"I feel very fortunate to live in an area surrounded by such natural beauty & resources, recreation & historical significance. I absolutely love the wonderful communities in the Sierra Foothills and being able to help others have the same opportunity to live, work and play in paradise".
An Auburn California resident since 1988, Leslie has worked in the Real Estate field for a total of 30 years: including 8 years in Residential Mortgage Banking, and a total of 22 years in Real Estate… which include 18 years as a licensed Realtor® with Windermere Signature Properties (formerly Lyon Real Estate). She earned the designation Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) from the National Association of Realtors. In between her mortgage and real estate years, Leslie's focus was in geriatrics as the business manager of a skilled nursing facility and as a licensed administrator/owner of a residential care home for the elderly. She was also a co-owner of a local organizationguiding and assisting seniors and their families to services, resources and housing options.
Married 50 years to her sweetheart Steve, they have 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. Her interests include travel & camping, scuba diving, hiking & kayaking and learning about other cultures. She is passionate in her love for animals: their welfare & rights, including marine life; for protecting & preserving the oceans and our planet. Leslie is a volunteer feeder for a number of local homeless cat colonies, and she supports a number of vital non-profit local organizations, including yet not limited to: Auburn Interfaith Food Closet www.AuburnFoodCloset.org, Gold Country Wildlife Rescue www.GoldCountryWildLifeRescue.org , neonatal feline rescue Kitten Central of Placer County www.KittenCentralofPlacerCounty.org and Fieldhaven Feline Center www.Fieldhaven.com.