Katrine 'Trinkie' Watson, Owner/Broker of Chase International’s Tahoe City and Truckee offices, and a Corporate Broker with the Company's Incline Village (Nevada) office, was the 1995 President of the Incline Village Board of Realtors. In 1996, she was selected Realtor of the Year in Incline Village, and she was 1997 President of the Tahoe Sierra Multiple Listing Service. A Regional Lake Tahoe Broker, she is a resource for fine residential properties in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Trinkie has been in the real estate business for 33 years, a California broker for 30 years and a Nevada broker for 25 years. She graduated with a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a believer in continuing education in her profession. Through the National Association of Realtors, she has earned the designations of Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), Certified Residential Brokerage Manager (CRB), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Graduate, Realtors Institute (GRI), Leadership Training Graduate (LTG) and Performance Management Network (PMN), plus the new designation - Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS).
Trinkie has an extensive leadership background beginning in her school years and continuing into business and community activities as an officer or director of numerous organizations. She is President of the Lake Tahoe Music Festival and a Board member of the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation.
In Trinkie's opinion, "there is no place in the world with greater beauty or better year-round social and sporting pleasures than Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. Real estate opportunity here is more varied and exciting than ever before." Her purpose is "to assist customers and clients in achieving their lifestyle goals. I believe attention to detail, marketing skills, high energy and enthusiasm for the product enable me to serve clients with sensitivity and competence."