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Tennessee Real Estate Commission clears three applicants to continue licensing despite past convictions and out-of-state issues
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The Tennessee Real Estate Commission unanimously approved three applicants — Troy Dye, Quinessela ("Toni") Taney and Tracy Jennerjohn — to continue toward licensure after hearing each candidate’s account and receiving principal-broker endorsements.
The Tennessee Real Estate Commission unanimously voted to allow three applicants to proceed with the licensing process after hearing informal appearances at its April meeting in East Tennessee.
Troy Dye, who told commissioners he was arrested in 2018 and has paid restitution and served jail time, described six years of sobriety and said he has taken steps to have his older convictions expunged. "I paid restitution. I spent my time in jail. I actually gave my life to Jesus... I left that life in the past," Dye said. His principal broker, identified in the record as Bernie Galinari (the transcript also includes the variant 'Gallaretti'), vouched for Dye’s character and church ties. Commissioner Torbit moved to approve Dye’s application to continue; the motion carried unanimously following a second from Commissioner Tucker.
The commission next heard from Quinessela Taney (who preferred being called 'Toni' in the record). Taney acknowledged a 2018 misdemeanor theft charge and described recent steady employment, community involvement and family responsibilities, including a child who is a Saint Jude patient. Her principal broker, Donald Hall, told the commission he had reviewed her record and would provide training and close supervision if she joins his brokerage. Commissioners voted unanimously to allow Taney to proceed.
Tracy Jennerjohn, who recently moved from Wisconsin, explained that lapses in her Wisconsin paperwork resulted in unlicensed transactions there but said she has longstanding brokerage experience. A sponsoring broker who spoke for Jennerjohn said the firm has protocols and would supervise her closely; the commission approved Jennerjohn to continue the application process.
All three approvals were procedural: the commission authorized the applicants to move forward in the Tennessee licensing process, not to issue final licenses. Each applicant will still need to satisfy any remaining administrative or background-check requirements, including alignment of self-reported criminal-history information with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation record where relevant. Commissioners emphasized the commission’s role in weighing current fitness and documented rehabilitation against past convictions.
The approvals followed the commission’s standard informal-appearance format: candidate statements, questions from commissioners (none in these cases), principal-broker remarks, then an up-or-down vote. The commission notified applicants of next procedural steps after each unanimous vote.
