Tom Jensen joins RE/MAX Advantage as a new associate

CHELAN - RE/MAX Advantage Lake Chelan is pleased to announce a new addition to its staff.  Tom Jensen joins RE/MAX Advantage as a Broker with 14 years of experience, mostly assisting real estate buyers and sellers on Whidbey Island.  In addition, Jensen also brings the customer service and management skills acquired during his 35 years in the tourism and travel industry.
Born and raised in Mukilteo, Jensen graduated from Cascade High School in 1965 and attended the University of Washington in pursuit of a degree in history.  In 1970 he headed to Lake Tahoe to indulge his passion for skiing, becoming a full-time instructor at Squaw Valley.  His passion soon evolved into a career as a founder/owner/senior executive of several travel and tourism related enterprises, including Truckee Travel, Ski Lake Tahoe, Doug Fox Travel, Mutual Travel, and International Tourism Councils.
While Tony Bennet may have left his heart in San Francisco, Jensen says his was “…left at Lake Tahoe, and my recent move to Lake Chelan has been a successful effort to reprise the joy and contentment that comes with living near a dazzling mountain lake surrounded by towering peaks.”   He quickly added that the most pleasant surprise associated with his move was realizing, “Chelan is the most universally friendly community in which I have ever lived!”   
In addition to working with his real estate clients, Jensen still indulges in his passion for skiing by organizing tours to Italy’s Dolomite mountains, where guests enjoy some of the finest skiing and most delicious food on the planet. He also occasionally consults on a variety of travel and tourism-oriented projects.