Real estate broker, former commercial property manager
and paralegal in construction and real estate law.

Experience

XL SERVICES a division of AT Vardi Incorporated, Westlake Village, CA 1995 – Current:
Co-owner Construction forensics consulting firm

A.M. BAKING CO., Inc. Dba ABBY’S MILLSTONE BAKING CO., Agoura Hills, CA End 2011 – Current: Co-Founder, Investor, Lender
Full-line retail and wholesale natural bakery

SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL
1995: Paralegal, construction and real estate law

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF CALIFORNIA, INC., Woodland Hills, CA
1991 – 1995: Commercial Property Manager

WEST VENTURE DEVELOPMENT, Encino, CA
1990 – 1991: Assistant Property Manager

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, San Diego, CA
1988 – 1990: Graduate student and instructor

VARDI CONSTRUCTION, INC., Solana Beach, CA
1981 – 1988: Co-owner

COMMUNITY SERVICE

HESCHEL WEST DAY SCHOOL
2009 One hour per week in 5th grade class reading aloud, conducting discussions and initiating special projects, especially re: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

CASA PACIFICA
2008 Play and run with abused, neglected and at-risk children with therapy Bloodhound; create and conduct cooking classes at home facility for teenage girls

INSURANCE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER (IDRC)
1995 – June 30, 2000: Co-Founder, Secretary & Treasurer of this California nonprofit corporation providing continuing education to professionals in insurance dispute resolution fields

WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / BUTTERCUP PRE-SCHOOL
2000: Community Volunteer/Paid part-time teacher’s assistant

CONEJO VALLEY ADULT EDUCATION – LITERACY CENTER
2000: ESL Tutor

LICENSE and EDUCATION

California Real Estate Broker License No. 813158

University of California, Los Angeles, University Extension: Certificate in Corporations/

Litigation, Attorney Assistant Training Program, Program Honors, & writing courses

San Diego State University, Masters Program in Jewish-American Literature (12 units)

Denver Publishing Institute, Denver, Colorado, Summer certificate Program

Pitzer College, Claremont, California, B.A., English