Maria Gnas and Team Gnas at Keller Williams Bluegrass Realty are passionate about surpassing all expectations, rising above industry standards to stay at the top of your list and first on your mind when you or anyone you know needs Real Estate experts!
Maria Gnas
Maria has been in the Real Estate industry since 1987.
Born in Havana Cuba, she moved to the United States at the age of seven, in July of 1961.
She remembers passing through Kentucky on her way to Weston, West Virginia in 1962 and seeing all the horses, the pretty plank fences and the gently rolling hills and saying to her mother... "This is where I want to live for the rest of my life!" Little knowing that two years later in 1964, her dad would take a position in Danville, Kentucky.
Maria thinks of Danville as her hometown, because that is where she did most of her growing up; while her family lived there for ten years. She played tennis, and was on the yearbook staff, along with many other clubs. Maria went to college at the University of Kentucky in 1972 so she stayed in Lexington when her parents moved back to warmer weather, Gainesville, Florida in 1974.
Maria stayed in Lexington after graduating from UK in 1976 and took a teaching position with Fayette County Schools the next year at Leestown Junior High School aka Leestown Middle School from August of 1977 until June of 1990.
Maria began her career as a Realtor in March 1987. Her family put their house on the market in 1986. That listing qualified as one of the worst real estate experiences ever. Eventually the house sold through a second Realtor. Maria thought to herself, "I can do better for people than this first guy did for us." At which point Maria decided to get into the real estate business. Her mother always told her that she would be good at Real Estate. Maria's mom, Julia Pages' dad was a Real Estate Broker in Havana, Cuba and so was her Uncle Eddie. It was determined that Real Estate was engrained in Maria's blood.
When Maria's daughter Allison was born in 1989, she decided to quit teaching and become a "stay and work from home mom" as well as a full time Realtor. She did not realize how busy she would quickly become.
"I'm fortunate that I've been a top producer for every company with which I have been affiliated." - Maria
The Gnas household is composed of Maria, Chuck, Andrew, Grandma Julia, Occassionally Allison (who attends Morehead State) the dog "Otis", several fish; and the horse "Captain Jack Sparrow" who lives at Sunburst Farm and Horsemanship School.
In August 2005, Maria and eleven of her colleagues decided that it was time to start their own Real Estate company and they invested in Keller-Williams Bluegrass Realty.
Chuck Gnas
Chuck Gnas joined Keller-Williams Bluegrass Realty in July of 2008! He’s the husband of Maria Gnas (also of Keller-Williams) and the father of Andrew (a member of Team Gnas) and Allison who currently attends Morehead State University.
Chuck was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania which is about twenty miles from Pittsburg. He attended West Virginia University, and then graduated after attending Eastern Kentucky University. He taught Earth Science in the Fayette County Public Schools until he retired after 28 years of service in 2006 and is thought of fondly by his students and colleagues even in his retirement.
Since he retired Chuck has become somewhat of a world traveler. He has twice been to Japan, and has crisscrossed the Caribbean on various cruise ships. In his free time, Chuck likes to cultivate fish in tanks and self-made ponds; and he is also an avid fan of the world’s only mobile TV game show, The Cash Cab!
Kathy Pickett
Marketing and Client System Manager, Kathy Pickett, joined Team Gnas in August 2006. Kathy is an experienced real estate Office Manager since 2001 and has listing and sales experience. Licensed in real estate since 2005. Kathy has lived in Lexington since 1982. She has quite a bit of experience in real estate, retail and restaurant management.
Kathy Pickett was born in Pataskala, Ohio. She's a Buckeyes fan, but she knows when to root for the Wildcats! Kathy is married and has a son.
Kathy has 2 dogs and 2 parakeets. She enjoys gardening, hiking, canoeing, knitting, reading and is learning to golf.
Angie Fields
Angie has been a Realtor since 2005, and she joined Team Gnas in 2008. Angie has been with Keller-Williams Bluegrass Realty since the beginning of her Real Estate career; and in 2006 she became a million dollar producer, and has never relinquished that title since then.
Angie has lived in Lexington all of her life and she is the only member of Team Gnas that can truly claim that. She graduated from Bryan Station High School in 1978 and spent twenty five years in data entry.
Angie has a son named Matt, and a couple of dogs. Angie is also a devout member of the North View Baptist Church.
I hope this gives you an insight as to who we are and now, we would love to get to know all about you!
Member of the Better Business Bureau
Member of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors
Kentucky Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
Million Dollar Club Life Member
Agent Leadership Council Top 20% Agents Keller Williams Bluegrass
Top 5% in Agent Production LBAR
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