Getting here:

My migration back to the mainland was fueled by the notion that my three children should have the opportunity to experience traditional activities that island-life rarely afforded. So, spinning the globe before the start of the 1996 school year, Long Island, NY and Vermont were the options. As soon as the plane landed in Burlington, there was no doubt in my mind that “green acres” was the life for me!

That fall, my son, Blake, entered third grade, and my daughter, Quincey, started first grade at Stowe Elementary School . Nina, born in St. Lucia, is now a third grader, enjoying the same teacher that Blake (now grade 10) and Quincey (now grade 8) both had. Our activities to date have ranged from Little League and ballet lessons, to ski racing, snowboarding, basketball and soccer, plus school musicals, chorus, and band. Stowe also has an amazing new indoor pool facility, The Swimming Hole, where Quincey trains and competes with the Stowe Swimmers, and where I teach springboard diving (I was a nationally-ranked collegiate diver and had not set foot on a board in 17 years!). We live on a country-like three acres only a mile from Stowe Village, and we can cross-country ski from our backyard. Our three “green acres” include a barn/art studio that houses four chickens and Roxy the Rabbit; the artist is my partner, Sebastian Sweatman.

After seven years, we have become altogether winterized. I used to look quizzically at the early season skiers and riders wondering why they couldn’t wait for the lifts to open…but this year, with a little persuasion from my mate, I made the trek in two feet of snow up Mt. Mansfield, all for a thrilling 15 minute sled to the base.

More work history:

My only diversion from real estate was a turn as Associate Director of Admissions at New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier. After three years at NECI, I missed being a daily part of the community in Stowe, and decided that a return to my real estate roots was the right choice. I worked from 1999 as a sales agent with McKee Real Estate, and this year, I opened my own firm so that I could put my creative energy and management skills to work. This marks my thirteenth year as a REALTOR, and after three years on the Board of Directors, I am very proud to be serving the Lamoille Area Board of Realtors as President in 2004.

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