Shari is a seasoned retail real estate strategist with 25+ years of experience and broker licenses in California and Nevada, exclusively representing retail tenants in site selection and market expansion. She specializes in securing high-performing locations through data-driven market analysis, five-year rollout planning, and disciplined execution across both new and existing trade areas.

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Her expertise spans every phase of tenant growth—from initial market penetration and demographic targeting to lease negotiation, portfolio optimization, and strategic relocations. Shari has successfully led nationwide expansion initiatives and multi-market rollouts for brands such as Walmart Neighborhood Market, Kohl’s, Chief Auto Parts, Lucy’s Laundrymart, Cricket Wireless, Pollo Campero, Huckleberry’s, Milagros de Mexico and Peet’s Coffee, consistently delivering on aggressive development schedules.

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Beginning her career in brokerage before moving in-house as Vice President of Real Estate for Java Centrale post-IPO, Shari built and managed a national franchise-driven site selection program from the ground up. Over the course of her career, she has completed more than 100 transactions across the U.S., handling competitive trade area mapping, demographic analysis, financial modeling, lease restructuring, and coordination with brokerage and legal teams.

Tenants rely on Shari not just to find sites—but to engineer smart expansion strategies that accelerate growth while protecting long-term profitability. Her reputation is built on persistence, precision, and a relentless commitment to her clients’ success.

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Shari has worked with many networking groups,  ICSC, CREW, ACRE, the Sacramento, California, and National Associations of Realtors, the Pipeline and Women in Real Estate (WIRE).