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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

AUGUST 25, 2017

A section of the Hollister Free Lance

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EYE-OPENER Patrick Ellis, executive

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director at Chamberlain’s Children Center discovered his passion for working with kids in his 20s.

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Tools to thrive Patrick Ellis helps the kids who need it most

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atrick Ellis was at a crossroads, his future hanging in the balance. Having been expelled from San Benito High School and San Andreas Continuation School, Ellis ended up at Pinnacle Court Community School during his sophomore year. Ellis, who is the executive director of the Chamberlain’s Children Center, says being at Pinnacle was pretty much his last chance to turn things around.

Fortunately for the 37-year-old Ellis, he had some quality educators wanting to making a difference in his troubled life.

The most impactful person in Ellis’ life, Kip Ward, who was a teacher at Pinnacle, took Ellis under his wing. Through dozens of conversations, Ward showed that he truly cared about Ellis and what he was going through. ➝ 6

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CRITICAL ACCLAIM Chamberlain’s Children Center uses a unique approach to empower at-risk children.

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“When I first met Kip, he took the time to listen and work through some of the issues I was going through,” says Ellis. “He was always there for me, and showed up with a consistent and positive attitude about how things worked.

I had never met a teacher quite like him before—someone who was so relatable and seemed to understand what is going on in students’ lives. Within a short amount of time, I was able to feel motivated to do well and began to feel better about myself and my past.”

As a result, Ellis wound up returning to and graduating from San Andreas in 1998. Ellis also credited then-Pinnacle Principal Tim Foley and teacher Frank Perez for building positive relationships with him, an impact that still reverberates today.

“Those three people made a huge difference for me,” Ellis says.

“They were able to show me how powerful relationships can be to help a child pull out of a spiral.

They helped me to have hope and realize my potential—something I was really needing at the time.”

So perhaps one shouldn’t be surprised that Ellis wound up being the executive director at Chamberlain’s Children Center, a renowned and critically acclaimed organization, which uses a holistic approach to empower at-risk children to move forward in their lives and develop skills that lean them toward self-sufficiency.

A state licensed and nationally accredited facility, Chamberlain’s Children Center uses therapy, case management, schooling and residential treatment to give kids and teens all the tools they need to eventually become independent and thrive. Even though Ellis didn’t go through Chamberlain’s, his situation as a teenager isn’t that much different than many of the kids and teens who are staying at Chamberlain’s today.

That is why Ellis is so passionate about what Chamberlain’s Children Center represents and the impact they have made, in Hollister and beyond. Chamberlain’s receives and takes in a number of children referrals from social service agencies in San

Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Joaquin counties.

“Chamberlain’s has long stood for promoting positive relationships for children who need it the most,” he says. “We’re working with one of the most vulnerable population in the country, and in each troubled child’s life the one common thing in them building resiliency is they’ve had positive mentors and role models and trusting individuals in their lives. That has long been a focus of what Chamberlain’s stands for.”

With the exception of a brief stint in Southern California, Ellis has worked at Chamberlain’s since he was 20, starting as a child work trainee.

“I worked with youth and was absolutely blown away that I was getting paid to build relationships with kids,” he says. “It was really an eye opening experience for me, and helped me realize what I wanted to do for a living and the passion I had for the community. It was about giving back to kids who need much more than what the community can typically offer them.”

After a couple of years at his initial position, Ellis was promoted to after school program coordinator before being named the program coordinator. When former executive director Robert Freiri left for a job in San Mateo near the end of 2016, Ellis was named the interim executive director. He served in that role before the interim tag was removed in the first week of April.

What makes Chamberlain’s unique and effective, Ellis says, is that it’s not uncommon for employees to spend time off the clock to attend key milestone moments of the children they’ve mentored or worked with.

“In one instance, we had children who were interested in learning more about faith,” he says. “A few of them decided to get baptized, and so we sent out a mailer to all the staff letting them know it was happening. We had a large number show up on their own time, just like a parent would. It’s about building trust and relationships, and proving to kids that adults can be trusted and there are many good people in this world who care about them.”

