I hold two degrees, one in Spanish/Teaching and the other in Natural Resource Economics. After college I worked summers for the National Park Service and winters teaching high school Spanish. When I started raising my family, I took salaried and contracted positions with various non-profit groups, mostly natural resource related or ones where Spanish speaking was required. I took some accounting classes and was soon developing and managing financial systems for various non-profits.  In 2001, after 15 years of working for non-profit groups as an accountant, and managing property, I decided to obtain my real estate license.

 I delightfully discovered that real estate sales  ideally combined my work skills,  life skills and education and wow! the number and diversity of people I can help . . . I am a very social person, who happens to be good with numbers. I found that the marketing, pricing and negotiating aspects of real estate came naturally to me. I have even been able to speak Spanish to conduct a number of transactions.   

Now my grown children, who each launched at age 18,  are working AND going to college. Each of them have negotiated a number of rental leases on their own behalf and for their roommates, with minimal advice from Mom.  I couldn't be more delighted and proud!