Vivian Woodard has been Real Estate since 1981. Being a native of Watauga County, she offers extensive knowledge and history about the area, being our go to gal in the office. Vivian is an active member in the community, serving on the Board for Habitat for Humanity, as a Chair Member of the High County Association of REALTORS Grievance Committee and is still serving on the panel when needed. She is also an active member of the Boone and Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce. In 1991, Vivian joined forces to create the only team oriented Real Estate Company in the area. Shared listing and selling techniques coupled with availability and dedication to the Real Estate Business proved to be a very successful concept. The team concept is promoted within the organization so that all the agents work toward a common goal of sales and service. In Vivian “spare time”, she enjoys taking care of her wonderful husband, two sons and two precious Granddaughters.

Tim Bennett has been with Advanced Realty for 3 years now and has worked in real estate for the past 7 years. He enjoys the personal relationship side of the business and will make sure his clients are informed through out the entire buying or selling process. Tim is also co-owner of Celtic Unicorn Stables, Equestrian Center with his beautiful wife Amy. They are active participants at the Grandfather Mountain Highland games and enjoy attending other Scottish/Celtic festivals. Tim and Amy spend whatever free time they have being singer/song writers, playing pool and enjoying the natural beauty the mountains have to offer.

Leslie has over 20 years of business experience including executive positions with AT&T, Procter and Gamble and The Los Angeles Times. She is a Graduate of Duke University (1986) and has an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Before moving to Boone, Leslie was a Real Estate business coach for Real Estate agents across the US and Canada. Currently Leslie is the chairman of the education committee for 2010 for the High Country Association of Realtors, responsible for providing monthly educational sessions about trends, changes and challenges of the Real Estate market. In 2009 she ranked #2 among all local Realtors (600+) in the 2009 People’s Choice Awards, a survey of readers conducted by the Mountain Times Newspaper. Married to Jeff Eason, a long time High Country resident and Managing Editor of the Blowing Rocket newspaper in Blowing Rock, Leslie moved to Boone from Los Angeles 4 years ago.

Having fallen in love with the mountains of North Carolina, Elaine and her family moved to Boone in 2003. They settled into the area between Boone and Blowing Rock and have been exploring and enjoying everything the area has to offer. After teaching Middle School for most of fifteen years in Miami and four years at Green Valley School here in Watauga County, she decided to make the transition to Real Estate. She is excited about her next career path and looks forward to working with her clients to find their perfect home in the High Country. Elaine is GRI Certified (Graduate Realtor(R) Institute) and an E-Pro!

Carol Sommer-Isquith is a full time professional broker with Advanced Realty. She has a strong executive management background and directed her own company for over 20 years in California. She is committed to serving our industry and has served as both Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Education Committee. Carol also serves on the Grievance Committee, Advertising Committee, is a current member of The Board of Directors, and teaches Fair Housing for the new member orientation classes. Carol was also given the highly regarded Rising Star award in 2009. After commuting to a summer home on Beech Mountain for over 5 years she decided that the high country lifestyle trumped the city life so in 2005, she decided to make the Boone/Banner Elk area her full time residence for retirement. It wasn’t very long after retiring that she became restless. Coming from a business and corporate background, she was antsy to do something again and decided that Real Estate would be a perfect fit. As a professional she understood that the buying and selling real estate is a deeply personal decision. Having bought and sold numerous properties, she always appreciated a broker who “listened” to and “understood” her needs. Carol says, “I believe that listening to my clients is paramount to the building of a successful relationship. It is important that my clients feel confident and trust in my ability to assist them. People want to buy and people want to sell. When they select me, they know that I will facilitate the transaction by acting on their behalf with the utmost skill and care.” Carol also states, “I am privileged to be part of the Advanced Realty team of real estate professionals. Advanced Realty is a small privately owned firm and generally ranks among the top five companies in our MLS. We have been number one in sales to agent ratio and number five in overall transactions among a group of over 500 Realtors. Our office of only eight Realtors includes a Realtor of The Year, A Rising Star, numerous Board of Director Members, and New Member Instructors. We are well respected by our peers and our Brokers-In-Charge have always been highly regarded members of the community.” The pride and joy of her life are her two sons. The eldest is a Physician and Director of Hospitalists for a hospital in North Carolina, and is the father of her three beautiful grandchildren. Her youngest son is an attorney, is single and lives in Seattle.