Don sold real estate on the North Shore of Chicago before joining the @properties management team as Managing Broker for the Evanston Office. For the last ten years he has managed that office. In 2015 he opened the Lake Geneva, WI office and recently the Wilmette (IL) office. While he sold, he offered his clients the highest level of service, insightful information about the market, and counseled them on negotiating strategies. Whether dealing with first-time homes buyers or experienced sellers, each client deserved and got his unmatched attention.Today his "clients" are the agents in his offices. Don is a huge proponent of knowing and communicating "Best Practices". Coupled with a deep understanding of technology and how it can help an agent manage his or her business, his focus is on the agents' success. He makes it his purpose to help each agent realize his or her potential, supporting each as they master the nuances of real estate and, along the way, making sure the people in his office have fun in this challenging business.Don's career before real estate was in marketing and focused on launching new consumer products. That background helped him market his listings effectively in the very competitive Evanston and Wilmette markets.He later had a career in small business consulting focused on new products, sales channels, and marketing messages. Today that experience enables him to quickly assess his agents' business needs and to identify solutions that are practical.Born in New York and a life-long Yankees, Giants and Rangers fan, he is now a 35-year resident of the North Shore (Wilmette and Evanston). He and his wife Mindy, an @agent in the Wilmette office, raised their three children here.Education and DesignationsDon is a graduate of Georgetown University (College of Arts and Sciences), the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University) and he holds a GRI-1 designation in real estate.

Mindy and I thrived in a difficult real estate market. Using analytic methods, we provided clients with the latest information and market insights to help them make the most informed decisions. Drawing on 12 years in advertising and product management, we used innovative marketing techniques (both electronic and traditional) to ensure the most effective marketing programs for our selling clients. We have beaten the market averages in each of the last 5 years.For buyers, our analysis enables them to track market trends, assign a value and make a better purchase decision.Our team ranked 2nd in the largest, most profitable real estate office on the North Shore in 2009 and among the Top 1000 Agents nationally. Since 2000, we have sold over $220 million in properties; we plan to continue to add to that total.

Elected to this position in September 2010. The Interscholastic Sailing Association (aka, "ISSA") is the governing body for high school sailing in the united States. We interact with US Sailing, Intercollegiate Sailing and other organizing authorities to promote the sport of sailing and to provide a structured environment for competition across the nation. We have over 450 high school teams in 7 distinct Districts and host four major national championship regattas each year.

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