Lives in St. George Island Plantation in a bay front home

Originally from North Carolina

Education East Carolina University

Real Estate career began in 1996 on St. George Island Service area St. George Island and surrounding areas

Specialties Resort and investment properties on St. George Island. Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR).

Professional Experience 33 years in bank executive management positions. Former president and CEO (retired) of an Atlanta, Georgia commercial bank.

Accomplishments 2004 Top of the Rock Award for the #1 Residential Agent for Prudential in the Southern Region, which encompasses eight states. 2004 Pinnacle award for the #8 Agent in Individual Sales Record for Prudential Nationwide, which includes over 58,000 agents. 2004 PREA 100 for the Top 100 Prudential Sales Associates in the USA. 2003 - 2004 Chairman's Circle Diamond Award for the Top 1% of Prudential Agents in North America (58,000 agents). Ranked #1 or #2 in total individual sales dollar volume in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 for Franklin Gulf County Board of Realtors, which includes over 400 agents. In 1983, Jerry was awarded as the National Banker Advocate for Small Business in the Rose Garden of the White House by President Ronald Reagan and then Vice President George Bush.

Personal Married to Karen Thompson; three grown daughters live in Georgia. Pet: Chocolate Lab named "Mullet".

Hobbies Fishing, Hunting and Boating.

Comments Jerry Thompson decided to retire early from a successful banking career in Atlanta, Georgia and move to St. George Island. He chose St. George Island because of its beauty and sound investment potential. "I like the way this area has grown but yet maintained its natural beauty and environmental integrity", says Jerry. He chose to begin a second career in real estate because he can build on many years of experience in banking. Jerry learned the island and the business quickly and became one of the Top Producers, not only in Franklin and Gulf counties, but also the entire Prudential network . He is also active in the community where he served as the 1998-99 President of the Apalachicola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and remains on the Board of Directors. Jerry and Karen are members of St. George Island Methodist Church and St. George Island Civic Club. Jerry is a certified coxwain in the United States Coast Guard Auxillary and is a national certified barbecue judge for the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Jerry is an avid fisherman and you are apt to see him on his days off fishing offshore on his boat, the "Jen Lynn Lea", or fishing the bay on his flats boat.