In 1997, over 100,000 potential home buyers and sellers from international communities moved to Texas. Nearly 15,000 of those immigrants chose Dallas County as their home.

To serve this burgeoning demographic, Henry S. Miller, Realtors has created an International Council, a forum of sales associates who are fluent in more than one language and dedicated to providing expertise to diverse cultures.

Many of these Realtors are from another country themselves and provide not only the ability to conduct real estate transactions in another language, but a cultural awareness and sensitivity that ensures successful moves.

Miller associates who are members of the International Council include (listed by office with additional languages spoken):

Allie Beth Real Estate ( a Miller subsidiary)

• Irmgard Arthur (German)
• Evelyn Dundon (Italian)
• Carol Ann Smith (Spanish, French)

Arlington Office

• Reza Maleki (Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish, Turkish)
• Gloria Saenz (Spanish).

Duncanville Office

• Aurora Northern (Tagalog).

Fort Worth Office

• Lucy Obando (French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese)

Irving Office

• Won Kim (Korean)
• Laura Park (Korean)

Lewisville Office

• Martha Rodgriguez (Spanish)

Mid-Cities Office

• Elva Barger (Spanish)
• Mahlia Ebrahim (Urdu, Sindhi, Gujrati, Junjabi, Balochi)
• Carmen Rivera (Spanish)

North Dallas Office

• Neal Behgooy (active in commerical investments)
• Ada Rosa Glover (Spanish)
• Marty Marks (Spanish)

Northeast Dallas Office

• Beatrice Martinez (Spanish)

Preston Beltline Office

• Alma Alden (Spanish)
• Karl Frankl (German Italian)
• Roxana Ganji (French, Persian)
• Frank Medina (Spanish)
• Elliot Osafo (French and native African lanugages)
• Jessie Torrez (Spanish)
• Victor Ugwa (Ibo-Nigerian)

Preston Campbell Office

• Maureen Anderson (German, Tamil, Russian)
• Carol Beasley (French)
• Ketty Fitzgerald (Greek, French)
• Paula Goldsmith (Spanish)
• Alan Levy (Afrikans)
• Lourdes Martinez (Spanish)

Preston Center Office

• Nicki Manning Conner (French)
• Plano-Nishat Karimi (Urdu, Hindi).
• Waxahachie-Jim Whisler (Spanish)

Published: October 8, 1998

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