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FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE Mirage, a tribute band to Fleetwood Mac will take center stage as part of the Hollister Concerts at the Pepper Tree Ranch. There will be an opening act by The Petty Breakers, a Tribute to Tom Petty. The concert will be held on Saturday, August 26 from 6-9pm. Tickets are $25 at tinyurl. com/ycbhf26x. For more information on this concert and upcoming shows, visit hollisterconcerts.com.

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MARIACHI LOS TORITOS Youth members of the Mariachi Academy in Gilroy will be holding a special performance to celebrate culture. J Mariachi Los Toritos invites the community for a free performance to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. The performance will be at the Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. on Tuesday, Sept.12 from 7-8pm. For more information, contact 408.779.3196 or friendsmhlibrary.org.

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The fourth Annual Pullin’ for a Cure Benefit Truck Pull returns for a night of rough and tough fun. Proceeds from this event are being donated to Relay for Life, The Casillas-Garner Family and Friends Relay for Life Team. The family-fun event will have food available for purchase, “big ticket” raffle prizes, and much more to keep the whole family entertained. Bring your own chairs as limited hay bale and truck access seating spots are available. Tickets for adults are $10 and kids are $5. The Truck Pull will be Saturday, Aug. 26 from 3-8pm at 3384 Santa Ana Valley Road.

California Admission Day is celebrated each year to commemorate the anniversary of the 1850 admission of California into the Union as the 31st state. The Native Daughters of the American Golden West will celebrate California being admitted to the Union as part of the Compromise of 1850 as a free state after being ceded to the United States by Mexico at the end of the Mexican–American War in 1848. This local celebration will be held at the Native Daughters Adobe building, 203 Fourth St. on Saturday, Sept. 9. Cost is $10 and take out is available.

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VEGAS NIGHTS San Benito Stage Company is hosting a Casino fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 26.

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he stage at the Granada Theater in Hollister will be using a different kind of scenery this weekend. San Benito Stage Company (SBSC) will be hosting its first Casino Night fundraiser this Saturday, Aug. 26th. Proceeds from the event will go toward providing quality shows for future productions, acting and audition workshops,

scholarship funds and the improvement of stage equipment and facilities. The SBSC board is putting on the event with hopes for it to be an annual event, but wants to see how well this year’s event does.

Board member and Casino Night organizer Derek Barnes said, “We are hoping the community of Hollister will support us and visit our tiny theater to see what we do.”

Guests can expect to see the stage

floor turned into a casino. The casino theme will be carried out throughout the theater, complete with a no-host bar, appetizers and a dance number choreographed by board member and owner of Flying Colors Dance and Fitness, Amy Redmond Waran.

The Casino Night is from 6-10pm on Saturday, Aug. 26 at The Granada Theater at 336 Fifth Street in Hollister.

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Tickets for this 21 and older event are $35, providing guests with $350 worth of starting chips and a chance for prizes (drinks and raffle tickets are not included).

Only 150 tickets are available and can be purchased at the door, or online at brownpapertickets. com. For more information, visit sanbenitostage.org, facebook.com/ sanbenitostagecompany, or call 831.636.0122.

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NOCHE DE MUSICA

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Hollister Dual Language Academy Parents Club invites the 21 and over community to join their fifth annual Una Noche de Música (A Night of Music).

They will have a music, dinner, local wine and cold beer for purchase, a photo booth, and more. Start your evening with happy hour from 5-6pm with halfoff drink and live music from The Chicano Allstars Band at 6:30pm. Tickets are $30 each if purchased in advance and $40 each if purchased at the door. The benefit night will be held on Saturday, September 9 from 5-10pm at Bolado Park Event Center, 9000 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos.

