Prior to starting her real estate career in 1996, Milwaukee native Bonnie Dixon worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections where she mastered the skill of hostage negotiation. Bonnie has been featured in LORE Magazine and Certified Residential Specialist Magazine. Her goal as an instructor is to educate, energize, and inspire you. Bonnie was a managing broker for nine years as well as a coach and mentor to hundreds of REALTORS® in her various capacities. In 2012, Bonnie served as the president of the REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin and as a director for the National Association of REALTORS®. In 2014, Bonnie was recognized as the REALTOR® of Distinction with the REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin. In 2015, she was awarded the Paul E. Stark Award for Outstanding Community Service.

Marquette University professor of finance and bell chair in real estate Mark J. Eppli has 25 years of academic and administrative leadership experience, including a three-year term as interim keyes dean of business administration at Marquette University. Dr. Eppli is widely published in the topics of commercial real estate finance, development and valuation.

Dr. Eppli serves on the board of several financial service, real estate development and not-for-profit organizations, including the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. Dr. Eppli is also the president of the Real Estate Research Institute. In addition, Dr. Eppli received recognition from the Greater Washington Urban League and the Urban Land Institute for his efforts in attracting minorities to the real estate industry through outreach programs.

Dr. Eppli earned his Ph.D., MS and BBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Cheryl Eskridge, ABR, CRS, GRI, PMN, is the broker-owner of Eskridge Real Estate in northern Wisconsin. Cheryl shares her knowledge by teaching real estate courses and particularly enjoys seeing new agents become successful by furthering their education.

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Cheryl's love of the Wisconsin Northwoods started in 1958 when she traveled there for the summers. Cheryl became a resident of the Northwoods in 1997 and has lived in the Eagle River area for over 20 years. During a previous residence near Austin, Texas, Cheryl received her broker's license but later returned to Wisconsin due to family.

Cheryl practices real estate in both Wisconsin and Texas.

As the director of corporate and regulatory affairs for the WRA, Cori Lamont is the primary contact for members and firms regarding brokerage regulatory and licensing issues and is the liaison between the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and the WRA.

Cori regularly presents real estate seminars and education to real estate licensees and also serves as a contributing author for Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine. Cori collaborates with REALTOR® boards on forms and practice issues, currently serves on the Real Estate Contractual Forms Advisory Council and has been a speaker for events at Marquette University Law School and the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Cori received her Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University and Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University. She was named the WRA Instructor of the Year in 2005 and 2013.

Jennifer Lindsley is the director of training for the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association.

Jennifer participates as an attorney on the WRA Legal Hotline and serves as a liaison between the WRA and the Wisconsin Technical College System. Her responsibilities include drafting education materials, developing pre-licensing and continuing education resources, and teaching WRA pre-license and continuing education courses.

She received her B.A. from Portland State University and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Jennifer is a member of the Real Estate Educators Association. In 2014, she received the WRA Instructor of the Year award.

Tracy Rucka has been a staff attorney with the WRA since 1997. Her primary role is Legal Hotline attorney, answering member questions about real estate related matters. Tracy also specializes in professional standards administration and training, including working closely with local association professional standards administrators. Her other duties at the WRA include writing legal publications and providing member education and mediation training.

Tracy served previously at the local association level as the executive officer of the Northwoods Association of REALTORS®. Her experience in real estate began in the mid-1980s working as a REALTOR® in northern Wisconsin before going to law school. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in behavioral sciences and law from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctorate degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn.

Tracy was awarded the 2012 Instructor of the Year Award by the WRA.

Michael Sewell is a real estate broker in Green Bay and a past president of the REALTORS® Association of Northeast Wisconsin. He has taught pre-license classes, continuing education courses and professional standards throughout Wisconsin since 1991. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Western Michigan University and received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 1978. He practiced law for 10 years prior to entering the field of real estate in 1988. Michael was named the WRA 1998 Instructor of the Year and serves on the WRA's Professional Standards Work Group and the Professional Standards Hearing Panel.

Mike is a 1980 graduate of Marquette Law School. He is also a licensed real estate broker, and has been teaching pre-licensing and continuing education real estate classes for over 30 years. In 2017, he joined the Wauwatosa law firm of Storm, Balgeman & Klippel, S.C. His practice emphasizes real estate as well as other areas of general practice such as estate planning, income taxation and corporate representation. In 2009, Mike was named the WRA instructor of the year and currently serves on the WRA forms committee.