Polly Garlington, who retired after 22 years as a school teacher in Coweta County, is now a full-time sales associate with the Newnan/Coweta County office of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty.

Garlington, who originally was licensed as a real estate salesperson in 1978, formerly worked as a part-time agent, and she got back into real estate two years ago.

She feels that her years as a teacher, particularly the last 12 years when she was diversified cooperative training coordinator at Newnan High School and East Coweta High School, will be of great value in helping her meet her clients' needs.

“Because of the nature of the DCT program, I had extensive experience meeting with the public in the education, business and industrial fields,” she said.

Garlington also feels that her time as a teacher gave her “valuable experience in listening to and understanding the needs of the individual in business, financial and personal situations.” A Sharpsburg resident, Garlington has four children: Chris, Woody, Robert and Mitchie; and one grandchild, Kelly.

She is a member of the Newnan/Coweta Board of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Retired Teachers, and the National Education Association. She earned a business education degree from the University of South Carolina and master's and specialist degrees from Georgia State University.

Pathway Communities has welcomed Lin Spear as its regional marketing manager.

Spear brings to Pathway an in-depth knowledge and corporate experience in the marketing of large scale, master-planned communities for several nationally acclaimed real estate development companies.

She will be developing strategies and implementing marketing plans that generate qualified buyer traffic for all of Pathway's south metro Atlanta developments.

Robin Keesal, executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia, has been elected to the Georgia Executive Officers Council.

The council represents the executive officers of 40 local associations in the state.

CENTURY 21 Southern Crescent recently announced the addition of three people to its sales staff.

Stephanie Basile will specialize in residential sales in Fayette, Clayton, Henry, Coweta and south Fulton counties.

Al Graham also joined the company and will specialize in residential sales in the Southern Crescent.

Candice Ross also came on board as a sales associate. She has been in real estate for five years and is a member of the Fayette County Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club.

Prudential Georgia Realty recently welcomed Stephen Kipa to its staff.

Kipa is a member of the Fayette County Board of Realtors. Prior to joining Prudential, he worked in customer service management.