Native to New England, Michelle graduated from Wittenberg University in Ohio. Shortly after college, she headed West ‘just for the summer’ and as so many others have done, she instantly fell in love with Santa Barbara and the California lifestyle and has never left. It was here that she began a career in retail management including the Limited Brands and culminated with leading the Santa Barbara-based national retailer Big Dog Sportswear. Through this career avenue she developed a broad based business background. Opportunity came her way and after nearly 20 years, she departed from her highly rewarding and high profile positions and turned her attention to Real Estate. This transition was natural as she was able to use her corporate background rich in sales and management to offer solid experienced-based business acumen, sharp negotiation and marketing skills and a high level of professionalism to her clients. She has enjoyed sustained success and built an impressive referral based portfolio of loyal clients.
Now, as a Santa Barbara resident for over four decades Michelle has become a well respected and successful Realtor who brings an in-depth knowledge of the area, its services, neighborhoods, schools and its people. She is a consistent top producing agent in the Santa Barbara area and has enjoyed sustained success ranking in the top 1% of agents both locally and nationwide. With over 20 years of knowledge and proven results, she is the consummate professional. Driven by her integrity and enthusiasm, she repeatedly delivers a concierge level of service. She prides herself on the relationships she builds and maintains with her clients and finds herself representing them repeatedly on their home purchases and sales. She has recently expanded her reach to represent buyers and sellers in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.
Always keeping her mind on ways to give her clients the best experience, Michelle is proud to be associated with Compass, an innovative brokerage bringing fresh ideas to the world of real estate.
Michelle is a member of the National Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, Santa Barbara Association of Realtors, California Desert Association of Realtors, and the Santa Ynez Valley Association of Realtors as well as the Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, and California Desert Multiple Listing Services.
When she is not busy selling Real Estate, Michelle spends her time in both Santa Barbara and Palm. Springs. She enjoys golf, pickelball, travel and spending time with her husband Mark and her sons Ryan and Dillon, as well as their precious Golden Retriever, Riley and the queen of their home, their cat Brooklyn.