Our Backgrounds
About Jeff
With an MBA and twelve years of consumer marketing experience with companies such as Colgate Palmolive, Nestle and Warner Brothers, I know what sells. Applying my marketing expertise to my work as a Realtor, I enjoyed average annual residential real estate sales in excess of $18 million during my tenure with Sotheby’s International Realty in Pasadena, CA (2001-2010). I've been a top producing broker with Windermere since 2010 with annual sales volume ranging from $20-35M. I specialize in residential real estate sales in Tacoma, University Place, Lakewood and Gig Harbor and pride myself on delivering highly personalized service, working with a limited number of clients at any given time. I take the time to make sure I understand my client’s wants and needs, providing each with a customized plan to buy or sell their home. Importantly, clients are never delegated to an assistant.
I've been buying, renovating and selling historic homes since 1993 (more than 55 and counting), and I'm passionate about the restoration of classic architecture. I am a past board member for Historic Tacoma, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Tacoma’s architectural treasures, and I served as a city commissioner for Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission for nine years. I also serve as the Immediate Past President of the Board of Trustees for the Tacoma Art Museum, and I'm on the Board of Trustees for the Pierce College Foundation. I have owned and shown American quarter horses since childhood and served as Board President for the Washington State Quarter Horse Association for a number of years. My show horse is currently in training at Summit View Ranch south of Roy, WA.
About Mark
I began my career in residential real estate sales in 2003 as an agent with Sotheby’s International Realty in Los Angeles, and I've been affiliated with Windermere since moving to Tacoma in 2010. Representing buyers and sellers primarily in Tacoma, University Place and Gig Harbor, I am committed to delivering exceptional customer service.
Prior to my career in real estate, I worked as a cancer genetic counselor for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai and USC. My counseling skills have served me well in real estate, enabling me to gently but effectively orient buyers and sellers to the increasingly complex housing market. I believe I provide my clients with invaluable guidance, helping them to prioritize their wants and needs. Approximately 70% of my business is with repeat clients or clients who have been referred to me by others.
I earned a B.A. in English from Wesleyan University and an M.S. in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College. I'm currently serving on the board of trustees for United Way of Pierce County and Vashon Center for the Arts. Past non-profit board service has included Tacoma Arts Live, the Pierce County Library Foundation and the University of Washington Tacoma.
