As a native San Franciscan, Valerie feels blessed not only to be born in San Francisco, but to be a hot air balloon ride away from the aromas and bouquets of the Wine Country.

From SOMA to Sonoma, from NOPA to Napa, Valerie moved her experienced and knowledgeable real estate career in San Francisco north to Sonoma.

Valerie continues to source the real estate market both on and off the MLS to offer the most comprehensive home sales and real estate purchase assistance.

She began her real estate career 13 years ago and aimed high, working with TRI Coldwell Banker and Pacific Union International Christie's Great Estates. Today she feels she has reached the brokerage house that is of the finest quality and highest level of integrity, Sotheby's International Realty.

Valerie is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. A screenwriting major and business/law minor, Valerie remained in Los Angeles for well over a decade, putting both designations to work in the television industry for Capital Cities/ABC, CBS, Tri Star Entertainment and New World Pictures.

At the age of 24, she was a majordomo for a world-renowned celebrity at his luxury estates in Bel Air, Malibu and Manhattan. This relationship introduced her to her love of exceptional real estate.

Valerie enjoys writing, cycling, learning how to drink wine from her friends in the Valley and up to Clearlake, time with family, and her most treasured posession, her Boston Terrier, Isabella Rossellini.