Melanie Gowen

Interior designer and real estate agent with expertise in design and real estate strategy, property development, branding and marketing. Melanie excels at creating highly individualized properties - built environments and lifestyle experiences - that enhance the life of her clients and prospective consumers. Melanie's passion for blending design and business yields cohesive experiences and extraordinary environments in support of a wide variety of individual lifestyles. It requires thinking both imaginatively and strategically about how to design sustainably, keeping in mind the impact that design decisions have on the environment, in business, and for the people who inhabit the settings we create. Melanie graduated from the National Cathedral School in Washington, DC and from Cornell University with a BS in Interior Design and Business Strategy. In Italy, she studied International Marketing and became Wine Spectator certified. Prior to moving to Nantucket, Melanie worked in Washington, DC in financial regulatory consulting, where she gained experience and expertise in investment management and mortgage banking.