A resident of Ridgway since 2017 and the Telluride area since 1997, John is familiar with the mountains, resort communities and Ridgway. Few agents in Telluride/Ridgway have the volume of sales experience John has accumulated over the years, being a consistent top producer for Sotheby’s International Realty since 2005.
With a background of sales, marketing and development, John’s work history is diverse. John grew up in Lake Forest, IL where his family owned a multi-generational residential Real Estate Firm. After graduating from Ripon College in WI, with a degree in Economics, John went to work with a leading commercial Real Estate Firm in Chicago, Fuller Commercial Brokerage. From there he moved to Traverse City, Ml to the first of many resort destinations, working for DSI Resort Properties of Traverse City managing their real estate office in Leelanau County. In Aspen, John was Business Development Manager for the Snowmass Resort Association.
John’s experience in Telluride and Mountain Village is extensive. John has served on the Mountain Village Town Council, Past President of the Telluride Visitor Services board, Directed the Marketing committee for Telluride and Mountain Village and has served on the Mountain Village Design Review Board. John is active with local nonprofits working as board member on the Telluride Society for Jazz and having served on Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities. With two sons who grew up in Telluride, he participated with the Telluride Ski Club, the Telluride Soccer Club and Rotary International.
John’s wife Jill grew up in Aspen where the two met and were married in the early 90’s. Jill and John moved to Ridgway after their boys flew the coop and decided to make a change after raising the family and living in Telluride for 20 years. Ridgway is home and the living experience is one we’d love to share with you.