My business career began in 1962 and has taken me from the east coast to the west. I came to Northern California in 1965 following a career in the paralegal field.

In 1976, I made a career change into real estate and have worked full-time since obtaining my Broker’s License in 1979. I started my real estate career with a small company in San Rafael known as Magic Key. I soon moved to Chang-Alexander Realtors in Mill Valley. I joined the real estate firm of Scott McCall as a Licensed Real Estate Broker in 1979 and worked with the same company through numerous name changes including TRI and Prudential.

Since leaving San Francisco and the Peninsula in 1974, I have resided in almost every town in Marin County. In doing so, I have an intimate knowledge of Marin County. My background encompasses the sales and marketing of first-time buyer starter homes to multi-unit apartment buildings in Marin, San Francisco, and Sonoma Counties. I love people and have developed listening skills allowing me the ability to solve problems and help my clientele to actualize their dreams and desires.

In 1996 I was finally able to make my own dreams a reality by opening the doors of GEM Properties. I named my company after my close friend and mentor in the real estate profession, Gladys E. Mekisich, now deceased.