and continuing education courses.

MICHELLE MARKHAM is a residential/commercial appraiser with Maineland Consultants in Portland. She has an MBA from Boston University.

DAVID SAWYER is the assessor for the Town of Windham and has been an assessor and appraiser since 1983. He is a Certified General Appraiser and a Certified Maine Assessor and has been nationally approved by the Appraisal Foundation to teach USPAP. He has taught several courses for the State of Maine Department of Revenue and for the International Association of Assessing Officers.

JOHN SCHWARTZ is an Associate Appraiser and Environmental Assessment Consultant with Maineland Consultants in Portland.  He has worked in appraisal since 1973 and has extensive experience in teaching pre-licensing and continuing education courses.

PETER TAGGART, owner/president of Taggart Construction in Freeport, Maine, started his company in 1994 "to develop, practice and promote sustainable methods of building design and construction." Pursuing this goal, Taggart Construction built the first EnergyStar home in Maine, the first LEED Certified home in the USA and a second LEED home in 2007 that achieved Gold Certification. After serving on the board of numerous non-profit organizations dedicated to sustainability, Peter is the current Chair of the Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.