Biography

Ann Griffith MacQuoid is a dynamic luxury real estate specialist with almost 30 years of experience and vineyard owner. She has been Owner & Partner of Chin | MacQuoid | Fleming | Harris since 2007, has served as Associate Broker at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Utah Properties since 2002, and has been Partner and Owner of Parallel Napa Valley Wines since 1999. There are 4 partners who have a real estate business, and they sell about a quarter to a half billion dollars of real estate annually; essentially, it is a company within a company with about 100 real estate brokers. Ann manages the internal marketing, lists and sells high end real estate, and oversees developments worth $200-300 million. She holds a designation in Public Relations from UCLA, has five specialty certifications and is affiliated with the National Association of Realtors, the Utah Association of Realtors, Park City Board of Realtors, and Who's Who in Real Estate Utah.  Ann has received many accolades during her illustrious career beginning with Rookie of the Year, and then Board of Realtors President, Prudential’s List of Top 10 Agents nationally, Top 10 Nationally Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Realtor & Salesperson of the Year, Park City Board of Realtors for 3 years, #1 Real Estate Team in Utah for 8 years (2007-14) and Park City Citizen of the Year.  Ann earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature/Letters from University of Texas at Austin, and also studied towards a Master's degree there. For ten years after college, she worked in PR, Journalism, and Marketing before moving with her family of avid skiers from Laguna Beach, California to Park City, Utah in 1979; she was elected and served four years as City Council Member in Park City learning much about the city and its 15,000 residents. For a while, Ann worked as Director of PR for Mrs. Fields Cookies and loved working for the Fields corporation. She developed extensive experience around resorts and skiing which was a natural fit for her real estate career.  When her daughter reached a certain age, she went back to work full-time, and got her real estate and broker's license.  Passionate about doing what she does, Ann is very optimistic about the future of the market. She thrives on working with her team, and going forward, she is keen to network. Ann continues to progress in her career, but cites some highlights of being on the top ten real estate teams, both nationally and internationally, for Berkshire Hathaway and Prudential over the past few years.  Ann has boundless enthusiasm for Park City, and has been involved in nearly every charity and non-profit organization in town, including serving on the Park City City Council, and on the Boards of the Egyptian Theater, Sundance Film Festival, Friends of Animals, Ballet West, and more. She is a founder of the Park City Performing Arts Foundation and helped raise $9 million to build the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts.  Ann and husband, Mac, are wine enthusiasts who love traveling to wine regions. Together, they own Parallel Napa Valley Wines where is produced a wonderful Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The vineyard is located in beautiful St. Helena, Napa Valley. They take pleasure in visiting their daughter Katy and son-in-law in Hermosa Beach, California. When Ann isn't working, she is an avid reader of literature.