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Baltimore Advisory Board
Co President
Leslea Knauff, Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
LKnauff@wirep.com
410-823-6111
A Towson University graduate, Ms. Knauff previously had her own accounting firm and dealt with high-level clients, such as publishers and non-profits. Having been a licensed realtor since 1997, Leslea is an ABR, Accredited Buyer's Representative. The majority of her clients are investors, but she has also transacted sales in residential, land, lots and farms. Ms. Knauff is passionate about her children and loves to share her knowledge of real estate.
Co President
Cheyrl Boone, Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
CBoone@wirep.com
410-493-5846
Cheryl has been a member of WIRE since 2005. A mother of three grown children, for fun she fosters and trains dogs for lab rescue, participates in duathlons and run in charity events. Cheryl is active and interested in many aspects of real estate. She is residential real estate agent with Coldwell Banker and has earned the designations of ASP (Accredited Staging Professional), CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert), and NAR's Green designation. She is a member of The Club for 2 years where she is mentored on property rehabilitation. Participation in several associations that include; MAREIA (MD Atlantic Real Estate Investment Assoc) where she is taking classes for a PHP certification (Property Housing Professional), Baltimore REIA, Capital REIA, Property Owner's Association of Greater Baltimore and President of the Adagio Condo Association. Cheryl currently has residential properties and land investments in OC, MD, Balto City, Balto Co & VA. She is in Lifeonaire which is a select group of real estate investors from around the US participating in personal and business vision planning. Cheryl's new venture is taking coaching classes on buying Commercial properties.
Founding Member and Past President
Dawn Sheehan Lewis
dsheehan@wirep.com
Ms. Sheehan moved to Baltimore from Massachusetts at the age of 10. As a student at UMBC, Ms. Sheehan was the Writing Lab Supervisor, Student Representative of the Women’s Studies Coordinating Committee, and a tutor for the college, where the majority of those she tutored were ESL students. After graduating with a dual degree in English and Women’s Studies, Ms. Sheehan’s first job was as a ghost writer for government officials. Other positions included Supervisor and writer for a pharmaceutical company’s telephone inquiry line, Associate Director of Financial Aid for a local college, telemarketer and weekend leasing property manager. Once Dawn learned she could make a lot of money by just talking to people, she started her career in advertising sales with the Baltimore & Washington Business Journals, staying in the Top 25 across the country in sales and was a frequent speaker at their nationwide sales meetings. She then moved on to assist with the start up of SmartCEO and SmartWoman Magazines. Burned out from the advertising world, Dawn created her position with Express Auctions and brought in approximately $800,000 in commissions in less than 6 months, a record for any salesperson with the company. WIRE© was created in 2003 when Ms. Sheehan became aware that there was no women’s real estate networking group in the Greater Baltimore /DC Metro area. Today, WIRE© has over 100 members and has had many notable speakers, including Melanie Sabelhaus, former Deputy Administrator of the SBA, Maria Boren, a candidate from “The Apprentice,” and Wendy Blair, a prominent local female developer. Ms. Sheehan has been a guest auctioneer for MAREIA, the Historic Charles Street Association and some smaller organizations. She is a graduate of the Network 2000 Mentorship program, a member of the Center Club and on the committee for SmartCEO’s Bravo! Businesswomen awards. Additionally, she has been featured in Baltimore Magazine’s “Upfront” section, a guest bartender at the Center Club’s monthly Happy Hours, a guest speaker for Renovating Woman’s magazine’s DIY program, the Women’s Wine & Dine, and roundtable host for local real estate investment groups. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her pets and working out and is now happily married to her husband Earl Lewis.
Honorary Male Representative
George Divel, VP of Investments, Financial Advisor, Global Wealth Advisors 410-633-2338
A graduate of Towson University, George has been providing investment advice to clients since 1998. In addition to his General Securities (Series 7) license, he holds his Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63), NASAA Investment Advisors Law Exam (Series 65) and Managed Futures (Series 31) registrations. Prior to joining GunnAllen, he was a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, where he received the firm’s National Sales Director Award, Sales Excellence Award, and was a member of the Director’s Club. Additionally, while at Morgan Stanley, George was the youngest associate to achieve Vice President status.
CONTACT INFORMATION
410-737-1500 / Support@wirep.com
4115 Wilkens Avenue Suite 102 Baltimore, MD 21229