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Author Biography

For over forty years, Stephen Mettling and David Cusic, PhD, have operated Performance Programs Company, one of the nation's most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. Mr. Mettling and Dr. Cusic have jointly written over 100 books, courses, and custom programs in all facets of real estate for some of the country's largest organizations including the National Association of Realtors(R) and its many Institutes. Mr. Mettling has also served as vice president and author for the country's largest real estate training and publishing organization. Under various capacities, he has managed the acquisition, development, and sale of national real estate textbooks and publications, as well as directed the country's largest affiliated group of real estate schools. Dr. Cusic, an author and educator with international real estate training experience, has been engaged in vocation-oriented education since 1966. Specializing in real estate training since 1983, he has developed numerous real estate training programs for corporate and institutional clients around the country. Jane Somers has been a writer and educator for over thirty years. She has directed the academic programs for a multi-campus college and has in recent years become an accomplished developer of online and classroom real estate curricula for a national real estate licensing organization, specializing in state licensing laws. Ms. Somers is also active in condominium association management and has served as president of a condominium owners association for ten years. Jeanne Barreta has over 30 years of public and private sector real estate experience in education, sales, leasing, planning and development. Her training career includes teaching real estate investment at Northeastern University and also at her own license training institute, the New England Real Estate Academy. Jeanne was awarded a faculty seat with the CCIM Institute in 2005, where she was named the CCIM Instructor of the Year in 2011. Jeanne is licensed as a Massachusetts and Rhode Island Real Estate Broker, Massachusetts Real Estate Instructor, and Securities Series 39 and 63 instructor. Jeanne earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and has held the prestigious CCIM designation since 1984.