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HOLLISTER TIS THE SEASON San Benito Oriana Chorale will be starting rehearsals for the Christmas season on Monday, Aug. 28 at Christ Fellowship Church

(formerly First Presbyterian). All who love to sing are welcome and there are no auditions. Rehearsals are from 7:15-9:30pm at 2066 San Benito Street. For more information, call 831.637.2848.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA BANANA SPLIT DAY I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. The Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a celebration of National Banana Split Day. Everyone is invited to meet the Chamber at Margot’s Ice Cream Parlor, 211 3rd Street in San Juan Bautista, to enjoy ice cream galore.

The celebration will be on Friday, August 25 from 2-3pm at 211 Third St.

SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK Take advantage of the Santa Cruz Beach

Boardwalk’s Free Friday Night Bands on the Beach featuring top 40 bands from the late ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s. This week on Friday, August 25 they will bring on the legendary Smash Mouth.

They rocked the United States for years with songs like “Walkin’ on the Sun,”. Rock out like the old days with two FREE shows at 6:30pm and 8:30pm at the Boardwalk’s beach bandstand. 400 Beach Street.

DAHLIA CENTRAL It will be dahlias galore at the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society Annual Show this year. Enjoy hundreds of spectacular dahlia varieties, from single stem and multi-bloom displays to seedlings and hot new introductions.

Enjoy classes and demos on making

CASINO NIGHT

San Benito Stage Company invites the community to a night filled with Las Vegas fun. Money raised from the Casino Night fundraiser will support community theater events and encourage the growth of the organization’s offerings. The Sin City inspired night will be held on Saturday, August 26 starting at 6pm at Granada Theatre in Morgan Hill. Tickets are $15 a person and people ages 21+ can purchase tickets at tinyurl.com/y8fqgqhj.

flowing arrangements to the perfect growing techniques. The show will be held from August 26-27 at 11am at the Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street in Santa Cruz.

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MORGAN HILL WOMEN'S WEEK This Friday Night Music series is dedicated to all the women of Morgan Hill. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy

The Knights of Columbus invites the community to join in on their Inaugural Golf Tournament. Registration at 11am and Tee Off is at 12pm. The tournament will be held on Saturday, September 9 at the Gilroy Municipal Golf Course, 2695 Hecker Pass. Tournament will be followed by a BBQ Dinner for participants and their guests. Single players are $80, for registration and further information visit, kofc2469.org/golf or call 408.710.1773.

free music by The Hitmen, who will play a fusion of funk, soul, disco and Latin. Boogie the night away with the women of Morgan Hill. The event is free, concessions, beer and wine will be available for purchase.

Women’s Week edition of Friday Night Music will be happening on Friday, August 25 at 6pm at the Downtown Amphitheater, 17000 Monterey Road.

BREATHING FOR RELAXATION The Art of Living invites the community to come and learn effective techniques to relax, rejuvenate, eliminate toxins from body and effortlessly transitions towards a much healthier lifestyle through its course: The Happiness Program. The course will largely focus on teaching Sudharshan

Kriya, a breathing technique used all over the world. The course will run from September 1-3 from 6:30-9:30pm on weekdays and 10am-2pm on weekends and will be held at Machado School, 15130 Sycamore Drive, Morgan Hill. To register, visit bit.ly/2x6Kzfc.

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BY DATE HARVEST HEROS Harvest for Heroes returns for the annual benefit for the Veterans Program at One Step Closer Therapeutic Riding. They will be joined by keynote speaker Major Scott Huesing of the U.S. Marines Echo Company. There will be a silent auction, dinner, dancing and live music by the Country Cougars. ➝ 12

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MARTIAL ARTS As children return to school this Fall, many parents are looking to get them involved in programs full of fun and learning. Michael Shaman will be holding young Tai Chi and Kung Fu classes at his martial arts studio, QI Dojo IX. For registration, contact them at 408.337.1550 or taichi@ michaelshaman.com. His training school is located at 7387 Monterey Street. Visit michaelshaman.com for schedules and more information.

