GAYLE A. CRUSAN
President / Owner / Realtor®

Phone: 831-626-5106
Fax: 831-626-5115
gayle@redshift.com

MARK P. TAMAGNI
Marketing Specialist / Realtor®

Phone: 831-596-1019
Fax: 831-887-3821
mtam@mbay.net

An agent's knowledge, professionalism and eagerness to go the extra mile can significantly influence the outcome of your real estate endeavors. Without these prerequisites, you most likely will not achieve the degree of success to which you aspire. As one of the Monterey Peninsula's finest Realtors®, as well as the Owner and President of International Estates, Inc., I have been the proud recipient of many awards as a Top Producer through the years including the John Leo Award 3 years in a row presented for outstanding performance by the Monterey County Association of Realtors.

I have over forty years of sales and management expertise and have been a licensed realtor since 1988. During my early years as a Real Estate agent, I was a single mother who was determined to provide a good education and lifestyle for my 3 daughters. At that time, Real Estate was a career that allowed professional women to shine in the workplace and I am proud to say that I realized my full potential when I became the owner of International Estates Inc in 1994. I have seen many changes over the course of my career in Real Estate but one thing that has contributed to my success and remains a constant in my business life is that I am committed to providing the highest level of professional service. Integrity, honesty, and market knowledge rank at the top of those qualities I value most and provide to each and every client.

Choosing the right team to work with in our Industry is imperative. When Mark Tamagni, one of my own personal clients for many years, said he wanted to become a Realtor, I jumped at the opportunity to enhance my company with his Internet and technical expertise. The partnership has been very fruitful, launching International Estates Inc into the 21st Century with cutting edge Internet marketing light years ahead of the competition. We also work together personally as a team to provide our clients with superior service and have accomplished Top Producer levels year after year. Most recently, a Bay Area referral firm chose us as their pick for high-end clients along the Gateway to the Monterey Peninsula (Scenic Highway 68) due to our exceptional sales statistics and client loyalty in the area. This is simply the level of service I demand from each of my agents at International Estates Inc.

In my personal time I am also a corporate flight attendant on a privately owned long range jet called a Global Express and am happily married to the Chief Pilot, Cliff Crusan. International travel allows me to keep in touch with economic issues throughout the world. Cliff and I have raised 5 daughters here on the Monterey Peninsula and now have 7 grandchildren that keep us in touch with our local community. My passion for entertaining, cooking and people works hand and hand with both my careers.

I am one of the fortunate few to have been born and raised in this incredible location on the Pacific Coastline of California, which includes such well-known destinations as Carmel, Monterey and Pebble Beach. My Grandfather was a Swiss immigrant who came to America on the boat in 1898 and, starting from nothing, washed dishes in New York until he could afford to travel West. He settled in the Salinas Valley in 1912 and after much hard work was able to purchase a farm which is still run by my family today and continues to provide lettuce and mixed produce to this great nation. This legacy has been passed down from each generation in my Family and has instilled in me the values of honesty and hard work. My own Father, who worked the farm his entire life, taught me the values of Charity and contribution to the community. He dedicated his whole life to making the town he lived in a better place for future generation through his hard work and generous donations. I share his great conviction that it is highly important to give back to the community in which I live, so in 2008, along with my partner, we offered our home free of charge as a venue for the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Fundraiser "Berries and Branches" which helped raise over $110,000 for the Women Health center enabling them to purchase a new mamography machine. In addition, we donated our premiere Auckland New Zealand Penthouse apartment to the "Big Brothers, Big Sisters" youth serving organization 2 years running to aid their fundraising activities. Finally, we support, as patrons, the Carmel Concours on the Avenue; A motoring Event which benefits the Carmel Foundation for the Aging during the world famous car-week on the Monterey Peninsula.

I graduated from Palma High School in Salinas and have a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University in the Silicon Valley. From then on I worked in the local agro-business community for 15 years as Chief Financial Officer and Contract Manager for a local firm. I served as Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Bay Ridge Homeowners association of Monterey for 6 years and the Architectural Review Committee of the Bay Ridge Homeowners Association for 3 years (The neighborhood which I call home). I participated in local government as a member and Co-Chair for the Monterey County Association of Realtor government affairs for 4 years and the Monterey County Association of Realtors Investment task force for 2 years.

For the last 10 years I have worked in partnership with Gayle Crusan, owner and President of International Estates, to provide the kind of personal, individual and unparalleled service seldom found in any profession. Working as a team offers great benefits to all our clients while still affording each of us a reasonable quality of life with our family and friends. During this time I have achieved "Top Producer" status at International Estates on three separate years and have sold over $100,000,000 worth of property in the area. While these may be bragging rights for many real estate professionals, my bragging rights are the clients I have served and cared for. The only award I truly covet is that of a satisfied client.

The Monterey Peninsula is one of the most scenic and pristine areas in all of the United States. I often hear it compared to the Italian and French Riviera along the Mediterranean Sea in Europe. We enjoy a multitude of world-class events, which include extravagant automobile shows and premiere golf competitions. If you are considering purchasing a vacation home or relocating to this "paradise on earth" my extensive "LOCAL" knowledge of the area can help you find the residence and neighborhood to best suit your desires. I guarantee to make your home selling or buying experience an unexpected pleasure.