DERSE SMITH

Derse A. Smith
Relocation Specialist/Sales Executive
President's Circle

Derse joined First Weber Group in June of 2003, achieving status in the Leading Edge Society in her first full year as a licensed agent. As a relocation specialist, she greatly enjoyed working with transferring employees and others moving in and out of Wisconsin.

In April of 2005, she was asked to join the company's Corporate Relocation team as a business development consultant. Her extensive connections, expertise and experience in the corporate world, provided a strong basis for First Weber's Corporate Business Development program.

Still active in sales, in May of 2007, she acquired the $43 million listing of the Landmark on the Lake Condominiums on Milwaukee's East Side. Ultimately, her new duties as the Project Sales Director, forced her to take an indefinite leave from her Corporate Relocation position.

In January of 2008, an ownership transition at the Landmark resulted in her return to First Weber's North Shore office. She has since reprised her role as a Relocation Specialist - working directly with corporate recruiters and search firms to assist transferring/relocating employees, as well as relocating individuals. She also continues to work with buyers and sellers in residential sales.

Derse is a lifelong resident of the Milwaukee area and an outspoken ambassador of Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs. She is well-versed on the city's real estate climate, its culture, recreational and sports activities, performing arts, and business community.

Her business career spans more than 30 years, with a focus on non-profit management, advertising, marketing, public relations, and sales. As the executive director/president of a major non-profit for fifteen years, she helped gain national recognition for the organization. She has held appointments on government commissions and task forces and has worked with many local business, community and civic organizations.