I've been selling real estate in Western Massachusetts for the last seven years.  I earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 1996 from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FLA and a Master's degree in Anthropology from California State Univeresity, Hayward (now East Bay) in Hayward, CA.  After working for three years throughout the United States on various archaeological projects, I started my real estate career.  However, my start in real estate was not in sales.  While working on an archaeological project in New Orleans, LA a friend from high school got me a job doing disaster relief home inspections for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Although the pay was good, it was not consistent as the President of the United States needed to declare a particular area a disaster before FEMA could step in.  So after moving back to Massachusetts in 2002, I took the classes and passed the test to get my real estate sales license.  Later I took and passed the broker's license exam.  I have also taken the time to learn as much about the real estate sales industry as possible and have earned the presitigious Certified Residential Specialist designation, the Certified Buyer's Agent designation, the Certified New Homes Specialist designation, the Loss Mitigation Certification, and the National Association of REALTORS® Green designation.