Growing up in San Francisco and the Bay Area, I was simultaneously attracted to both the elegant Victorian homes AND Frank Lloyd Wright's modern architecture. Immediately after graduating from college, I purchased my first home in the hills above the University of California Berkeley. While working as an executive in the health care industry, I began renovating and revitalizing homes in East Bay, Palo Alto, Belvedere, and Sonoma County. With the “help” of our two young children, our 1888 Queen Anne Victorian won Petaluma’s “Heritage Homes Award of Distinction.” Architecture and aesthetic appreciation continue to play a vital role in the life of our friends, family, and clients.
I am deeply connected to the community and committed to successful collaborations. With 16 years as an experienced broker, I am a resource that can guide first-time owners, advocate for investors, coordinate the process for sellers, and be a pragmatic and creative problem solver. Attention to detail, trustworthy business practices, responsive communications, strong financial background, and experience in multi-generational and multi-cultural transactions enable me to provide extraordinary real estate services.
To the people that work with me, I pledge my loyalty, integrity, respect, positive attitude, and enthusiasm.
Awards and Recognition
Education and Licensure
- Graduate Studies: Orthotics: NYU, Northwestern and UCLA Gerontology - Sonoma State University
- Broker Associate License No. 01387921, State of California
- Master Arts Business Administration: Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA
- Bachelor of Arts: Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Graduate Studies
- Certificate in Gerontology: Sonoma State University, CA
- Certificate in Orthotics: NYU, Northwestern University, UCLA
Real Estate Awards & Recognition
- Coldwell Banker Sterling Society
- Coldwell Banker “Rookie of the Year”
- Speaker Coldwell Banker Regional Conference
Community Service
- Petaluma People Services Center, Board of Directors, major donor/volunteer
- Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), Petaluma, CA
- TEDx Sonoma County, speaker curator, and organizer
- Norman Rockwell National Advisory Council, Stockbridge, MA
- North Bay Letterpress Arts, Board of Directors, Sebastopol, CA
- AAUW, Speaker “International Volunteer Opportunities,” Petaluma Branch
- Petaluma Woman’s Club, President-Board of Directors 2003-2018
- Petaluma Arts Center, Founder, and Member
- Cinnabar Theater, President-Board of Directors 2008-2003
- Vancouver Olympic Games 2010, Team USA Volunteer
- Heritage Homes/Petaluma Museum Association, Board of Directors
- Springhill Schools of Petaluma, Board of Directors
- Habitat For Humanity, Coffey Park Build, Santa Rosa
- Leadership Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA
- Kids First Rehabilitation Village, Delegate and Sponsor, Dong Ha, Vietnam
- Petaluma Hospice Advisory Board, Board of Directors
- Rebuilding Petaluma, Elly Boulevard, and Post Street Build
- Los Medicos Voladores - The Flying Doctors, Sonora, Mexico and Palo Alto, CA
- National Ski Patrol, Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows, CA
