Ben Dowis

Ben F. Dowis, III, Director and Certified Instructor, became first a licensed salesman in 1988, then a licensed broker 1997, then a licensed real instructor in Louisiana. He holds an Associate Degree in Management from CCAF and is a graduate of ITI (Instructor Training Institute).

Active in real estate affairs and professional organizations, Ben served on multiple committees and on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Louisiana Association of REALTORS®, Inc. He was elected to serve as its President during the year 2008. He served as Regional Vice President for Northwest La Association of Realtors, and most recently selected as NWLAR” Realtor of the Year” in 2018.

Active in day to day real estate activities, he is a Trainer, and Coach for a large real estate firm. Ben is a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), a Certified Military Specialist (CMS), a Certified Residential Relocation Specialist (CRRS) and a Certified Career Development Specialist (CCDS)

An experienced instructor, Ben has been a leading Manager for real estate firms in Lafayette LA, and in Shreveport and Bossier. Ben is the owner and director for Adams Real Estate Institute providing the RE 101, RE 201, RE202 courses. He wrote the course on Contracts for the Northwest Louisiana Association of REALTORS.

Ben earned his living as a producing real estate manager, selling real estate on a day to day basis. He then became manager of Century 21 Elite, where he now supervises and trains its personnel. He has trained real estate sales personnel and brokers (who already have their licenses) in real estate matters far beyond the requirements to pass the license examination.

An authority on the common law and the Louisiana law as it pertains to real estate brokerage, Ben is in demand as a speaker and lecturer, and has conducted courses for the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and the Louisiana Associations of REALTORS®, Throughout the state.

TAMMY N. RANDLES

Tammy Randles, Broker 21SELA

Tammy Randles is a Louisiana licensed Real Estate Broker with over 17 years experience in all areas of real estate. Her strengths include team building, strategic planning and business development.

Tammy, previously served 6 years on the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS (NOMAR) Board of Directors, served on the Commercial Division (CID) PR Committee Chair, the NOMAR Education Committee Chair, and is currently involved in the NOMAR MLS advisory committee and the CID membership. She is also a Louisiana Licensed Real Estate Trainer and a graduate of the Louisiana Realtors State Leadership program.

Outside of the real estate community, Tammy has served on the Easter Seals of Louisiana (ESL) Board of Directors, the ESL Governance Committee, The Greater New Orleans Autism Task Force - A collaboration with Easter Seals Louisiana and the Tulane Center for Autism & Related Disorders, and currently serves on the UNITY of New Orleans Board of Directors.

Tammy gives back to the community in many ways, including participating in pageants that benefited Dress for Success, Home building projects for Habit for Humanity, serving food at the New Orleans Mission and participating in events that provide financial assistance to cancer patients.