I started my real estate career in London in the late 1980s in commercial investment with Knight Frank, the UK's premiere real estate agency with wide international reach, then moving into residential property management for a private investor in Mayfair, London.

I moved into sales on the Algarve in Portugal, selling my first luxury villa in 1989 on the prestigious Quinta do Lago golf resort, home of many European Championships and The Ryder Cup.

On returning to London, I ran sales and marketing for a short stay apartment company owning buildings in Kensington and Chelsea before starting my own short stay marketing agency, think Air B&B before the Internet.

I have been a South Bay resident since 1994 when I moved here after marrying my engineer husband.  I spent some years helping him with the funding of his tech startups as well as helping real estate teams with their marketing needs and volunteering my time to non-profits to help with their fundraising.

I currently lead the Western United States for a 1,000 year old International charity, Sovereign Order of St. John where the regional chapters raise funds for capital projects for charities in their community.

When I made the decision to return to real estate sales, I spent a considerable amount of time researching local brokerages before choosing Christie's International Real Estate Sereno.  All agents regularly attend trainings to keep us up to date on the most recent regulations in the industry to best serve our clients with professionalism and ensure transactions run smoothly in a collaborative environment.

In addition, the company speaks to my community spirit with agents donating a portion of their income to their charitable foundation, 1% for Good which donates money to local charities.