Thibadeau Company Inc, est. in 1949, is a family operated real estate development, sales and property management company.
THIBADEAU CO INC. HISTORY
Brothers, Bill and John Thibadeau, started their careers as insurance salesmen, eventually transitioning into the real estate brokerage business to represent builders in new home sales in the post war building boom.
In 1949, Thibadeau Co. Inc. began as a partnership of four Dekalb County men who incorporated as Thibadeau, Shaw and Brannen. Together this group began developing land into new home subdivisions and handling the sale of new homes in the metro Atlanta area.
Over the years Thibadeau Co. has been a local industry leader in neighborhood and small office development & land/home sales and has made major contributions to the development of the Dekalb Board of Realtors, the Metro Listing Service, and local schools and museums, and community efforts.
OUR TEAM
HEAD BROKER & CEO
LEONARD THIBADEAU is a fourth generation Dekalb County native, who is dedicated to his family, community and profession.
After graduating from Centre College with a BA in Psychology, Leonard worked for his brother’s construction company for several years, which helped deepen his interest in and knowledge of quality home building before he joined the real estate business.
Leonard became a REALTOR® in Dekalb County and the Metro Atlanta area in 1975 and an associate Broker since 1978. In 1987, he took over the position of the Designated Head Broker at Thibadeau Company Inc from his father Bill.
He has been a member of the DeKalb, Georgia and National Associations of REALTORS® for almost 50 years. He has previously served as the President, Treasurer, and chair of the Technology Task Force for the Dekalb Board of REALTORS and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Association of Realtors, as well as a board member for the Dekalb Medical Foundation for over 10 years and Habitat for Humanity.
For City of Decatur, he has participated in many city planning and commission meetings, advocating for smart, human/neighborhood scale, interactive design qualities for local developments and traffic calming features. He served on the Public Finance Authority, was the chair for the Waste Management Advisory Board (implementing the “Pay as you Throw” system), was a member of the In-fill Housing Task Force, and volunteered annually with his many friends at the city’s plethora of events and festivals, as well as for the City Schools of Decatur. He was a founding member of his local community garden and does the opposite of shy away from a bit of dirt and hard work, always with a smile.
GENERAL MANAGER
ALEX THIBADEAU is a fifth generation Dekalb County native, who was born and raised in downtown Decatur.
At Thibadeau Company, she manages the operations and development of our commercial properties and works as a team with Leonard in all areas of the real estate buying/selling/leasing processes.
Before joining Thibadeau Company, Alex served in the roles of Executive Assistant/Special Projects Manager, Grants/Contracts Manager, and Marketing/Development Coordinator for 8 years at non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her roles at Movement Strategy Center, Urban Tilth, and MSH Properties gave her a diverse set of skills in small business management and development. She carries these skills, as well as a strong passion for social justice, equity and sustainability to all of her work at Thibadeau Company.
Lifeguarding at Venetian Pools and swim team coaching at Lake Claire Pool were her first jobs. After Decatur High School, she obtained her bachelors degree in English (writing track) with minors in Environmental Studies and Photography from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. In her free time now, she can be found most often walking at local parks, enjoying the farmer’s markets, biking, doing yoga and volunteering with different social justice advocacy groups.
TECHNICAL/MECHANICAL SUPPORT TEAM & COMPANY VISIONARY/REPRESENTATIVE
MICHAEL THIBADEAU is a fifth generation Dekalb County native, who was born and raised in downtown Decatur.
He has been an important member of the Thibadeau Company team probably since birth. He has been a jack of all trades, developing his technical and mechanical skills from an early age and taking apart and fixing anything he could get his hands on. He gained many skills working in tandem with family members Bill and Leonard, neighbor and business partner Stephen Saunders and also working his first job in High School at PURE, the popular auto-mechanic shop in downtown Decatur.
In his free time, he and his wife Kelsey, their son Leo and two dogs enjoy time with friends and neighbors and walks in the neighborhood, trips to Lake Lanier and to any body of water or natural escape they can find!
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
CAROL CALHOUN has been an integral member of the company for 40+ years. She handles office and tenant management, bookkeeping and a myriad of key administrative responsibilities. She has been the dog-loving, eclair-making backbone of Thib Co, keeping the ship sailing smoothly for longer than any of us can remember. In her free time, you can find Carol making a delicious recipe, visiting her family in Elijay, and walking in Stone Mountain with her many furry friends.
(From Left: Leonard Thibadeau, Middle Front Row: Carol Calhoun)
(FULL DETAIL: Back row from Left: LEONARD THIBADEAU, JOYCE LASSETER, MARLENE DUKE, WILLIAM DUKE, NELL RIDDLE , BILL THIBADEAU, FRED WICKHAM & First row from Right—DARLENE McCARTER, HELEN TURNER, CAROL CALHOUN, MAUD ANDREWS, JANE HANEKAMP)