Mike Brandly, CAI, AARE, CAGA
Executive Director

Email: mbrandly@mbauctioneer.com
Website: mbauctioneer.com
Blog: mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com

Bio: Mike began his auction career in 1979.  He is president of Brandly & Associates, Inc. and is an associate and Auctioneer for Keller Williams Greater Columbus, a large real estate brokerage based in Columbus, Ohio. Mike's appraisal company completes over 150 appraisals per year for Probate, Civil and Bankruptcy cases. Mike is a graduate of the AMI Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI). Mike also holds the CAGA appraisal designation as well as the AARE real estate designation. He is a Former Director for the Ohio Auctioneers Association as well as a member of the Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan State Auctioneer associations. Mike is a Life Member and Beginning Auctioneer Advisor for the National Auctioneers Association. Mike's other teaching responsibilities include frequent Real Estate and Auctioneer CE classes and seminars for Ohio and Indiana post-licensure. Mike is also approved by the Ohio Supreme Court as a Continuing Legal Education instructor for attorneys and served as Adjunct Faculty for Hondros College.

Lisa Mantle
Administrator

Email: LisaMantle@msn.com
Website: mbauctioneer.com

Bio: Lisa has been active in the auction business for over 25 years (pictured here with her daughter Laura who also assists with auctions). At age 15, she served as Cashier for Columbus' largest auction enterprise, Columbus Auction House. Since then, she has assisted numerous central-Ohio auctioneers with clerking, cashiering, bid-assisting, inventories, setup and staffing. Currently, she serves as Administrator for The Ohio Auction School and Office Manager for Brandly & Associates, Inc. Lisa is well-known throughout the country for her instruction and knowledge of auction law and procedures. Her seminars on auction bookkeeping, contracts and settlement are well attended. Lisa is frequently seen at state and national auction and real estate conventions informing attendees about The Ohio Auction School, including the NAA National Conventions in Virginia, Idaho, and Florida. She is a member of the Ohio and National Auctioneers Associations.

Fred Wilkes
Bidcalling, Farm Equipment & Livestock Instructor
The Ohio Auction School Hall of Fame Member

Email: wilkesauctioneer@embarqmail.com

Bio:  Fred has been an auctioneer since 1957. In that span of over 40 years, he has sold merchandise in over 15 states. He specializes in all aspects of chattel auctioneering and especially conducts horse, exotic animal and general livestock auctions throughout the Midwestern United States. Fred's expertise in the auctioneering field is nearly unmatched.  He is a livestock judge and Department Director of the Livestock Division at The Ohio State Fair. Fred also raises and shows miniature horses. He is a member of the Ohio Auctioneers Association and is past Chair of the Annual Swappers Day Auction in Johnstown, Ohio which attracted typically in excess of 800 bidders and hosted 8 auctioneers.  In 2007, Fred was inducted into The Ohio Auction School Hall of Fame.

Peter Gehres, CAI, CES 
Ethics & Bidcalling Instructor
Director of The Ohio Auction School Alumni Association

Email: petergehres@gmail.com
Website: pgauctioneer.com

Bio: Peter's primary focus is the marketing and sale of personal property and automobiles at auction. Peter is an Auctioneer and Realtor with United Country Gryphon Realty & Auction Group. He also works as an auctioneer for numerous Midest auction companies including Belhorn Auction Services, LLC, Mike Brandly, Auctioneer and Braun and Helmer Auction Service. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University (B.S. Agriculture), The Ohio Auction School and Hondros College (Real Estate). Peter is the 2010 Michigan Auctioneer Champion (Bid Calling) and has won the 2006 Ohio State Champion Bid Calling Contest - Junior Division and the 2009 Pat Massart CAI Leadership Award. Peter serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan State Auctioneers Association. He is member of the National Auctioneers Association as well as the Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan State Auctioneers Associations and The Fellowship of Christian Auctioneers. He holds the Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) and Certified Estate Specialist (CES) designations from the NAA.

Greg Belhorn 
Technology, Catalog Auction Instructor

Email: auctions@belhorn.com
Website: belhorn.com

Bio: Upon graduating from Heidelberg College (Tiffin, Ohio), Greg began his auction career in 1997 as an apprentice auctioneer to assist his father in conducting auctions.  From 1999 to 2002, Greg worked for a Central Ohio charity, overseeing one of the largest charity auto auctions in the country during that time.  In 2004, he formed a licensed auction firm and became president of Belhorn Auction Services, LLC.  A graduate of The Ohio Auction School and Hondros College (real estate), Greg has become one become one the premiere auctioneers of American Art Pottery in the country and is proud to be the official auctioneer of both the American Art Pottery Association and Pottery Lovers.  In addition to pottery, Belhorn Auction Services, LLC has conducted significant auctions of coins, glassware, advertising items, artwork, jewelry, stamps, antique photographic images, toys, games and other general antiques and decorative arts. A member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America, Greg has appeared as a guest appraiser at many events, both local and national and has supplied pricing information to numerous printed and online price guides. Greg conducts a number of charity auctions each year, helping raise tens of thousands of dollars for Central Ohio non-profit organizations.

Laura Mantle
Ringwork & Bidcalling Instructor

Email: laura.mantle@yahoo.com

Bio: Laura became an auctioneer at age 19, after 7 years of working auction setup and as a clerk and cashier.  She graduated from The Ohio Auction School and immediately began working 2-3 auctions per week.  She manages the staffing for Mike Brandly, Auctioneer's weekly auction, and in 2009, she supervised all the support staff for The Super Auction held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Laura is proficient with working the ring, all types of auctioneer sound systems, auction software including AuctionFlex, and  settling auctions.  Laura is finishing her undergraduate work at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.

Lisa Sain, CPCU, CLU with State Farm Insurance discusses various insurance issues concerning the auction industry.  Lisa can be reached at: lisasain.com

Paul Kormanik, Attorney At Law is the foremost attorney in Ohio dealing with estates, guardianships and other Probate Court matters.

William Schmarr with the ATF discusses firearms and firearm transactions involving auctioneers.  The ATF can be reached at:  atf.gov