Mariya Vandivort

Mariya leads the Around CU team, and she is a full-time realtor, which allows her to devote all her efforts to real estate. She hopes that you choose her for your real estate needs, as she strives for excellence in everything that she does for her clients.

Mariya was an officer in the Illinois Army National Guard until she was honorably discharged in 2010. She served as an Interrogator, Intelligence Platoon Leader, and a General's Aide. Her last position was as the Intelligence Officer for a Chemical Battalion, where she planned the battalion's response to Illinois' homeland security threats.

Mariya was born in Norilsk (Siberia), Russia, and spent her early childhood in Kharkov, Ukraine. Her family moved to Chicago in 1989, and then to Des Plaines, IL, in 1991. She has lived in the Champaign area since 2000 and has degrees from the University of Illinois in Economics and Spanish. She is fluent in Russian and Spanish and can converse in French.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing sports, specifically badminton, table tennis, skiing, and volleyball in the Champaign-Urbana Church Sports League. She also likes to read informative articles about science, nutrition, health, or anything that teaches her new skills.