Jennie Grube offers a rare blend of impressive analytical experience and creative skills to her clients. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in mathematics, she enjoyed a successful career as a senior vice president in risk management and information systems, primarily working with the cfos and risk management teams of fortune 500 companies. Organized and efficient, Jennie adeptly managed large-scale implementation projects, strengthened client relationships, and honed her negotiating skills. She is comfortable handling complicated deals with numerous moving parts.
Jennie knows Santa Barbara very well, due to her longtime, multigenerational family connections in the area and extensive community involvement in local schools and nonprofits. A dedicated leader of the cold spring school foundation, she served as president and treasurer. Jennie devoted over a decade to one of our local treasures as a member of the lotusland celebrates gala committee, including employing her considerable design talents for four years as chair.
Jennie is married to Santa Barbara-native Brett Grube. Their lively home consists of three children, two dogs, two beehives, and nearly twenty chickens. Jennie relishes running on the beautiful trails of Santa Barbara and reading. An avid gardener, floral designer, and gourmet cook, she loves landscape design and maintains hundreds of garden roses, as well as a productive vegetable garden.
Passionate about applying her management skills and fine aesthetic sense to projects, Jennie possesses an eye for potential. She loves working with people to find and showcase properties, and she adds value with relevant personal experience in managing remodels and building new construction. Her clients and colleagues trust Jennie to carefully cover every detail, proactively solve problems, and efficiently close deals to realize their real estate dreams.
Locally owned and globally connected, Village Properties is Santa Barbara's leading independent real estate firm with over 180 dedicated & driven agents.