Camille Duvall is adding a new title to her long list of credentials. The\u00a0real estate professional, former broadcast journalist, and five-time World Champion water skier is now the\u00a0VP\u00a0and Managing Broker of Sierra Sotheby\u2019s International Realty’s Truckee, Tahoe City and Squaw Valley, Calif. offices.<\/p>\n
The 30-year New York resident is a longtime fan of the Tahoe region. She has been visiting consistently for several years and even purchased a home in Truckee in 2016. She was already drawn to the natural beauty of the region, so when a position opened up with Sierra Sotheby\u2019s International Realty, making the leap felt natural.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was ready for a life change,\u201d said Duvall. \u201cSotheby\u2019s International Realty is such a well-respected international brand with a powerful marketing platform and an impressive network of associates. I\u2019m excited to work alongside this team of professionals and to play a role in launching a new suite of technology. All the pieces just fell into place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Duvall was most recently the director of sales at Warburg Realty, a firm that has been at the forefront of New York real estate for more than a century. There,\u00a0she quickly proved her acumen in negotiating and closing major transactions. Within a year of starting in the business, she earned a \u201cDeal of the Year\u201d Award from the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY).<\/p>\n
In 2015, after a decade as a top broker at Warburg, Duvall was appointed sales director for the firm\u2019s new office in the Flatiron District. A year later, she was named one of the three new inductees to the ethics committee of REBNY, and joined the executive board of New York Residential Specialists (NYRS).<\/p>\n
\u201cCamille brings her significant real estate sales and management experience along with an understanding as to how we translate that experience into real world advantages for our company,\u201d said\u00a0Peter Strand, president of Sierra Sotheby\u2019s International Realty.\u00a0\u201cI look forward to working with Camille as we continually seek to create a greater level of success and satisfaction for our sales associates, ultimately impacting all of our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n
Duvall says the experience of being a broker in Manhattan for 15 years has helped make her a more empathetic and understanding manager. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the trenches. I\u2019ve been in their position. There\u2019s a big difference between Manhattan and Truckee, but the basic tenants of brokerage are the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the differences Duvall is especially excited about is the area\u2019s abundance of outdoor recreation and the active lifestyle it affords. \u201cIn New York, at the end of the day, people say \u2018let\u2019s grab drinks.\u2019 Here you\u2019re more likely to hit the slopes or go for a ride. The outdoor play aspect was such a huge attraction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Duvall plans to take full advantage of all the area has to offer, including rock climbing, cycling and skiing. While she\u2019s learning to alpine and Nordic ski this winter, she\u2019s most looking forward to hitting the lake come summer.<\/p>\n
Prior to her career in real estate, Duvall was a professional water skier, earning five World Champion titles, a No. 1 international ranking for 10 years, and an induction to the Water Ski Hall of Fame, which led to her being named one of the \u201c100 Greatest Athletes of the Century\u201d by Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n