Dick Keenan and Narlene Carter Keenan are both natives to the Central Coast. After graduating from Cal Poly SLO with a BS degree in Agriculture Business Management, Dick began his real estate career in 1982 as an appraiser. The 3 years as an appraiser provided him with valuable knowledge of a wide variety of property types, including single family residential, income property, raw land, and commercial real estate. He has specialized in residential properties since 1985. Narlene became a full-time licensed realtor in 1987 representing tract and condominium developers, as well as upscale custom home developers. After joining Keller Williams Realty Central Coast in Pismo Beach in 2003, Dick and Narlene opened Keller Williams Realty Coastal Valley in Santa Maria in 2004, where Dick is currently the Broker & Operating Principal.
Dick and his wife, Narlene Carter Keenan, began the Keenan Carter Group in 2001. In the late fall of 2007, the group began conducting foreclosure tours in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties.
One result of the “foreclosure tours” has been widespread media coverage, which increases knowledge of our area and the Keenan Carter Group. Good Morning America (ABC-TV) covered and featured the fourth tour, Dick was interviewed live, via satellite hookup, on Neal Cavuto’s program on Fox News. Nightline and News Hour (PBS with Jim Lehrer) are among others with an interest in covering the seminars. In June of 2008, Dick and Narlene were featured in CAR Magazine. Area media coverage has also been excellent.
Dick and Narlene are members of a number of professional and business organizations. They include: the Pismo Coast and Santa Maria Association of Realtors®, the California Association of Realtors®, the National Association of Realtors®, the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce, Arroyo Grande/Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce, and the Grover Beach Rotary. Dick has held numerous leadership positions for the Pismo Coast Board of Realtors, and Narlene has served for several years on the board of the Pismo Beach Chamber, Five Cities Women’s Network Group, and was the president of the Grover Beach Rotary in 2011. In their free time they enjoy running and participate in several half marathons across California, this past year they participated in the Disney Coast to Coast tour, and for 2014 they are training for the LA Marathon. They have 2 adult children and a 2 ½ year old grandson.
Put all that together with integrity, devotion to their clients, hard work, and vision, and you have The Keenan Carter Group.
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Our Team
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Melissa Crooks
Transaction Coordinator
Melissa has been with The Keenan Carter Group since 2011. She is that cheery voice you hear when calling the office. Melissa manages all transactions for Dick, Narlene, and Teri. She works with our clients to ensure we have an efficient transaction from start to finish. She helps coordinate the opening of escrows, ordering inspections, sending out disclosures, and making sure everyone stays on track and meets deadlines. She happily answers questions and keeps all aspects of the sale running smoothly.
Melissa was born and raised on the Central Coast. She graduated from Arroyo Grande High School, where she played on the water polo team. She attended Cuesta College studying business and marketing.
She moved away from the area for about 7 years living in Indio, CA for about a year, and then to the greater Phoenix area for the next 6 years where she worked as the Office Manager for a private swim school and taught swim lessons. What else was a Cali girl to do in order to stay cool in the desert?
She happily returned to the beautiful Central Coast in 2011. That is when she joined the Keenan Carter Group first as their Marketing Coordinator and then with increasing responsibilities was promoted to their Transaction Coordinator.
On a personal note, in 2014, Melissa bought a cute little beach house in Oceano. With lots of elbow grease and a little help from her family, she remolded and now has a lovely home that she now enjoys with her Great Dane, Thor, and kitties. Melissa loves being able to walk to the beach and enjoys our famous California sunsets with her boyfriend George. She loves to travel and of course enjoys our amazing Central Coast Wineries.
Matt Zaro
Real Estate Agent
Keller Williams in San Luis Obispo
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Matt is an 8th generation Californian with roots on the Central Coast. He studied foreign language and Speech at Oregon State University and currently serves in the US Coast Guard reserve formerly active duty in the Northwest.
Matt enjoys the outdoors and takes full advantage of our beautiful Central Coast by running, swimming and surfing. He is a competitive swimmer with US Master swimming and takes part in Operation Surf, a local organization aimed at helping active and former military members.
Raised in a family vested in real estate, Matt has a keen eye for detail and local knowledge. He brings that knowledge and experience as a buyer’s specialist throughout San Luis Obispo County to The Keenan Carter Group. Where he will continue to help our clients find properties tailored to their specific needs.
Monique nichols
AKA: ‘MOEY’
MARKETING SPECIALIST
Moey brings to the team many years of advertising and marketing experience. Moey handles every facet of our marketing, including Social Media, such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter, as well as creating our flyers, postcards and newsletters. She is most likely the first person you will engage with on the phone when you call our office, happy to help or connect you with Dick, Narlene, Matt or Melissa to assist you with all your needs. Moey aspires to grow with the Keenan Carter Group as the Keenan Carter Group continues to grow!
Moey was born and raised in San Francisco, California, where she lived in both the Sunset District and Noe Valley. Her family still resides in ‘The City’ in a beautiful Victorian home overlooking the Bay. Moey moved to the Central Coast of California 20 years ago to raise her family. Since living on the Central Coast, she has bought and sold 3 homes.
She spent many years working in retail before transitioning to the financial industry where she worked Operations for the corporate office of a bank. Moey has also enjoyed professional bartending for a couple decades, so you know who to call for a great drink recipe! She is well known as a local TV personality for Central Coast Now TV, hosting shows like: ‘Sips N Giggles’, ‘Wine Down 101’, ‘On The Go With Tony & Mo’ and ‘In The Know’. She brings lively posts to Social Media, showing activities, events and places of interest for locals and visitors of the Central Coast to see. She wants to bring her vision of Marketing and Real Estate hand in hand to help those interested in buying and selling their homes in our local community.
