Meet the HNB Team
At Happy New Beginnings, our entire company is built around the client: your Real Estate goals, your dreams, your happy new beginning. We want to make sure you get what you are looking for. It is our intention to make the complex process of buying or selling a home as seamless as possible.
Our team has been serving home buyers and sellers in the greater Richmond Virginia area for over a decade, with over 40 years of combined Real Estate experience. All of our REALTORS® are 24/7 full-time, experienced, and proactive professionals.
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or seller, experienced home buyer and seller, conducting an estate sale, and/or relocating to Richmond, Happy New Beginnings is ready to help!
Bernice Sim
REALTOR®, SRES®, Team Lead
Bernice is the enthusiastic creator and founder of the Happy New Beginnings Team. She relocated from Boston, and before that Toronto, and has lived in Richmond for over a decade. She moved to Richmond partially for the awesome Real Estate, the weather, the beauty, and absolutely loves “the river city.” For this reason, she finds herself often helping people who are also relocating, as she understands what they are going through. Although she lives in the West End, she has helped move people all over and still marvels at the array of different neighborhoods in RVA.
Lately, she has helped numerous estate sale transactions and loves to help in and oversee the transformation of a house as it “gets ready for market.” Her special skills involve marketing, social media, and negotiation.
For fun, she loves to swing dance, host board game nights and enjoys kayaking. She has three sons and two dogs. Reach out to me.
Catherine E. Curran
REALTOR® ABR®, PSA®, SRS®, I Am Tourism Ambassador
Catherine was born and raised in Delaware and moved to Richmond to attend the University of Richmond. She graduated as a double major with Honors in both English and Psychology and a concentration in French. She worked in advertising for 10+ years most notably at The Martin Agency and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brandcenter.
Catherine and her family have lived in almost every area of Richmond – the Fan, Church Hill, Southside, Bellevue, the West End and Short Pump so she has a terrific working knowledge of homes in the Richmond area. In her spare time, Catherine loves to travel (especially if there is a beach involved), read, garden and catch up with friends. Catherine is excited to bring these diverse experiences to the table in her real estate career. She is detail oriented, focused and works hard to get a “win-win” outcome for all of her clients. Catherine looks forward to helping your family find their best life by assisting you in your next real estate transaction. Reach out to me.
Vicki Huber
REALTOR®
Vicki was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, and has lived there all of her life except for about twelve years in Virginia Beach, VA. She graduated from Old Dominion University with a degree in Marketing and has been using it ever since.
After spending most of her life in Wholesale Sales and Management in corporate America with well-known gift and accessory brands, she decided to take a journey into her real passion…HOMES! She feels most satisfied when she prepares a home for sale through staging and marketing and provides a successful transaction to the seller and buyer. With this purchase being one of the most significant in her clients’ lives, she understands the importance of communication, transparency, and honesty. One of her biggest thrills is handing the keys to her buyer at closing!
Vicki also works with investors to find a “diamond in the rough” and has managed the renovations and which leads to a profitable sale. She is a Joanna Gaines “wannabe”…without the stardom! Reach out to me.
Teri Medley
REALTOR®
Teri has lived in the Richmond area for over 20 years. She originally moved from the Northeast, having lived in Boston and New York, where Teri was a professional opera singer.
Her career has taken her abroad to Europe, as well as the United States, where she performed at a number of opera houses and concert venues; including Dallas Opera, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, and a solo recital at Carnegie Hall.
She moved to Richmond to be close to family, to escape the harsh winters, and to start a horse farm; as well as to become a real estate agent. Two of her all-time passions; real estate and horses!
Though Teri is a residential real estate agent, she specializes in Equine properties, farms, and land. She lives in Western Goochland County and has access to a large territory, which includes Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, as well as Richmond.
Teri is also involved in animal rescue and has a small menagerie on her horse farm. Emphasis on small!
For fun, Teri loves the outdoors…
Kayaking, hiking, hanging out with her best friend, Super Cooper, her beloved GSD, and loves to spend time with close friends. Reach out to me.
James Gresham
MRP, PSA, Notary Public, REALTOR®
James was born and raised in Roswell, Georgia, and after completion of high school, he joined
the Army as an AH-64A Apache Helicopter crew chief. His army service took him all over the United States and to Germany and Bosnia Herzegovina in support of NATO. Upon completion of his service, he continued his career as a helicopter mechanic and did this for 30 years. In 2020, he found his passion for real estate while assisting with a complex family estate situation. He discovered that he enjoyed and was good at navigating the details of the transaction. His attention to detail was a huge asset and fired up his interest in real estate.
In 2004, he moved to Richmond for work and met his wife.
He received his associate’s degree in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University.
In his spare time, he enjoys camping in his RV, archery, shooting at the range, using his
smoker, and spending time with his family, friends, and his dog, Lucy.
Having lived in Church Hill. he has the unique experience with the opportunity of restoring
historic homes in historic districts. He also understands the distinct challenges of buying and selling of real estate in historic districts.
As your professional real estate advisor, and as a Military Relocation Professional (MRP), his
primary focus is on his client’s satisfaction. If you find yourself looking to work with a real estate professional, he would be honored to earn your business. Reach out to me.
Marisa Jones
REALTOR®
Marisa was born here in Richmond, VA, and grew up in Columbia, SC. She moved back to Virginia to be near her family and go to college. After college, she started her own clothing boutique where she was able to provide for many all around the country. Marisa was always interested in Real Estate and decided this was going to be the career for her. She has always stood by her goal to help as many people as possible ease through the home buying and selling process. She takes charge in her role to be as informative, communicative, and even fun during the whole process. Marisa believes it’s important for clients to have someone with their best interest in mind, who will advocate for them and their family so that when it’s over they are overjoyed with their new HOME! Marisa works to achieve just that! Her clients are always a priority! Real Estate has become a true passion and bestows their ability for her to truly serve her clients’ goals and next big steps in their life.
For fun, Marisa loves to travel and make day trips to new experiences with her two children, Reagan and Rowan. She loves exploring small businesses, and local restaurants and providing help to those in need. “See a need and fill it.” Reach out to me.
Emilie Dube
Team Administrator and Operations Manager
Emilie is the Team Administrator and Operations Manager with The Happy New Beginnings Team. She grew up in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, but has lived in Lawrence, Kansas; Germantown, Tennessee; Las Vegas, Nevada; and now Glen Allen, Virginia. Emilie spent 20 years in the fitness industry teaching all kinds of group exercise classes and was a personal trainer and yoga instructor. Emilie retired from the fitness industry in 2017, spent a few years in the healthcare industry, and has been involved in real estate for the past five years. The real estate industry has been a great place for Emilie to utilize her customer service, organizational, marketing, and management skills.
Her greatest accomplishments are the three children she shares with her husband, Todd. Foster is a Blackhawk Pilot and 1st Lieutenant in the Army National Guard, Maxx is in the service industry, and Phillip plays football for the Hampden Sydney College Tigers. For fun, Emilie enjoys spending time with family and friends, tailgating at HSC, reading mystery novels, weight training, and relaxing with her three dogs. Reach out to me.
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