Mary Eikenberry is a native Iowan and has lived in the Des Moines area since 1975. Her educational background is a degree in General Science and Medical Technology. Early on she found that teaching and sales were more satisfying than lab work and she began a 16-year sales career; 10 of those as the owner and sales trainer of a Tupperware franchise in Des Moines. As the parent of 2 daughters adopted from China, she was drawn into that field, where she spent 10 years teaching and assisting parents during the post-adoption process. Four of those years were as Director of Post-Adoption Services.  Her love of helping people led her real estate career in the direction of focusing on helping older adults and their families through late-life moves. . She has helped hundreds of seniors successfully downsize and relocate and has assisted family members with these late-life moves. Mary was a successful Realtor is the Des Moines area for 30 years.  She is a graduate of the Seniors Real Estate Institute, a Certified Senior Housing Professional (CSHP) and Certified Senior Downsizing Coach in Iowa (CSDC). 

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Mary is truly an advocate for older adults in the Des Moines area.  She is one of the charter members of CISEN (Central Iowa Senior Education Network) which has presented the annual Senior Life Conference in October since 2014.  She is also involved in the Aging Consortium Network.  In 2023 she became a faculty member of the Senior Real Estate Institute (SREI) and now teaches Realtors who want to learn to better serve our older population as they downsize and move.  Her involvement with SREI also includes being a regular panelist at the annual SREI Legacy conference and also is on the membership committee for those Realtors completing their Certified Senior Housing Professional (CSHP) certification.

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Mary was awarded the Senior Real Estate Institute Legacy Leader Award in 2023.