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Who We Are
Our professional experience as REALTORS® and related positions and activities are important in your selection of a professional to help you with your real estate needs. Please click here to view a summary of our personal backgrounds and qualifications.
But we believe that who we are, what we care about, and what we do to contribute to the communities where we live and work, is as important as our professional credentials and the positions we have held. It is the basis of our motivations as REALTORS® and why we are committed to providing the type and quality of service we do.
We and our family including one of our daughters, her husband and three wonderful young grandsons, live in one of the several attractive and growing communities in the Salt Lake Valley. We know from experience, the importance of loving homes and stable communities in building mature individuals, strong families, and leaders.
That was the case for us in raising our two daughters. And nothing matters more to us now than our grandsons' future and the quality of life in the communities where their future and that of other children will be formed and nurtured.
So in addition to being full-time professional REALTORS®, we also are involved in other key areas of our community. For Karen that means being very active on the Board of a major public service agency. For Cecil that means involvement in the university education of many of today's young leaders.
We are committed to contributing to the stability and tranquility of life for everyone in the rapidly growing communities throughout the Wasatch Valley. And that's why we especially want to help:
our friends, neighbors, and others in the Wasatch Valley find homes to meet the needs of their growing and maturing families ...
others who want or need to relocate or to move into these growing communities, and need help in finding homes that meet their needs and their hopes... …
those who are starting or expanding their business and are looking for great commercial locations to better serve their communities in this new millennium ...
We know and understand
what it takes for a new family to buy their first house and turn it into a happy home ...
that growing and maturing families need larger houses ... and
that changes in housing are needed as family circumstances and requirements change such as when your family starts their own family ...
We have experienced all of that... so let use help you...
sell your current house...and/or
buy another house for your family...or
secure a place for your new or expanding business
We will give you our written pledge of satisfaction -- and we take our pledge very seriously.
Professional Qualifications and Experience
Karen
Licensed REALTOR® with Century 21® Elite in Salt Lake City, Utah, handling residential properties and land for a wide range of in-state and out-of-state clients.
Particularly successful with unusual properties calling for identifying, profiling, and marketing to select buyers.
Keen instincts for what attracts attention of prospective buyers, and sense for the concerns, interests, objectives, and constraints, frequently faced by both sellers and buyers.
Knows how to deal effectively with other REALTORS® to bring about a successful and timely result with a minimum of confusion and anxiety.
Real estate marketing expertise and effectiveness enhanced by over 20 years of executive level experience in K-12 independent schools, university, and private industry, specializing in fund raising and related marketing.
Former Director of Development, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia:
Planned and managed implementation of the Institute's development and marketing strategy
Managed development and dissemination of Institute's informative marketing materials
Developed the criteria and initiated contacts for expanding the Board of Trustees
Extensive experience in development and institutional advancement and marketing:
Managed multi-million dollar fund-raising campaigns and overseeing professional development of staff and volunteers
Implemented all marketing strategy and key initial efforts to identify and approach major funding sources
Present and past professional memberships, relationships, and activities include:
Member, Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®
National Association of REALTORS®
Member, Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service
Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, serving as Chair, Fund Development Committee, 1999 Outstanding Board Member
Chaired Utah Newcomers' support for the 1999 National Figure Skating competition
Member, Capital Speakers of Washington DC
Made numerous presentations at professional conferences and other public events
Member, Planned Giving Study Group of Greater Washington
Associate, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Lived, worked, and traveled extensively abroad
In addition to her long-term commitment to and involvement in community support services and activities, Karen loves gourmet cooking and presentation, and is an avid skier and fan of competitive ice-skating.
Cecil
Licensed REALTOR® with Century 21® Elite in Salt Lake City, Utah, handling residential, commercial, business properties and land, for a wide range of in-state and out-of-state clients.
Real estate knowledge, expertise, and effectiveness, enhanced by more than 30 years of senior executive experience in: National and international private industry
Federal government
Faculty member in several leading universities; currently faculty member MBA Global Management Program at the University of Phoenix (Salt Lake City)conducting courses in international managerial economics and global considerations
Appointed in 1991 by President Bush as Director, Export Import Bank of the United States:
Chaired Loan Committee
Played key role in decisions involving billions of dollars in U.S. exports of products, systems, and services, including large-scale commercial hotel and other multi-million dollar real estate related projects.
Managing Director, Cygnus Corporation, involved in major commercial development and investment projects throughout the world.
Assistant to the president, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, residing in the Middle East for 7 years as Managing Director of operations and international business development.
Senior Advisor to the White House and U.S. government domestic and international agencies.
Senior official, U.S. Federal Energy Administration and U.S. Department of Energy.
Assistant and Associate Professor of economics, University of Hawaii and California State University at Fullerton, California.
Undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Present and past professional memberships, relationships, and activities include:
Member, Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®
Member, National Association of REALTORS®
Member, Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service
Member, American Economics Association
Trustee, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Trustee, New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire, Sussex England
Member, Global Advisory Council, Thunderbird (American Graduate School of International Management) Phoenix, Arizona
Avocations include architecture, interior design, astronomy, musician, recording artist, published songwriter/composer (Back) |
