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special advertising section and my family are very important too, and I will always set dren. “I fell in love with some of the deaf children there,” she aside time for my family.” Once she began setting boundaries says. “I decided I wanted to work with deaf kids, so I went into around her home life, she discovered that her clients respected I]LQWTWOa \PM[KQMVKMWN PMIZQVOº;PMJMKIUMÆ]MV\QV[QOV language and enjoyed working with her schedule. Her new approach did deaf kids and understanding deaf not detract from her business, but culture. “It’s like a whole world of enhanced it. its own. Learning how the deaf think Johnette Taylor of Roundtree and interact is like landing on a new Landscaping is every bit as passion-island in another country.” Her ca-ate, but she always knew she’d rather reer path took her through diagnos-work outside of four walls. “I looked – K RISTEN S UMMERS R EALTOR tic testing and ultimately led her to at forestry and some different op-hearing aids. tions, and had never really heard of WITH E BBY H ALLIDAY “I love helping people hear and landscape architecture, until a friend putting a smile on their face,” Dr. of mine in high school said, ‘I think Shirico says. Ultimately she felt con-this is something you would enjoy. Look into it.’ ” Initially Taylor’s mother was skeptical. “She ÅLMV\MVW]OP\W\ISMIKPIVKMWVIKY]QZQVOIVM`Q[\QVOPMIZQVO said, ‘Wow, there’s a lot of math and science in there, I’m not IQL J][QVM[[ QV -I[\ ,ITTI[ ¹?PMV 1 JW]OP\ \PM WNÅKM \PMZM sure that’s for you, honey.’” Undaunted, Taylor explored the _MZMXTI[\QKXQK\]ZM[IVLXTI[\QKN]ZVQ\]ZMº[PM[Ia[¹1Å`MLQ\ program at LSU, and plunged ahead. “I was fascinated by all ]XIVLOW\Q\ITTKWUX]\MZQbMLJIKSQV!!_PMVUW[\XMWXTM the things landscape architecture encompassed,” she says. “It _MZMV¼\ LWQVO \PI\ <WLIa W]Z WNÅKM Q[ KWUXTM\MTa XIXMZTM[[º _I[\PMXMZNMK\Å\NWZUMº1V! c;[PMNW]VLMLPMZKWUXIVa Her business strategy proved successful, and soon she opened Roundtree Landscaping. Today she manages a busy staff and a second location in North Dallas. “We provide an extensive amount of counseling to help the family learn to deal with hear-a full agenda, serving commercial and residential properties. Dr. Debbie Shirico of Total Hearing Care found her life’s QVO TW[[ IVL _M \MIKP KWUXMV[I\QWV \MKPVQY]M[ \W PMTX \PMU work during a summer gig at Lion’s Camp for Crippled Chil-manage easier.” Once I got involved, I fell in love with it.” Coming from a family of architects, builders, and designers I know what today’s buyers are looking for in a home. As my client, you can expect honesty, loyalty, discretion and excellent communication. My goal is to provide a fresh and upbeat perspective that will result in complete satisfaction. I treat all of my clients as if they are buying or selling a multi-million dollar home. I am a 2012 Bishop Lynch High School Auction Chairperson and a proud PTA member of Bowie Elementary. kristensummers@ebby.com www.kbsummers.com (214) 223-7001 KRISTEN B. SUMMERS A fresh take on Real Estate JULY 2012 special advert i s ing sect ion 25