About LeTip of McMinnville, OR

Alison Zabriskie is a Insurance Life Health and Disability who works at New York Life

Anna grew up in Portland, but spent time living in Eugene where she received a BA in Communications, from Bushnell University. It was there she met her husband, Brent, and moved back to the Portland Metro area. However, Anna and Brent felt Portland wasn't the place they wanted to raise their three kids, so moved to McMinnville in 2016. Although most of Anna's family lives out of state, McMinnville feels like home to her. She loves living, serving, growing and experiencing this community. That includes other neighboring Yamhill County towns and cities as well. Whether she's kayaking at Roger's Landing, wine tasting in Carlton, hanging out at Friday Nights in Dayton, picking up a Blue Raven pie in Amity, or serving on the board of directors for the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce, Anna can often be seen out socializing. She loves this community, and the people in it. Anna has worked in the real estate industry for 6 years, and has had her eye on working at Ticor Title for a number of years. She has always been impressed by Ticor's service, their brand, and how they treat their employees. Ticor is also community minded, which is very important to Anna. She's happy to be a part of the team.

My husband and I own Chris James Cellars, a family owned and operated vineyard and winery that produces unique and interesting wines in Carlton, Oregon. The vineyard was first planted in 2012, with additional blocks planted in each year since. We now have 25 acres planted with 16 different varietals. In 2015 we produced our first lots of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc and have since expanded our wine selection to offer hand-crafted lots of Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Dolcetto, Lagrein, Barbera, Cab Franc and more. Our approach to white wines is to emphasize and preserve the varietal aromatics, flavor and acidity. In red wines we seek to develop intense flavors through harvest decisions and winemaking techniques during fermentation and focus on mouthfeel and silky texture during maturation. We now have two amazing tasting rooms to visit. The Estate Tasting Room is open Friday through Sunday, 12-5pm (March to November) and by appointment year round. It is located at our vineyard - 12000 NW Old Wagon Rd., Carlton, OR 97111. The McMinnville Tasting Room is open year round Sunday-Thursday 12-6pm, and Friday/Saturday 12-8pm. It is located at 645 NE 3rd St., McMinnville, OR 97128.

Carl Simianer is a Heating and Air Conditioning who works at Project Solutions Heating & Cooling

Chris was born in Seattle Washington and spent his Elementary years in the suburbs of Seattle. In 1982 at the age of twelve his family moved to McMinnville and he spent most of the remaining years of his life here in 1992. He met his future wife Kamie in La Grande Oregon while attending Eastern Oregon State. In 1997 he made two of the best decisions of his life: first he said "I will" to the Lord second he said "I do" to his beautiful wife Kamie and they have enjoyed raising three beautiful girls together. On February 1st of 1996 Chris began working for the family business Acupro Oregon as a computer technician. He now has over more than 25 years in the computer industry. Chris has been an active member of Abundant Life Pentecostal church for over 25 years and along with that enjoys hiking to, and fishing at, Alpine Lakes, mushroom hunting and is looking forward to truffle hunting with his new family dog Bowdrie.

Christian Wert is a Web Development who works at Code Design

Holly is the Membership Director for the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce. She enjoys helping people, making connections and working with the public. The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce is here to help - we work to support a strong local economy, promote our community, build relationships and provide education, awareness and advocacy on public policy.

Jacob Halsey is a Mortgage Loans who works at Guild Mortgage

Jennifer Richter is a Caterer who works at Graze Craze

Jerry Pope is a Restoration Damage and Cleanup who works at Brighten Restoration LLC

John Politoski is a Telecommunications who works at Ziply

I returned to my hometown of McMinnville, Oregon in 2009 and I'm proud to have served the real estate community in the role of Business Development from the time of my return to 2017. After several years of helping to grow other realtors’ business’ I decided to start growing my own. I started the Willamette Valley Real Estate Team at Bella Casa. In my time away from McMinnville I studied business and received a degree in Organizational Behavior and Leadership Development. I’m married to my amazing bride Julie and together we have 3 boys and have recently taken in two girls that we hope will join our family permanently. I’m passionate about serving my community through the Church and other local nonprofits. I’m a past Chair of the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce and am driven by the opportunity to help people and organizations reach their dreams and fullest potential. I guess you could say that's my why. Excited to be part of Bella Casa Real Estate Group, I hope to continue to serve the community well and I look forward to a bright future as my team, The Willamette Valley Real Estate Team, and I help to protect your head heart and wallet with all your real estate needs.

Judy Fogarty is a Commercial Cleaning Services who works at McMinnville Commercial Cleaners LLC

Katie Russ is a Auto Tire Sales who works at Pacific Northwest Tire

Massage Therapist.

Kristen Marahrens is a Electrician who works at Applied Technical Systems Incorporated

Larissa began her career with Farmers Insurance in 1996 as a claims adjuster negotiating settlements for injury claims and determining fault in accidents. After 5 years, she was ready to start her own agency. She has built it into a successful agency that is still thriving 20 years later. Larissa feels blessed to own a small business even though it has been one of the most challenging things she has done. She loves taking care of her clients and educating them on the insurance products that will best serve them. She is a mom of 3 girls and one boy, and she and her husband live on a small farm in Dundee. Larissa is the proud wife of a retired Major in the Air National Guard. She keeps busy being President of the Dundee Community Committee and serving on the LeTip of McMinnville board.

Mellissa Foster is a Contractor General who works at RB&R Contractors, Inc.

Licensed since 1987 in the state of Oregon and in construction and related fields for over 30 years. Having performed over 40,000 inspections I pride my self on helping to protect my customers and educate them on their investment.

Sam Avendano is a Cleaning Products who works at Natural Things LLC

Scott Carter is a Handyman who works at Carter Construction

Sean Sayler is a Contractor Plumbing who works at My Plumber Now

Shawna Watson is a Foundation Repairs who works at Your Crawl Space Guys

Steve Grittman: Entrepreneur, family man, off-road racing enthusiast, customer service pro, and RV Repair Extraordinaire. Since 2001 Steve has owned Lafayette Auto Body & RV Repair. Leading the industry in Yamhill county, his was the first shop to “go green” with waterborne paint. With a variety of services ranging from automotive body repair & paint, to all-inclusive RV Repairs (excluding engine/drive train), to custom spray in bedliners & accessories, Steve’s shop can’t be beat. As a father of 2 & loving husband, Steve puts family first. Together his family enjoys off-road racing as active members of 4-At-A-Time, a racing club within the Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association. Steve believes in fixing things the right way every time. If the repairs are good enough for his wife or mother, they are good enough for his customers. At the same time, anyone can offer customer service when things are going well. When there is a problem with a repair and the shop is able to handle things professionally and make the customer happy, that’s how they know they’ve picked the right shop. Attending annual Bigfoot Owner’s Club Rallies and other such events, Steve leads RV Repair seminars. He helps RV owners learn to fix some of the smaller issues that may arise in travel. Educating your customers builds not only trust and respect, but friendships. Since word of mouth is the best form of advertisement, giving people something positive to say is always the best choice. 

Waylon Zabriskie is a Non Profit who works at See Ya Later Foundation