WINTER VEGGIES There are so many types of vegetables you can grow in fall and winter after your tomatoes are gone. Leafy greens, root vegetables, broccoli and other cool season crops will be covered.

The Gilroy Library invites the local community to come learn how to grow them successfully and enjoy fresh salads all year. The course will be presented by UCCE Master Gardener Joan Cloutier. The class will be on Wednesday, August 30 at 7pm at 50 W. Sixth St, Gilroy.

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11 BIGGER CHOPS Join Ernie Reyes’ West Coast World Martial Arts as they celebrate their grand re-opening. They are moving to a larger space and are inviting the local community to join in the celebration.

They will have raffle prizes, free food and beverages, DJ Frank Morales will be playing and their students will be doing demonstrations. The re-opening celebration will be held on Saturday, September 2 from Noon-4pm at 15650 Vineyard Blvd in Morgan Hill.

WINE AND FOOD GALORE

Gabilan Chapter Kinship Center invites the community to its 61st Annual Wine & Food Tasting with more than 25 wineries and more than 25 local restaurants serving fine wine and gourmet food.

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The benefit will be held on Saturday, August 26 from 4-9pm at Villa Mira Monte, 17860 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. Tickets begin at $40.

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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY The Friends of the San Benito County Free Library invites the community to join its monthly board meeting.

This meeting is an opportunity to learn about the work the board is doing including library outreach and programs. The meeting will be held on Monday, August 28 from 5pm at San Benito County Library in the Barbara Room, 470 Fifth St,

Hollister. For more information, call 831.205.1373.

PEN YOGA BookSmart will host Nancy Domnauer as she teaches Zentangle, or what she calls yoga with a pen. Students will focus and unwind as they draw simple, structured patterns that combine to make a finished work of art. No artistic experience required for the introduction to Zentangle Class on Friday, September 1 at 10 am at 1295 East Dunne Ave. Suite 120, Morgan Hill. The class will be $45, material fees are included.

To register, call BookSmart at 408.778.6467.

ROMAN DRAMA The legendary Broadway musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will be hitting the stage at Pintello Comedy Theater. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, this wild comedy musical tells the coarse story of a slave named Pseudolus attempting to gain his freedom by helping his master win over the girl next door.

Catch the play while it’s in town on Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm from September 1 through 23 at Pintello Comedy Theater, 8191 Swanston Lane, Gilroy. For tickets and more information, visit pintellocomedy.com.

OUTGOING TIDE A Chesapeake Bay family is faced with uncertainty after the father suggests an unorthodox plan to secure his family’s future in the comedic drama, The Outgoing Tide. The play has received raving reviews from notable publications throughout the United States.

Tackling the subject of Alzheimer’s, this piece directed by Kevin Heath is filled with dark humor and powerful emotion. The Outgoing Tide will be at Limelight Actors Theater in Gilroy on September 1 through the 23 at 8pm with matinees at 2pm on September 10 and 17 at 7341 Monterey St, Gilroy.

For tickets and more information, visit limelightactorstheater.com or call 408.472.3292.

AMAH MUTSUN Come celebrate traditional culture with people of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.

The free Chitactac Family Day will have activities for children and

food available for purchase. The event will be held on Saturday, September 9 from 10am-2pm at Chitactac Adams Heritage County Park, 10001 Watsonville Road, Gilroy.

CITYWIDE SALES Give your stuff a second chance and help the community and the environment by participating in the 15th Annual Second Chance Week events. Help the community and the environment by keeping unwanted items out of the landfill. It all starts with the Gilroy Citywide Garage Sale on September 9-10. The Deadline to apply is Friday, September 1. This is followed by a full week of events designed to repurpose unwanted stuff. It ends with the Morgan Hill Citywide Garage Sale from September 16-17. Deadline to apply is Friday, September 8. Visit secondchanceweek.com for complete details and an application.

