SECRETARY | Mary N. Hester

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Mary Hester founded LifeVenture Real Estate Solutions in 2017 to intentionally focus on community building and the advocacy approach as a real estate professional.  Combining over 20 years of real estate and mortgage lending experience, Mary concentrates heavily on community redevelopment and prioritizing affordable homeownership for low to moderate-income buyers. Her mission is to help families build generational wealth using their most significant asset, their home.

Mary is also a co-founder of Black Excellence in Real Estate, a local cultural initiative in the real estate community that empowers and celebrates the efforts of Black generational wealth-building through homeownership, education, and real estate investing. She has built a reputation across Pittsburgh for helping make homeownership attainable for minorities and low-income individuals, working with WAVE and Catapult Greater Pittsburgh to provide homeownership education, and leveraging local funding sources to create affordability for each buyer.

Licensed in Pennsylvania and Georgia, Mary served on Keller Williams Exclusive leadership committee (ALC) for Diversity and Inclusion until 2022. As a community-oriented agent, Keller Williams presented her with the 2021 Icon of the Year award. Mary serves on the board of directors for the City of Bridges Community Land Trust and Hill District Federal Credit Union’s Mortgage Advisory Committee.

Mary's finger is on the pulse of the community and is an invaluable organizational resource.