Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, has named Fatima Pereira-Shepherd as the managing broker of its Annandale, Va., office. Pereira-Shepherd has worked in the real estate business for more than 10 years, and she previously served as the sales manager at Long & Foster’s Gainesville and Manassas offices.
“I’m thrilled to lead the team of highly professional real estate agents at Long & Foster’s Annandale office, and I look forward to sharing my knowledge and expertise with each of them,” said Pereira-Shepherd. “I have a passion for coaching and mentoring Realtors, and as a hands-on leader, I’m fully dedicated to helping my team achieve success in real estate.”
Pereira-Shepherd has been a licensed Realtor in Virginia since 2004 and received her broker’s license in 2010. She started her career with a competing local brokerage before joining Long & Foster in May 2011. At Long & Foster, she excelled not only in real estate sales, but also in training and mentoring agents—an ability that helped her earn the position of sales manager at the company’s Manassas office in August 2012. She then was given the additional responsibility of sales manager at Long & Foster’s Gainesville office in June 2014.
During her real estate career, Pereira-Shepherd has achieved many awards for her sales accomplishments. She has also earned numerous designations and professional accreditations and expanded her experience and knowledge by becoming a real estate instructor and mentor. For example, she is a Buffini & Company Certified Mentor and Peak Producer and is training in Ninja Selling. She explained that her goal is to motivate and coach students to become independent successful real estate agents, and she looks forward to supporting the team in Annandale in a similar way.
“Supporting today’s real estate sales professionals takes a highly knowledgeable and experienced leader,” said Karen Kidwell and Lonnie Plaster, senior vice presidents and regional managers of Long & Foster’s Northern Virginia and West Virginia region. “We are confident that appointing Fatima to the leadership team in Annandale will result in the synergy that our agents thrive on. This is how our company has continued to help local buyers and sellers meet their homeownership goals for more than 45 years.”
Pereira-Shepherd is a member of the Prince William Association of Realtors (PWAR) and has served on its Board of Directors since 2011. She currently holds the position of vice president for the PWAR board, and she belongs to several of the association’s committees. Pereira-Shepherd has also held several leadership positions on the local and state level of the Women’s Council of Realtors from 2010 to 2013. She currently serves on several committees with the Virginia Association of Realtors and other charity organizations, and she has been selected into the 2015 Virginia Leadership Academy.
In her spare time, Pereira-Shepherd enjoys being outdoors, running, walking with her dog, taking beach trips, attending family gatherings and volunteering in her community. For more information, visit www.LongandFoster.com.