TREA Instructors
The people who teach TREA’s TREC-approved courses.
- David Offutt – Founder and TREC Instructor #1597; teaches Texas real estate continuing education
- Amy Bernard – Career educator and broker-owner; teaches Broker Responsibility
- Dr. Phillip Shero – Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and DISC-certified instructor; teaches TREA’s free personality course
The Teaching Bench
These instructors teach Texas Real Estate Academy's TREC-approved courses through Expert Classroom.
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Amy Bernard
Real Estate Broker
- TREC Broker #0668230
Amy Bernard is a Texas Real Estate Broker, educator, mentor, and owner of Mineral Grove Realty, LLC.
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Angie Murphy
Expert Classroom Instructor
- License #0536632
Angie Murphy is a Fort Worth–area REALTOR® with NextHome NTX who brings more than 20 years of residential real estate experience to the classroom.
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Anna May
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #2100992
Anna May spent a decade in education before transitioning into the mortgage industry, bringing her passion for teaching with her.
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Camp Comstock
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #2153117
Camp Comstock is a Mortgage Loan Originator with Cardinal Financial who works with buyers and real estate professionals across Texas every day.
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Cassy Sisk
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #448821
I've been helping Texans with home financing since 2003 and have a passion for making the mortgage process easier to understand.
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David Ashley Offutt
Founder & Lead Instructor
- TDI #1465807
- TREC #10010-CEP
David Offutt built the classroom the other instructors teach in.
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Dr. Keith Wagner
Insurance
- TDI #845256
Keith Wagner has been a Farmers Insurance agent in The Woodlands since 1993.
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Gregory Coe
Insurance
- TDI #3535496
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Joel Suurmeyer
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #820017
- TDI #3147057
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Karen Rymer
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #234104
With more than 30 years of experience in the residential mortgage industry, I am committed to helping homebuyers navigate the financing process with confidence.
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Kelly Dooley
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #1680490
Since 2018, Dooley has helped individuals and families achieve homeownership as a dedicated Loan Officer residing in North Houston.
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Lauri Bauman
Expert Classroom Instructor
- NMLS #2790475
- TREC #0481116-SA
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Oscar Cuesta
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #388695
Oscar Cuesta has spent 27 years successfully putting Texas buyers into homes, including the self-employed and Hispanic borrowers other lenders turn away.
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Ron Hargrove
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #208966
Ron Hargrove is President of ProLend Home Loans in The Woodlands, with more than twenty years financing Texas homes.
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Tony McDaniel
Mortgage & Lending
- NMLS #279150
Tony McDaniel is a Mortgage Loan Originator with Aspire Mortgage Advisors in Fort Worth.

