Support
Julie Nowlen
Business Support Manager
Julie Nowlen landed in Ithaca in 2007 after living in State College, PA and Edmonton, AB. Originally from Wisconsin, Julie holds an undergraduate degree in psychology with a concentration in pre-med from University of Wisconsin. Several jobs and moves later, Julie’s husband landed a position in the Natural Resources Department at Cornell and the family settled here in Ithaca. While buying their house in Fall Creek, Julie and Rich were impressed with the seller’s agent, Carol Bushberg, and vice versa. In July 2011, Carol invited Julie to join the team of her growing business.
Julie and her family love the outdoors and enjoy any opportunity to hike, camp, fish, ski, or spend the day gardening. They are thrilled to have found a home in a place where so many great recreational opportunities exist.
Frances Welch
Bookkeeper & Administrative Support
Fran keeps the books balanced as the bookkeeper here at the office. Originally from Chicago, her first job was in a real estate office at 14 years old. She has sold real estate in Illinois and New York and was the Chief Financial Officer at the Ithaca Board of Realtors for 20 years, where she met Realtor Carol Bushberg. After starting the Blind Faith vegetarian restaurant in Evanston, Illinois and then moving to Hesperia, Michigan to be a farmer, her family moved on to Ithaca in 1985. Close friends had spent the summer here, and knowing there was a desire to move east, said “this place has your name written all over it”…and the rest is history. She loves to sew and quilt, is a devoted supporter of organic farming, and enjoys eating from her own garden.
Lisa Bott
Social Media Specialist
Lisa and her family recently moved to Trumansburg, NY after spending more than 15 years living around the world. Carol found them a wonderful historic house on a wonderful wooded lotto call their forever home!
Lisa was an educator for more than 30 years and has loved the opportunity to learn and hone her advertising and social media skills working with Carol Bushberg.
In her free time, Lisa and her family hike with their dogs, cycle and camp when they are not up in the sky in their Hot Air Balloon!
