Barb Van Stensel:  

To my classmates from North Park Elementary, Riverside Jr High and Creston High, Greetings from the Windy City! My story - I grew 6 inches after I graduated from Creston High School and before going the Grand Rapids Baptist College (now Cornerstone University) but I still have my freckles - especially when I'm in the sun! I left Grand Rapids in 1982 for a change of pace in my life and moved to Chicago, where I am today. I have followed in the family business of real estate but more in my Grandfather's footsteps (Opa). I would surprise most of you because I was quiet in high school - well I thought I was. I always wanted to be a doctor, but found my passion in real estate as a General Contractor in reconstructing homes in Chicago and the North Shore, sales, appraising, consulting, zoning, and speaking engagements. I have taken my knowledge and skills learned from GR, as well as, Chicago, and turned it into a record business that has reached a local, state-wide and national scope. My background in marketing coup...Expand for more