My approach to this work is defined by my ability to listen, care and connect. Respect, empathy, grit and smarts are assets I have sharpened as a result of my personal and professional experiences. I returned to Real Estate full time in 2016 after growing my skills in diverse fields. My glorious partner Joel and I call a little place in South Portland home (just up the road from the Dairy Queen, my first job) and enjoy endless outdoor adventures with our son Trygve (4), daughter Olina (2), and rescue pup Obi (8).
When I’m not busy helping clients reach their goals or exploring Maine with my family, I serve on the Board of Directors for Birth Roots, a local non-profit that creates community and provides incredible support to parents of newborns and toddlers. I love musicals, concerts, sports of all kinds, trying new food, exploring my family history, and indulging in the occasional British crime drama on PBS. My academic and professional life has taken me various places, from working on Capital Hill in DC, and for a Portland-based market research firm, to following a full-ride assistantship opportunity at Seton Hall University for graduate school and a Fulbright teaching fellowship in Norway. I returned to the US (and luckily Maine) after my Fulbright year to teach international relations and political science and serve as Executive Director for the Maine Model UN Program at USM for four years. I worked in Academic Advising at a Maine community college and also spent time working for a UN-based NGO in New York.
All of this, coupled with 6 years I spent in Germany as a kid in the 90s, means I have a unique perspective that values inclusivity, equity and community. No matter where I’ve gone, Maine has always been home and I’m so grateful to be able to put down roots, raise my family here, and help others find or grow their own connection to Maine.
