Gary is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan and a graduate of Michigan State University where he received a degree in Criminal Justice. After graduation, Gary was employed as an Investigator/Coroner with the Los Angeles County Coroner's office performing death scene investigations. He and his wife, Diane, then relocated to North Carolina where he was employed as a Security Coordinator at a large research facility.

Gloria is a Raleigh native. A graduate of North Carolina Central University with a degree in Criminal Justice, Gloria has had extensive experience in law enforcement, including approximately 5 ~ years as a police officer/agent and then Detective with the Arlington County (Virginia) Police Department. For the past two years, she was also deputized as a Special Agent by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Sammye G. Isenhour has been employed by the Real Estate Commission as a Legal Secretary. Sammye is a graduate of Peace College in Raleigh with a Secretarial and Accounting Degree, and has had nine years' administrative and clerical experience in insurance, government contracting, college admissions, trucking and recruiting.

Accounting Technician Paula L. Lassiter has been promoted to the position of Accountant succeeding Karen Pearce who accepted employment with the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. A resident of Four Oaks, Paula was employed by the Real Estate Commission while attending Meredith College in Raleigh. In December, 1989 Paula received a degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting. She has since joined the Commission staff on a full-time basis while preparing for her final two sections of the CPA examination.