Mary Kassis

After attaining her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in 2001, Mary moved to the Bay Area and started working in the financial services industry. She had a proven success record in this sector, consistently ranking in the top 3% nationwide for one of the largest banks in the country. As a Vice President, she provided visionary sales leadership and was tenacious in building new business and securing client loyalty. After a break to raise her three sons, she embarked on a second career as a realtor. She has built her reputation in real estate on providing the highest standard of integrity and advocacy for her clients. In, addition her eldest son Hani Kassis was recently licensed and is working side by side with Mary. After only being in real estate for a few months her enterprising spirit kicked in and saw a niche where she can differentiate herself from other agents by starting a design and staging company. In August 2015 she founded Bella Design and Staging, which has become an added benefit for her clients. Bella Design and Staging has consistently been rated number one on Yelp in Petaluma for the past three years. In addition to having an entrepreneurial side Mary is an active member within her community. This is her way of giving back to her community that has given her and her family so much to be thankful for. Mary continues to volunteer as a basketball coach for the Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma and Southern Marin counties. In 2015, she earned Coach of the Year honors for inspiring her young athletes. In addition, she is an advocate for educating youth in finance; she was part of the Junior Achievement Program in finance for over a decade.