Carrie Gable, President

Since RealSupport Inc. inception in 2000, Carrie has given her clients the support they need by combining her creativity, passion and common sense approach to offer high tech solutions to real estate professionals nationwide. Carrie's background allows her and the RealSupport team to assist real estate professionals that want to participate in the vast number of internet marketing tools in order to take their business to the next level.

Utilizing technology and innovation, Carrie creates processes and standards for our clients in order to automate many day-to-day activities. RealSupport's clients are seen as leaders in technology and in their respective areas and because of their partnership with RealSupport, they enjoy the ability to focus on new business opportunities with the potential to double their business! Carrie started her career as an Internet Coordinator at USA Chicago Advertising Agency and then worked as a Software and Web Development Project Manager for Smith Bucklin and Associates.

Carrie received an Associate Degree in 1994. She is a Certified Real Estate Professional Assistant (NAR designation), a Certified Real Estate Support Specialist, a Certified REALTOR.com Virtual Assistant, a Certified SettlementRoom.com Virtual Assistant and is certified in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Project.

In 2006, Carrie was one of only 20 real estate virtual assistants invited to participate at Michael Russer's Boot Camp Workshop where some of the top real estate professionals in the country looked to Carrie to help them ascertain their target markets, devise a future website outline and marketing plan, as well as develop team names, logo concepts and tag lines for their growing businesses.

Media highlights include contributions to numerous publications including: REALTOR Magazine Online, CRS Magazine, The Washington Post, and ePowerNews.com.

When Carrie is not working, she and husband, Ryan, owner of StartingPoint Realty, raise their two children Alix and Noah and enjoy spending time outdoors with family and friends.

Erica Parpan, Operations Manager

Erica joined the RealSupport Inc. team in 2004. She manages the external and internal communications and processes by supervising employees and their work, over-seeing daily operations, training new employees, and expediting client issues.

In 2007 Erica launched RealSupport's newest division: Closing Coordination. As our main Closing Coordinator, Erica is responsible for managing the details and follow-up, from contract to close, for several of our clients' transactions; with one common goal in mind - a successful closing.

As our Operations Manager, Erica is also responsible for maintaining the steady growth of RealSupport Inc. This includes being one of the main points of contact for real estate agents looking to inquire about our vast list of services, taking on new clients and hiring new employees to continue expanding the success of RealSupport and their clients.

Erica's valuable experience, fresh viewpoints, adaptation skills, and her experience in a technical-savvy environment, make her a powerful asset to our team! Prior to joining RealSupport, Inc., Erica served as a customer service representative for a successful Real Estate company in Illinois.

When Erica is not working, she and Ron enjoy spending time with their family, friends and most importantly, their daughter Kaelynn. They are expecting their 2nd child in July of this year.

Jen Miller, Marketing Manager

Jen utilizes her experience on advertising campaigns in college to offer our clients many unique options for their personal marketing materials that sets them apart from other agents who are without a professional marketing team.

In 2007 Jen was promoted to Marketing Manager, giving her the responsibility of managing our task cue and work load. In addition to that she dedicates a specific amount of time every month to researching new marketing ideas and real estate related websites for our clients.

She incorporates a clever and innovative mind-frame with cutting edge technology to present our clients with impressive flyers, postcards, brochures, email blasts, and visual tours; just to name a few.

Jen and her husband Justin (newly weds as of October 2007) bought their first home in November of 2007. They're enjoying married life and being first time homeowners.

Melissa Olis, Marketing Coordinator

Melissa joined the RealSupport Inc. team in January, 2007. A graduate of Purdue University, Melissa started her career working for the Purdue College Newspaper as a Photographer.

Melissa's experience and passion in photography and graphic design allows her to bring special attention to our client's marketing materials and virtual tours.

Her creative nature allows her to produce outstanding flyers, postcards and much more! Melissa's experience in photo re-touching and altering allows RealSupport to offer value-added services to our clients that find themselves with less than adequate home photos.

Melissa's interests include real estate, especially in the arena of interior design. She is constantly watching home shows on HGTV to nurture her passion in this area. In August of 2007 Melissa's boyfriend of 4 1/2 years, Christopher, proposed to her and they're excited to be getting married this Summer 2008.

Lori Hildebrandt, Marketing Coordinator

Lori joined the RealSupport Inc. team in February, 2008. A graduate of Maine South High School, she's currently attending Oakton Community College and is just a few short credits away from obtaining her Associates Degree in Marketing.

Lori comes from a family of real estate agents, and prior to joining RealSupport, she has worked at three different real estate companies, providing superior marketing and administrative support to their agents. At her most recent position, Lori was a Contract Coordinator with responsibilities including various Closing Coordination duties for over 60 real estate agents.

In addition to her vast experience in our field, her fresh ideas, positive outlook, and willingness to go that extra mile ensure the success of our clients.

Lori's interests include horseback riding and dancing, those of which she has been doing since she was 4 years old. When she's not working, Lori and her fiancé Matt enjoy spending time with their 3 year old daughter Kailee.

Lisa Hanrahan, Marketing Assistant

Lisa joined the RealSupport, Inc. team in 2007 and she works part time from her home office in Virginia Beach, VA. She handles lead and blog management, weekly email blasts and marketing project overflow for our clients. Lisa provides efficient and excellent support to our team and clients. Her positive attitude and initiative contribute to the motivation and moral of our team.

Lisa describes herself as creative, meticulous and thorough - qualities that also describe President Carrie Gable, who just happens to be Lisa's sister.

In addition to her part-time work for RealSupport, Lisa is wife to husband, Bill, a Navy F-18 pilot, and mom to Jacob, Andrew and Madison. She graduated from South Dakota State University with a degree in Sports Medicine.