Meet the Team
Michael Dreyfus
Broker, Founder, the Dreyfus group
Principal, Golden Gate Sotheby's international realty
Michael Dreyfus has had over 30 years of repeated success in residential real estate, selling over two billion dollars of residential real estate. His team, The Dreyfus Group is the top producing team for Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty and has annually appeared on the Wall Street Journal/Real Trend’s list of America’s Top 250 Agents as well as the Bay Area top 20 list.
His recent sales have been often and varied, including some of the highest sales recorded in Palo Alto, Woodside, Portola Valley, Los Altos Hills, and Atherton. In addition, he has represented sellers and buyers in high-end transactions throughout California, most recently representing ranches and vineyards in Northern California and an estate in Montecito.
As well as its top producer, Michael is one of the founders of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty with 465 agents in 23 offices across the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an industry thought leader and has been interviewed on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, ABC News and Fortune/CNN/Money regarding market trends and events. He is a regular speaker on agent panels for Sotheby’s International Realty offices and luxury real estate groups.
Michael is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Attorney-at-law. He is a member of the National and California Association of Realtors. He was among the first agents certified by Sotheby’s International Realty as a China Global Advisor.
He is active in the community and is a long-time financial supporter of local schools and charities.
Noelle Queen
Sales Associate
Noelle participates in all aspects of the team’s business including business origination, listing preparation, marketing, negotiations, client communications and escrow coordination.
Noelle is known for her meticulous attention to detail and willingness to tackle any challenge. She has a passion for architecture and interior design and uses her keen design sense to come up with creative solutions when preparing listings to go on the market.
Kristin Galvin
Sales Associate
Kristin Galvin is a licensed real estate agent who helps buyers and sellers navigate the local real estate market. As a member of The Dreyfus Group, Kristin partners with clients to understand their unique considerations and translate those into a distinctive home buying or selling experience.
Kristin lends a personal perspective on the Peninsula communities. Her intimate knowledge of local neighborhoods, public and private schools, activities for children and adults comes from growing up in and raising her children in the area.
Marlena Aranda
Chief Marketing Officer
Marlena will work with you and your agent to make sure all marketing efforts for your property have the high-quality look and feel that The Dreyfus Group is known for - from the photography to the amenities listing to the floor plan.
She will also work with you to develop the story of your home, fully leveraging the unique and valuable attributes of your property that will get your home noticed in a crowded marketplace.
Sandie Timm
Advertising Director
Sandie directs the team’s print and online advertising initiatives. She helps develop and execute a custom advertising plan for each property and maintains the team’s proprietary mail and email contact lists to reach the target buyer.
Sandie manages the team’s lead generation campaigns, buyer list building, web advertising and social media.
Downtown Menlo Park
640 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA
650.847.1141