Sally Ellis has been working in the luxury real estate market since graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Santa Barbara in 2003, where she competed as a Division 1 track and field athlete in the 400m, 800m and 4x400m relay races. Since then, she has worked in some of of the most elite, high-end real estate markets in the world, including Santa Barbara/Montecito, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills, and now the greater Orange County area.
Sally cares about and is deeply tied to our Aliso Viejo community. She owns a home in the Key West neighborhood where she lives with her husband, Brian, a software engineer for an Irvine-based tech company, and their eight-year-old daughter Emerson, a third grader at Oak Grove Elementary, as well as their kitty Abby and their Siberian Husky Dakota. You can usually find them walking the neighborhood, or at the local dog park! Sally's family enjoys being members of Renaissance ClubSport, and Emerson currently plays 8U softball with Aliso Viejo Girls Softball, as well as participating as a Brownie for local Girl Scout Troop 8577. They love rooting for the local sports teams, including the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Anaheim Ducks. They also love Aliso's Concerts in the Park, Saturday Farmer's Market at Town Center and the annual Fourth of July celebration at Grand Park. She is also actively involved in her charity work with the Orangewood Children's Foundation, a program that lends support and resources to local foster youth.
In 2019, Sally and Teri were awarded the International Society of Excellence Award, and were named the #5 Coldwell Banker small team NATIONWIDE.
With over 50 years of experience in the residential real estate market, Teri Armstrong Hardke is a seasoned real estate professional who loves people, loves what she does, and loves taking good care of her clients. Teri obtained her license at age 18, prior to attending U.S.C., where she majored in Business Administration and Marketing. She began her real estate career at Armstrong Properties, which was founded by her father in 1963.
Teri has received special recognition over the years for her achievements in sales, including
being named to the Society of Excellence in 2012, which is Coldwell Banker NRT’s highest
honor, putting her in the top 1% of all sales associates nationwide. Teri has been named
#1 sales Associate in the Orange County and Desert Communities in 2010, 2011 and 2012
by Coldwell Banker, NRT, LLC, and last year received recognized as the #2 Small Team
in the Coldwell Banker Newport Beach office, the #1 Coldwell Banker office in the world.
Teri is active in numerous community organizations and projects. She is a past member
of the Newport Beach Home Tour Committee at Corona del Mar High School and PTA, United Way Women’s Philanthropy Fund, and Junior League. She currently enjoys her involvement with Mariner’s Church, and is
a member of the Newport Beach Country Club, Balboa Yacht Club, Newport Beach Yacht
Club, Newport Harbor Elks Lodge, American Legion, and Shape Up in Corona del Mar. Teri
also has enjoyed involvement in Young Life and Lacrosse with her son Matt, a graduate
of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and currently Vice President of Greystone
Capital Advisors, serving all of his client’s commercial and industrial real estate needs.
While she is most proud of being a mother and grandmother, she also feels very blessed
to be so actively involved in a community that she loves.