Tom Gillett has been a mainstay in Georgia real estate and appraisal education for over twenty years.  After having the honor and privilege of serving his country in the United States Navy as a helicopter crewman, Tom was discharged from the service in 1974 and began a real estate career that now spans over thirty years and four decades.  Having worked as a salesperson, broker and appraiser, Tom now focus’ his efforts in education.  Currently, Tom instructs over 200 classes per year in varied real estate subjects and has authored for companies such as Prentice-Hall Publishing, Applied Measurement Professionals, The Psychology Corporation, Thomson-Computaught, Thomson South-Western, Cengage Publishing, Dearborn Publishing and the Georgia Real Estate Commission.  Tom has authored the real estate career manual “Breakaway To Success” and with Charles Jacobus, co-authored the textbook “Georgia Real Estate:  An Introduction To The Profession”.  His achievements were recognized by the Georgia Association of REALTORS® as he was named the 2003 Georgia instructor of the year.  In 2006, Tom was honored to receive the Distinguished Career award from the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association.