Deb moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1978 with her husband Tony to raise their two children Alicia and Brett and to enjoy this beautiful alpine community. She began her career in real estate and her active participation in South Lake Tahoe community affairs shortly thereafter.

With more than 23 years of working in the Lake Tahoe real estate market, Deb still has a passion for being the very best at what she does, staying up to date daily in order to make certain each transaction is completed with the utmost professionalism, and concern for her clients, yet allowing each Team member to do the jobs that they are uniquely qualified for.

Opening the doors of Deb Howard & Co. on January 1st of 2001, allowed Deb to fully implement her Team approach to the real estate business and its benefits for the client. After thoroughly studying this approach


and seeing it in action, Deb began successfully using the Team concept several years ago, and as her past and repeat clients will attest, it works to everyone's benefit. With a seemingly unending supply of energy and enthusiasm, Deb leads her Team by example, to do the very best for our clients, to go "Above and Beyond"
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The Lake Tahoe Basin is unique in nature, with several local, state, and federal agencies working together and separately to govern growth rates around the lake, maintain Lake Tahoe water clarity, and overall environmental quality, and deal with affordable housing, among a few of the issues. Deb is directly involved with many of the issues that confront Lake Tahoe and surrounding area, and maintains an open dialog with those involved in other issues. She believes that being up to date on the local and national issues that confront the real estate industry is of paramount importance in assisting each client that comes to Deb Howard & Co. To say the very least Deb "lives and
breathes real estate" 365 days a year.

Among her many Real Estate and Community Achievements :


National Association of Realtors, Presidential Appointee to the Resort Committee - 2003
South Lake Tahoe Association of Realtors; Board of Directors - 1995 to 1996
South Lake Tahoe Association of Realtors, Affordable Housing Committee Chairperson - 2003
South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors; 1987 to 2004
South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce; Housing Committee Chair - 2003
Lake Tahoe Visitor Authority; Board of Directors - 1998 to 2003
Lake Tahoe Visitor Authority; Chairperson - 2001 to 2003
South Lake Tahoe Board of Education Foundation; Board of Directors - 2000 to present
Tahoe Tomorrow; Board of Directors - 2003
South Lake Tahoe South "Y" Planning Team - 2003
President of the South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce - 1994 - 1995
Community Service Award; South Lake Tahoe Board of Realtors - 1995
Realtor of the Year; South Lake Tahoe Board of Realtors - 1992
Realtor of the Year; South Lake Tahoe Board of Realtors - 2003
President of South Lake Tahoe Board of Realtors - 1992 to 1993
Soroptomist International; member