Don sold real estate on the North Shore of Chicago before joining the @properties management team as Managing Broker for the Evanston Office. For the last ten years, he has managed that office; in 2015 he opened the Lake Geneva, WI office and recently the Wilmette (IL) office. While he sold, he offered his clients the highest level of service, insightful information about the market, and absolute confidentiality. Whether dealing with first-time homes buyers or experienced sellers, each client deserved and got unmatched attention. Today his "clients" are the agentsin his offices. Don is a huge proponent of learning, knowing, and communicating "Best Practices", and of understanding technology and how it can help a broker manage his or her business. He focuses on helping each agent realize his or her potential, helping each master the nuances of real estate sales, and helping the people in his office have fun in this challenging business.
Don's Background
Don's career before real estate was in marketing - launching new products for companies such as KRAFT, SC JOHNSON, and FRITO-LAY. That background helped him market his listings effectively in the very competitive Evanston and Wilmette markets.
He also has extensive online/website experience: His online marketing campaigns had very high response rates as he led his company's entry into online sales for credit monitoring membership programs. He also led the launch of a Chicago-based consumer eCommerce website. Don leveraged this experience and practical knowledge in his real estate business.
At the same time, he had a busy career in small business consulting. He focused on new products, sales channels, and marketing messages. Today that experience enables him to quickly assess his brokers' business issues and to identify solutions that are practical.
Born in New York and a life-long Yankees, Giants, and Rangers fan, he is now a 30-year resident of the North Shore (Wilmette and Evanston). He and his wife Mindy, an @agent in the Wilmette office, raised their three children here. (Word has it, he has come to enjoy Cubs and Blackhawks games!)
Education and Designations
Don is a graduate of Georgetown University (College of Arts and Sciences), the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University) and he holds a GRI-1 designation in real estate.
Local Area Involvement
Don has been an active volunteer in the community and Midwest region for over 20 years. Beginning in 2002 he was the team leader for the New Trier High School Sailing Team, one of the most successful sports teams at the high school.
From 2003 to 2010 Don served as President of the Midwest High School Sailing Association, an elected position he held for over 8 years. During that time, he also served as Secretary for the Board of Directors of the national governing body for high school sailing in the US, the Interscholastic Sailing Association (www.highschoolsailingusa.org). He represented the Midwest region on the Board. In September 2010 he was elected by the Board of Directors to be President of ISSA.
