Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
CBHMF Rogers, Fayetteville welcome new agents
Doyle Yates, Managing Broker for the Fayetteville office of Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette is pleased to welcome Megan Johnson, Olivia Perry and Jessica Strickland to his team.
Megan was born, raised, and educated in a quaint college town in the piney hills of North Louisiana known as Ruston. After graduating from Louisiana Tech University, she spent 10 years in Shreveport as a high school teacher with a passion to educate and guide students in achieving their goals.
On a trip to Northwest Arkansas with her family in 2016, they fell in love with the Natural State. She and her husband and two children are now happy residents of the Northwest Arkansas region.
Megan says, “The field of real estate has always sparked my interest. As the daughter of an architect, I have learned to have an eye for architectural detail. Transitioning into the field of real estate was an instinctive decision. Coldwell Banker’s continual investment into their agents has provided me with a highly qualified education and training. Whether it is your first or fourth home, I would like to help you achieve your goal of buying the perfect house. I look forward to working with you.” meganjohnson@coldwellbankerhmf.com Olivia was born in Springdale, Arkansas and raised in Central Arkansas. She graduated with a B.F.A in Dance Performance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, after which she was able to travel and perform. Olivia says her favorite part was connecting to people from all over the world!
Olivia says, “I am very passionate about my transition to real estate and look forward to providing the best experience for my clients. I pride myself on dedication and my attention to detail developed over 10 years working in customer service and hospitality. I look forward to helping people find their way home!”
Olivia loves being outside in the beauty of Arkansas. Her hobbies include hiking, camping, reading, and practicing yoga. Olivia@coldwellbankerhmf.com Jessica was born in Illinois, but has lived in NWA since she was six years old. Her family settled in Siloam Springs when she was eight, and that is where she and her husband are raising their four children.
Jessica graduated from John Brown University with her Business Degree and served eight years in the Army National Guard. However, she spent the last four years being a housewife and mom, and is finally at the point in her life where she gets to do what she has always dreamt of and that is start her career in Real Estate.
When the weather is nice you can find her and her family enjoying the outdoors. They love to go camping and swimming whenever possible. Jessica.strickland@coldwellbankerhmf.com
George Brace, Managing Broker for the Rogers office of Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette is pleased to welcome Jean Bowden, David Hudson, Jacqueline Arreola, Hanna Lairy and Elise Sabbeth to his team.
Jean is a retired teacher with a Bachelor’s in English and a Master’s in Mathematics. She taught high school English and grades
4 – college math before retiring with 32 years of teaching in and around Searcy, AR. As a teacher, she served on several educational committees and was head of the math department at AHLF Junior High for 5 years.
After retiring, she and her husband, Mike, moved to NWA in 2015 to be closer to family. To continue serving others, she became a Realtor. Jean loves working with first-time home buyers and specializes in single family home buying/selling, but doesn’t shy away from helping clients find the perfect rental too.
Jean says, “I LOVE my job and am available day or night. No question is too small (or dumb) to ask. My goal is to make the home buying/selling process as easy and stress free for my clients as possible. My clients quickly become close friends and family. If you are looking for a Realtor that LOVES real estate and CARES for her clients and their best interest, call me!” Jean.Bowden@coldwellbankerhmf.com David grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and attended college at the University of Oklahoma. He moved to Rogers in 1990 with his wife Marsha right after they were married. They have four kids who have grown up and still live in Rogers. They also have four grandkids, all boys. David has held a number of accounting positions with companies in the area, and his wife is a teacher in the Rogers school system.
David says, “I like being outside, riding my bicycle or motorcycle and going on hikes with my wife. I look forward to starting a new career and helping people with their real estate needs in NW Arkansas. I came to Coldwell Banker for the training and resources they provide to help their sales associates be successful!”
davidhudson@coldwellbankerhmf.com
Jacqueline was born in El Salvador, raised from age seven in California between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. She moved to Arkansas in 1997. She is married to Joe and they have two wonderful boys, ages 21 & 17.
She worked for Walmart Home Office for 17 1/2 years in different areas of the company, which allowed her to gain lots of experience working directly with people, assisting them in their needs, to understand benefits offered by the company, and also translating important confidential documents from English to Spanish for the upcoming years. In 2017 her position was eliminated, and she became a housewife.
Jacqueline loves cooking, the outdoors, camping, watching movies and spending the best quality time with her family. Jacqueline says, “I came to Coldwell Banker for several reasons (1) I had the opportunity to take the class here with one of the best instructors, Luther. (2) CBHMF has an excellent reputation, a company that continues to offer training to their agents making them successful with better tools. (3) I feel in my heart that I chose a great team to work with. I am looking forward to being able to utilize one of my passions, helping people find that special unique home for them.
jacquelinea@coldwellbankerhmf.com
Hanna was born and raised in Hot Springs, AR. She graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications and Speech Communications in Arkadelphia, AR, where she met her husband, Antoine Lairy. She spent several years working at Arkadelphia Public Schools as the Director of Communications before branching out and moving to Gulf Shores, AL to serve as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator for the City of Gulf Shores. While she loved her time in Gulf Shores (and embracing the beach lifestyle), she and her husband were called to NWA to pursue new job opportunities and be closer to family.
After working as the Public Relations Manager for the City of Rogers, Hanna received the opportunity to get her first taste of the real estate business working as an assistant for Valerie Meyer and Mike Self, team leaders for The Home Team of CBHMF. The more she learned about the business, the more she loved it. She is eager to relieve families of the stress of the selling/buying process and make their transition as seamless (and fun!) as possible, as well as helping first-time homebuyers find their first home.
In their down time, she and her husband enjoy exploring the parks and trails in NWA with their puppy, Hank, visiting family and friends, watching college football and Cardinals baseball games, and playing any form of competitive games whether it be sports, cards, board games, you name it!
Hanna says, “I am grateful to Coldwell Banker and all the staff, agents, and brokers that have welcomed me, shared their wisdom with me, and given me the tools to succeed.” hlairy@coldwellbankerhmf.com George Brace, Managing Broker for the Rogers office of Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette, is proud to welcome Elise Sabbeth to his team.
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Elise ventured to the east coast for college where they had funny accents like her dad. She graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Tufts University (Go Jumbos!) in Boston before heading to New York City where she began her television career. After seven intense, inspirational and sleepless years working in live television and breaking news traveling the country for a national network in NYC, Elise ventured back west.
Transitioning from national news to development, she created and executive produced a show called “Raise the Roof ” for HGTV which sparked her love for all things real estate. Elise says, “Four years producing the series gave me the best education, a literal “behind the scenes” look into each and every aspect that goes into creating a home. I now like to think I produce ‘matches made in home heaven.’ “
Elise.Littlejohn@coldwellbankerhmf.com