Since 2005, Stephanie’s multi-faceted real estate experience includes real estate property management, residential and commercial brokerage, and business management. This diverse background has led to the specialized and complex niche of Section 15 deconversion sales, which is her primary focus today. With expertise in underwriting, due diligence, structured financing, and equity partnership, she has secured numerous condo deconversions in Chicago. Most importantly, she is community liaison acting as an advocate for both buyers and sellers in a transaction, fluently outlining the many mutual benefits of deconversion to all parties. In 2021 Stephanie was awarded #1 Residential Broker for her office in Barrington, as well as the Most Notable Sales award, exceeding $28M in Sales. In June of 2022 she was awarded REAL Trends Best Real Estate Agent in Illinois, and was ranked in Tom Ferry & REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals. Those ranked are among the top 1.5% of 1.6 million real estate professionals in the United States. She is alumni from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, active in the Northern Illinois Commercial Association of Realtors, and a member of the Women’s Council of Realtors. She has a broad understanding and appreciation of our world – and values the importance of culture, having spent time traveling in Asia, South America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. She is a volunteer who has traveled four times to Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India – serving as a mentor and friend to a children's leadership academy. Her well rounded life experiences and appreciation for people offer a unique understanding and ability both socially and professionally.