My Experience, Credentials, Track Record, and Awards
 

Exclusive Buyers Agent 

After graduation from Drake University with a BSBA with a major in statistics, Coles Communications, Look Magazine Division employed me as a demographer. That almost fit my childhood dream of becoming a baseball statistician. 

After five years in Des Moines, the east was beckoning me home and I joined a family retail business as President. We had four stores in Fairfield County, Connecticut specializing in home furnishing accessories and custom window treatments. After 15 years and tenfold growth, I sold my interest. After a year of traveling I decided to become a massage therapist turning my favorite hobby into my "work". Shortly afterward I came to Martha's Vineyard for a summer to practice massage and have been here ever since; 14 years. I commuted in the winter for several years maintaining a practice in Westport, Connecticut to fill the request of many of my Vineyard clients. 

I joined Martha's Vineyard Buyer Agents in 1999 as an agent. I made the decision to join MVBA primarily because of the good feelings I had about the concept of Buyer Agency; the Buyer has a right to be represented in a real estate transaction just as the seller is. Shortly thereafter, I achieved the Certified Buyer Representative (CBR) designation. Last year I obtained my Broker's license and as of January 1, 2002 I am principle broker and owner. 

I never regret the decision to become an Exclusive Buyer Agent. I truly cannot imagine practicing real estate any other way. 

I am a REALTOR® (member of National Association of Realtors), a member of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, and REBAC, The Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council, Inc. 

I was recently nominated and approved to be the Martha's Vineyard representative to the Cape Cod and Islands Association of Realtors an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. A REALTOR® is a professional in the real estate business who voluntarily subscribes to a strict Code of Ethics. 

I am active in the search for affordable housing for island residents on Martha's Vineyard through "Houses on the Move" and the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority. I have pledged to donate 1/3 of any and all commissions earned through the transfer of affordable housing. 

You will hear me repeat many times that I truly enjoy the process of finding the right home for each and every buyer. I look forward to meeting and working with you.