Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation’s No. 1 independent real estate brand, welcomes Stephanie Rush to its Kingstowne office in Alexandria, Virginia. Rush will be working with Tom & Cindy and Associates, a team of top Northern Virginia Realtors and support staff led by Tom Pietsch and Cindy Schneider. Rush, who has 15 years of real estate experience, will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

“We are very excited to have Stephanie join our team,” said Pietsch, managing partner of Tom & Cindy and Associates. “Stephanie’s extensive real estate knowledge and experience, along with her friendly personality, will be an asset to our team of highly qualified professionals.”

Rush graduated from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she studied Political Science. She grew up in New Jersey, but moved quite a bit since college. She settled in Northern Virginia in 1999, which is when she began her real estate career. Since then, she has worked for a competing local franchise, where she built her business and developed expertise in helping with military relocation.

“We’re so pleased to announce Stephanie has joined the Long & Foster family,” said Boomer Foster, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “As a company that has helped local buyers and sellers for 50 years, we focus on our agents, and we look forward to an energetic partnership with Stephanie as she joins Tom & Cindy and Associates.”

Tom & Cindy and Associates has nearly 30 years of experience and over 3,000 homes sold. The Wall Street Journal has recognized them each year as among the top 200 agents in the country out of over 1,200,000 agents.

“I am excited to join Tom & Cindy and Associates of Long & Foster Real Estate,” said Rush. “I enjoy helping people sell and buy homes, and joining their team better positions me to help my clients.”

To learn more about Tom & Cindy and Associates, visit HelloVirginia.com.