SUPPORT GROUP The local Parkinson's Support Group invites the local community to come learn and have a group discussion about Parkinson’s Disease. The Support Group meets every second Monday at noon at the Recreation Room at Village Green (now Merrill Gardens) on 7600 Isabella Way, Gilroy. The next meeting will be held on Monday, September 11. For more information, visit parkinsons.stanford.edu or contact Judy Livingston at 408.607.8254.

HARVEST MOON GALA Saint Louise Regional Hospital Foundation will be hosting its first tribute and benefit honoring George Chiala Sr. and the George Chiala, Sr. Memorial Fund. The Harvest Moon Gala will be held on Saturday, September 16. There will be dancing in the moonlight from 4-9pm at the beautiful Guglielmo Winery at 1480 East Main Ave, Morgan Hill. For more information, call 408.848.4931 or email amandadaGraca@verity.org.

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Aromas Day celebration

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on for about 30 years,” says Saxton.

“It’s hard to say when it originally began—it just grew. In the original days everyone just said, ‘Hey let’s have a garage sale in the last day of August.’

So it’s been an interesting evolution.”

Attendees will enjoy many activities including vendor booths, “Art in the Park,” and the “Garage Sale Alley,” that heralds back to the event’s humble beginnings. A special Kid Zone, introduced in 2016, is filled with fun activities for children including a rock wall, petting zoo, pony rides and a second stage dedicated to kids entertainment.

“We are very excited to bring it back this year,” says Saxton. “More fun stuff for kids to do that does not cost anything.”

Aromas Day is Aug. 27, 2017 from 9am-4pm in downtown Aromas. Admission is free. For more information or parade, vendor, or “Garage Sale Alley” space applications visit: aromasday.com.

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he biggest day of the year is quickly approaching for residents and visitors of Aromas as Aromas Day returns with activities, entertainment and local flavor. “It is like stepping back in time to a little small town,” describes Jan Saxton, coordinator of the event since 2003. “It’s the kind of small town event that just doesn’t happen everywhere anymore.”

Aromas Day features tasty treats including the old-fashioned pancake breakfast at the Aromas Grange Hall and the food court that supports local nonprofits and all-day free entertainment on the main stage.

“In it’s current form, it’s been going

This annual free event is an ongoing tradition originating with community members coming together to hold an annual downtown garage sale the last weekend in August. The event has evolved and changed over multiple decades and responsibility for the event has changed hands several times over the years, beginning with the Aromas Service Club which ran the affair for two decades. Currently, Aromas Day is organized by a volunteer team of Aromas residents and is underwritten by the Aromas Fraternal Order of Eagles, who organize, advertise, and provide the free entertainment. Aromas Day is the biggest event of the year for the Aromas Eagles.

Booths are provided free for local non-profits as a fundraising opportunity. Last year over $15,000 was raised, which Saxton notes, “is the whole point of doing it.”

Parking is available by donation in the main parking lot on Aromas Road next to the A.R. Wilson Sports Park entrance with free wagon rides to and from the event.

The parking lot is the safest and most convenient place to park as all of the major streets in town will be closed and occupied by pedestrians. In addition, all parking lot proceeds go to the Aromas School Home and School Club to fund the sixth grade science camp allowing every student to attend.

Attendees are urged to wear their walking shoes, bring umbrellas in case it is sunny, and jackets in case it is windy and foggy. About 5,0006,000 people attend Aromas Day. “The atmosphere on the street is very laid back and friendly, there is a nice mix of people,” says Saxton, “It is a very diverse crowd, very harmonious and laid back, and I love it.”

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MUSIC

The Jazz in Spain

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AUGUST 25, 2017

BLACKSTAR Donny McCaslin featured with Brad Stone. McCaslin, who was leading his own group (quartet) at the Jazzaldia, was the tenor on David Bowie’s final album.

