My background is in clinical research — I spent years studying how diet can treat epilepsy in children, first at UF, then at Harvard in public health. I loved the work. I also realized I needed something different. Two things can be true at once. A family member nudged me toward real estate, I jumped in, and I've never looked back. People always say "wow, that's such a change." And it is. But I think part of it comes from growing up with a somewhat disconnected sense of home — so there's something that makes sense about the fact that I get real joy helping people find one.
When someone comes to me with a budget and a list, I say great — and then I ask about their life. What does a Tuesday feel like for you? What do you need to feel like yourself in a place? The three-bedroom, two-bath comes after that. I spent years in research learning that the best answers come from the right questions. That didn't leave me when I got my license.
I moved here in October 2019 from Boston — I wanted the culture and walkability of a real city, but room to breathe. I started in West Asheville, where I could open my front door and run to the river or walk to coffee without a plan. Then South Asheville, then East Asheville. I've lived it from the inside. I know what each part of this city feels like, not just what it looks like on a map. I still pinch myself when I'm pulling out of a parking lot and the Blue Ridge is right there behind the buildings. Every season it hits differently. I don't want that feeling to go away, and it hasn't yet.
I'm an early riser with a routine I love. Morning run in the RAD or Bent Creek, a cortado from Rowan or the Summit truck, then work. Evenings are volleyball — I play multiple leagues at Highland Brewing and with Asheville Hoppers, and it's become one of the best things about my life here. I would have laughed in your face five years ago if you'd told me I'd be on a semi-competitive sand volleyball team. The community it's given me is real. Wesley, my Springer Spaniel, has walked every street in West, South, and East Asheville with me. He's a good judge of a neighborhood.
Buying, selling, referring a client, or just curious about the market — I read every message myself.
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