Alina brings extensive economic development, business, marketing, public relations, journalism, and economic research experience to her real estate practice. Her passion for global affairs eventually translated into a PhD in Economics. Prior to her real estate career, Alina made a name for herself as a global real estate consultant, with a vast international network and knowledge about different markets around the world. She has been a member of TAN - Top Agent Network for more than 10 years and she ranked within the top 1.5% of real estate professionals nationwide in 2021, according to RealTrends. She is the VP of World Council of Proptech for FIABCI ( International Real Estate Federation) and ahs has been a long time serving global volunteer for NAR, serving as a NAR Global Coordinator for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa between 2021 and 2024, covering relations with 25 global real estate partners with focus on real estate education, housing advocacy, real estate profession practice ethics and inclusivity, proptech and data intelligence. Alina is the Founder/President of Silicon Valley Proptech Association, a proptech non profit that connects developing markets to Silicon Valley and Asia Pacific. San Francisco is her home base and the place she credits for her real estate experience and learning in the past 18 years. Alina represented numerous individual and institutional buyers, sellers in residential, multi-family and commercial transactions alike. She is an accredited national and international NAR instructor and teaches CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist, SRS-Seller Representative Specialist and RENE-Real Estate Negotiation Expert.