• 20+ Years in the Residential Design, Landscape and Building Industries
• Resident of Springfield for over 30 years
• Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Kansas State University
• Luxury Home Marketing Specialist
• Over 347 satisfied clients and growing!

"Fifteen under 15" Awarded to Fifteen Businesses with less than 15 employees for "Excellence in Business - voted on by their peers". Out of 6000+ businesses. - Springfield Business Journal

Awarded Readers Choice for "BEST REALTOR" in Springfield - Illinois Magazine

Presented the "Forty under 40" award for professionalism and success in their chosen profession from the Springfield - Business Journal

Community Service Award - Capital Area Association of REALTORS

2008 Person of The Year - Kirk & Kelm Show - WMAY 970AM

Community/Real Estate Involvement:
Vice-Chairman - Illinois Association of Realtors; Community Development Resource Working Group
Committee Member - Illinois Association of Realtors; Public Policy & Governmental Affairs Member Involvement Group
President-Elect - Illinois Chapter of Certified Residential Specialists
Past Treasurer/Secretary - Illinois Chapter of Certified Residential Specialists
Board of Directors - Friends of Sangamon Auditorium
Served on the Board of Directors - Capital Area Association of REALTORS
Past-Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee - C.A.A.R.
Charter member of the Capital Area Development Association
Project Manager for the Horizon Homes Corporation
Past-President - Sangamo Club's S.U.R.F. Club (Sangamo Roughly Under Fifty)
Past-Membership Chairman for the Sangamo Club
Member of International Rotary Chapter # 83 - Springfield, IL
Member of American Business Club - AMBUCS
Member of the Roman Cultural Society - RCS
Member of the Springfield's Chaines des Rotisseries & L' Ordre d' Mondial
Elected Alderman of Ward 9 for the City of Springfield (2007-2011)

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Q  Upon completion this year, what will be the tallest residential building south of New York and east of Chicago? A  Located in Biscayne Bay, Florida, the $120 million, 51-floor luxury condominium will be called The Santa Maria. See More Real Estate Trivia >

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