The West Team --- Who We Are
Mary Jo West
Cell: 205.516.2100
Realtor ®, ePro, Associate Broker
Mary Jo has spent years in customer service, having been the owner/operator of two customer service businesses. She also has worked in medical computer sales and computer training for 10 years. She has lived in Birmingham for twenty years and graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in music. She has been an active participant in civic, church, and cultural activities in the community. She has been a choir director in the Episcopal church for 13 years and as a Master Gardener and a former Consulting Rosarian with the American Rose Society, enjoys speaking at garden clubs on roses and perennials gardening.
Mary Jo is certified as an e-Pro Realtor, a certification held by less than 1% of Birmingham Realtors. This certifies Mary Jo as an Internet professional who uses the latest technologies and the Internet to market real estate for clients. She also holds an Associate Broker's license in Alabama and is a 2007 member of the Club of Excellence.
Seymour West
Cell: 205.222.8881
Realtor®
Seymour brings 30 years of sales experience to Real Estate from the insurance and investments industries. He owned a successful insurance agency for 17 years and specialized in commercial as well as residential insurance coverage. Prior to owning his own business, he was a top producer for New York Life as well as for several other companies, such as St. Paul, Travelers, and Chubb. Since he maintains his current insurance licenses, Seymour is able to advise you in a broad range of issues pertaining to the purchase or sale of your home.
He is a graduate of Jacksonville State University where he served for many years as a member of the JSU Foundation Board of Directors. As a Life Member of Kiwanis International, he has been instrumental in forming Builders Clubs and Key Clubs. He is also a member of the prestigious Heritage Society of Kiwanis International.
Seymour and Mary Jo have three grown children --- a son, Miles, who is married with a daughter and who is a top producer in Business Banking with Compass Bank in Birmingham; a daughter, Lauren who is married and recently a new mother, working in non-profit with Emory Hospital in Atlanta, and a daughter, Katie, who is recently married and living in Gulf Shores. Their only child at home currently is their 8-year old miniature dachshund, Sophie, an adorable redhead.
These are merely brief bios of who we are --- but please keep in mind that our main goal is to build a relationship with you that earns your trust in our commitment to represent you with the highest professional standards and work ethic in order to get you the results you need in your real estate transaction. Our motto, "Where Real Estate and Caring Converge" is more than just a motto for us...it is our philosophy and a reflection of our commitment to our clients.
Susie Margotta
Transaction Coordinator
Cell: 205.354.5757
Susie joined The West Team in February of 2007. She comes with many years of experience managing a large Re/Max Real Estate office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Since her move to Birmingham in 2001, she has been busy raising two boys and volunteering her time working with a local organization called Hand-in-Paw; consisting of professionally trained teams of people and their pets who motivate children with disabilities to reach therapy goals and ease the stress and pain of children and their families fighting chronic and terminal illnesses.
Susie is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS in Management Science and Statistical Forecasting. She lives in Liberty Park with her husband and two teenage boys along with their two shelties, Zoomer and Rex.
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