A full-time Realtor for over 15 years, Colleen McGovern Gustavson is dedicated to helping her clients buy and sell properties throughout Loudoun County and Northern Virginia, utilizing her expert knowledge of the area’s residential and commercial real estate markets to produce successful outcomes. Colleen was born and raised in Leesburg, and as a proud native of Loudoun, she loves introducing newc
omers to the area’s rich heritage, natural beauty, and sense of community. Deeply devoted to the county’s future prosperity, she partnered with her husband, Scott, to found Windward Commercial — a commercial real estate brokerage that played an important role in the growth of not only Loudoun County but also the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. Working with a full range of clients in all price brackets, from first-time home buyers looking for their perfect townhouse to sellers listing luxury estate properties, Colleen employs her detailed skills in marketing and negotiating, along with her hard-to-miss positive attitude, as she shepherds every transaction toward a favorable outcome. Colleen is also a certified as a Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource, and in 2013, she was recognized by Middleburg Real Estate and Atoka Properties with the prestigious “Highest Increase in Sales Volume” award. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, Colleen holds an additional degree from Paul Valery University in Montpelier, France, and taught English in Tokyo, Japan, during the late 1990s. Prior to her career in real estate, Colleen worked in sales, marketing, and management for Dean & DeLuca in Washington, D.C. Outside of real estate, Colleen enjoys tennis, cooking, gardening, and jogging with her family’s energetic golden retriever, and she is an active member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Purcellville, Virginia — but her greatest joy in life comes from spending time with her three young children: Finn, Declan, and Britta.