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Sometimes it’s in the rain

By BRAD STONE

W

e’re blessed to live in an area of wonderful festivals. Beyond our famous Garlic Festival, music buffs might look no further than the recently held San Jose Jazz Summer Fest or the upcoming Monterey Jazz Festival (September 16-17). But if

you’re looking for something a bit more far afield, and if the pocketbook allows—I highly recommend an excursion to Spain in July for the Heineken Jazzaldia in San Sebastían, Spain. I recently returned from attending this Festival, for the fifth year straight. A friend and colleague who has been going for 20 years recommended it

to me, and warned me: “once you go, you’ll want to go every year”, and it seems that he was prophetic.

The year was the 52nd Annual Jazzaldia, and they certainly have the formula right. The setting is wonderful, in the parte vieja of the Basque city of San Sebastían, on the north coast of Spain, near the border to France. The concerts are presented on a variety of stages—on the beach, in the Kursaal (beautiful modern auditorium), the Eugenia Theater (older, elegant, great acoustics), the Plaza de la Trinidad (outdoor venue) and at a modern museum—all great venues. The programming is top notch, the people wonderful, the Basque cuisine one of the world’s finest. All combine to give a fantastic experience - even for people like me who are “not big festival-type people”!

Musical highlights include Charles Lloyd (California resident!) receiving the annual Jazzaldia award for lifetime achievement, the Wayne Shorter Quartet, Santa Cruz native Donny McCaslin and his Quartet, Gregory Porter, Abdullah Ibrahim (doing a breathtakingly beautiful set, featuring an incredible horn section featuring Terence Blanchard), Japanese piano sensation Hiromi with Venezuelan harpist Edmar Castañeda, Herbie Hancock, Ernie Watts Quartet and many others.

Pop acts on the big stages included The Pretenders and Bryan Ferry (both did impressive shows!).

Yes, being on the Atlantic Coast, it does rain sporadically, and often.

One wears a poncho with a hood— and just goes with it, as the musicians play on. Hard to imagine a better setting. Will I return next year? Already planning on it—and continuing to work on improving my Spanish!

Hear Brad Stone’s regular jazz program “The Creative Source” (produced here in Gilroy), featuring new jazz releases, every week on the UK’s Soulandjazz.com. The program streams on demand.

REAL ESTATE

Realtor’s Corner

time a bit unconventionally. When I am not ‘working’, I love to start my day by taking a long walk with my dog. It’s great for mind and body and sets me up to be productive the entire day. I spend many hours volunteering at my daughter’s school. I also enjoy spending time with and vacationing with my family, hiking and dinners with close friends and family.

What is your most memorable transaction?

In the past, my husband and I have helped a few families get into home ownership by purchasing homes on their behalf, renovating the homes, and then ‘flipping’ the home to these families. These are memorable transactions to me since these families could not compete with all cash investors swooping up distressed inventory.

We were able to provide an opportunity to buyers who were finding it difficult to compete getting into a home. To this day I still get calls from these clients who appreciate the opportunity of what we did for them.

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HELPING HAND Realtor Sheila Zart opens new doors for buyers from south Santa Clara county to Monterey county.

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What drew you to real estate?

I had worked in Human Resources for about 10 years. Around that time my husband and I decided to start a family; so, I decided to jump off of the traditional corporate ladder. That eventually led me to real estate—teaming with my twin sister starting in 2001. In 2007, I obtained my broker’s license and I’ve been operating as an independent broker since. After working

in Human Resources for so many years, it was a natural progression getting into real estate. I pull from that experience and knowledge of working with people on a daily basis.

What do you do when you are not working?

Being in real estate, I think we are always ‘on-call’ and rarely never ‘not-working’. But, this business does allow for us to coordinate our

I feel the most beneficial thing I do is simply sitting down and explaining the buying and selling process to my clients. Many buyers and sellers don’t understand what an ‘escrow’ is or even a ‘contingency period’. Empowering my clients with knowledge of the buying and selling process before it starts makes everything go smoother, less-stressful, and seem a lot less daunting.

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