Hi, I’m Patrice Petersen, a Realtor with J. Rockcliff Realtor’s Orinda Branch and a resident of the Montclair Village of Oakland, CA. I am a mother of 2 wonderful children whom I adore and one dog named Minnie. My son, Darby is almost 10 and my daughter, Sloane is 8. I also have 2 beautiful step-daughters who I am truly grateful for. Kirsten, is in her second year of college and Kate is a new freshman at University of Oregon. Both proudly graduated from Miramonte High School in Orinda.

I am a native of Louisiana who moved to California in 1995 just after turning 21. At the age of 24, I moved back home to Louisiana, opened and then sold a small coffee and dessert shop and began my own family. In 2004, we made the decision to leave Louisiana and come back to California so that Darby and Sloane could be educated in the CA public school system. We sold our home and said goodbye to my very large Cajun family and moved back to California. Shortly after moving here, I accepted a job in the home mortgage business and began my journey in Real Estate. Handling up to 10 transactions per month as the client care coordinator for the company’s top producer was a very challenging and rewarding experience for me and really set me up for how I handle my own clients today. My job was to ensure that whatever was happening with their transaction, our client could feel comfortable knowing that every step of the way someone was looking out for their best interest and would keep them informed of the process. In 2005, I made the switch to become a licensed Realtor and although this has been a slower market for some areas, I have been in the top 10% of production and am so happy with my decision to become a Realtor. This past year, I was fortunate enough to have been included in the 2008 President’s Club for J. Rockcliff. I love what I do and I have many happy clients to prove it.