I was born in New Jersey, but Sarasota has been home since 1976 — which means I’ve spent nearly fifty years getting to know every corner of this community. When people ask me about a neighborhood, I’m not reading off a spec sheet. I watched most of these places get built.
My real estate career started before I even had a license. My husband was a homebuilder, and I began decorating his model homes — learning the craft of how a well-designed space makes people fall in love with a property. That led me to get my real estate license, and eventually my Certified Building Contractor’s license. By the time I was selling homes professionally, I had already lived inside every stage of the process: design, construction, and sale.
That background gives me an end-to-end understanding of property that most agents simply don’t have. I can walk through a home with you and talk about construction quality, layout tradeoffs, what’s worth the price, and what isn’t.
I work with buyers, sellers, and investors throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties, including Lakewood Ranch, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, and surrounding communities. My specialties are luxury homes, new construction, and relocation. A large part of my business comes from repeat clients and referrals — people who came back, and people they sent my way — which I take as the truest measure of the job.
I lead the West Coast Collective at Compass, a team with combined sales over $450 million. RealTrends has ranked my team in the top 1.5% of realtors nationwide.
Outside of work, I’m married to David Merrill, former mayor of Sarasota, and we have three children. Life here is full.
In the garden, I tend over 80 rose bushes — it’s meditative in a way that nothing else quite is. Creatively, I’ll try just about any art form I can get my hands on; fused glass is a current favorite, but the real answer is that if it involves making something, I’m in. I love to entertain — there is nothing better than a house full of people. I read constantly. And recently I discovered mahjong, which I will warn you I am completely addicted to.