I am a founding partner and Vice President of the Social Media Marketing Institute.  SMMI is dedicated to the further development of Social Media, both as a business tool as well as a means of enhancing relationships and engaging current and potential clients. I am a third generation real estate professional, a writer, a speaker, a social media nut and an avid community volunteer.  I am also a Broker Associate for Alain Pinel, a top Marin County real estate brokerage.

Prior to starting my real estate practice, I was the Manager of Sales Operations for the Interactive Selling Group at Siebel Systems.  Previously I was Manager of Sales Operations for start-up OnLink Technologies which was acquired by CRM market-leader Siebel Systems.  Earlier in my career, I was Pacific Regional Channel Manager for MCI WorldCom’s wireless division.  I am the publisher of Blog by the Bay, a highly regarded Marin real estate web site.   I am also the founder and author of GingerKnows, a lifestyle/advice website that doesn’t get updated as often as I would like.

I live in Larkspur, California just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.  I have a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.  In addition to my real estate background, I have worked in high tech and telecommunications in a variety of sales and marketing roles.

While I love being online, you can often find me out and about in the San Francisco Bay Area.  I am an active volunteer in my community.  I am currently working on a new non-profit project with Haute Couleur®.  Haute Couleur® was created to add a new dimension of women’s leadership to the world, promote gender equality and to empower women.

I recently served as Provisional Education Chair for the Junior League of San Francisco and as an Executive Vice President on the Board of the Kentfield Schools Foundation.  I chaired the award winning Junior League of San Francisco Home Tour, Give My Regards to Broadway in 2006 and have worked with a variety of other community organizations including Marin Family Service Agency, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, TALKline, San Francisco Symphony and many more.

When I am not speaking, selling homes, or twittering, I enjoy spending time with my family, dining, drinking great wine, throwing parties and exploring the fabulous area that I live in.