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Agents choose to partner with Carolina One Real Estate Services Several new and experienced real estate agents have chosen to partner with Carolina One Real Estate Services in Summerville, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach. Michele Hopkins is a recent transplant to Charleston having grown up in Medford, MA and graduating from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA with a degree in Education. Since 2019, Michele has practised real estate with several real estate firms in Massachusetts and will now be affiliated with Carolina One’s Main Street office in Summerville, SC.
The mother of four children, Michele enjoys pickleball, baking, boating, art, photography and ballroom dancing. Welcome Michele to the Summerville office by emailing her at michele.hopkins@carolinaone.
com or by giving Michele a call at (617) 529-2604. A native of Plattsburgh, NY, Megan Merrill graduated from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh with a major in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management and a minor in Business. Before deciding on a career in real estate and joining Carolina One’s West Ashley Orleans Road office, Megan was the owner and CEO of an online women’s clothing and jewelry boutique.
The proud owner of an English Bulldog and a Pug/Boston Terrier, Megan enjoys cooking, working out and exploring the sites of beautiful Charleston, SC. Reach out and welcome Megan to the West Ashley office by calling her at (518) 570-2707 or by emailing her at megan.merrill@carolinaone.
com . The husband and wife team of Joseph “Joe” Bright and Kaysie Bright have recently combined to form The Bright Team at Caroilina One’s Summerville Cane Bay/Nexton office. Joe Bright is a native Charlestonian and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Joe was previously employed as the Lead Mechanic at the Charleston Airport and currently works as an Industrial Millwright at the Holcim Cement Plant while being enrolled at Trident Technical College, where he is studying Project Management. Also a Charleston native, Kaysie Bright has had her Cosmetology license since 2000. Joe and Kaysie have been licensed in real estate since 2021 and have worked successfully for several local real estate companies including being named Sales Team of the Year in 2023.
The busy couple currently reside in St. George, SC and are the proud parents of three children. In their leisure hours, the Bright’s love fishing and going to the beach.
Congratulate Joe and Kaysie by emailing them at the [email protected] or call them at (843) 560-8489. Carolina One’s office on Grissom Parkway in Myrtle Beach is proud to welcome four experienced Realtors to the company’s new Grand Strand office.
Catherine Hunter Lee is a native of Charlotte, NC and a graduate of NC State University with a degree in Communications. A Realtor since 1989, Catherine was previously associated with Seattle-based Redfin Corporation as well as with several real estate companies in Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Brunswick County, NC. Catherine’s husband Bob and their daughter Morgan enjoy fox hunting, horseback riding, and golf.
Catherine is a Therapeutic Riding volunteer and also supports Habitat for Humanity in Charleston. Email Catherine Lee at catherine.lee@carolinaone.
com or phone her at (843) 200-9500. Michelle Koltunovich was born in Gresham, OR and received her Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Penn State University. Koltunovich was a Program Director of Criminal Justice in Lancaster, PA and taught at the YTI Career Institute, a college program and training facility for criminal justice students.
The daughter of an Army Veteran, Michelle is married, the mother of two children, and enjoys boating, jet skiing, and dabbling in arts and crafts. Welcome Michelle to the Myrtle Beach office by calling her at (843) 655-6682 or email her at michelle.koltunovich@carolinaone.
com . A Mortgage Broker for the past 30 years, Ross Pihl is licensed in South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Minnesota, Colorado, and Washington State. Born in Edina, MN, Ross is a graduate of St.
Johns University in Minnesota with a degree in Economics and Finance. Pihl was licensed in real estate in 2023 and is new to Carolina One’s office on Grissom Parkway in Myrtle Beach, SC. Married with three children, Ross and his wife proudly volunteer with several local non-profits.
Welcome Ross Pihl to the Myrtle Beach office by emailing him at [email protected] or call Ross at (651) 428-1318.
Born in Utica, NY, Jocasa Relf is a graduate of Mohawk Valley Community College with an Associates degree in Applied Science. A resident of Myrtle Beach for the past four years, Relf has worked in real estate since 2023 and is among the newest members of Carolina One’s Myrtle Beach office on Grissom Parkway. Welcome Jocasa Relf by calling her at (315) 404-4328 or email her your congratulations via email at jocasa.
[email protected] . Carolina One Real Estate, a local family-owned business, is Metro Charleston’s and South Carolina’s real estate market leader, handling residential, new construction, and commercial real estate listings and sales along with mortgage, title, insurance, and vacation rental services to local and relocating consumers from 15 local neighborhood offices.
In 2021, Carolina One Real Estate handled approximately 10,000 transactions for over $4.5 Billion Dollars in sales volume..
