MEET OUR TEAM
KRISTY CRAIG ANDERSON, Executive Director
Kristy has been "reimagining" home interiors since the age of 6, when she would deck out her family's small apartment with bed sheet curtains and paint shoe box tops for custom artwork. After a long career as an Assistant Principal and graduating from a masters program in Business Management while decorating on the side, Kristy followed a new dream and started Dwell Staging in 2014 with the goal to bring fresh, contemporary staging to the Tampa Bay area. Since its humble beginnings as a sole proprietorship serving a house at a time out of her garage, Dwell has grown into a 9,000 square foot warehouse with a talented team of 13 who stage hundreds of homes per year. Kristy holds a Designer Staging Professional Designation from Transformations School of Staging, is a member of local and national staging associations (HSRA, Resa-Pro), and was named "Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging" - RESA 2018 and 2019, "Top 10 Luxury Home Stager in the US" - RESA 2019, “Top 5 Stager in the Industry” by HSRA and a "Top 10 Rising Star Home Stager in the Country" by RESA in 2016 and 2017. Her work has been featured on the HGTV hit shows "90 Day Dream Home" and "Container Homes", in House Trends and Luxury Lifestyle Magazines, and in the Real Estate Book "From the Top". When not staging, Kristy be found exploring in her RV with husband Marc and dog Wally, perusing design blogs, and growing her spiritual life. She is guided daily from above by her beautiful mom Bridget who taught her to leap far and often, and trust the universe to catch her.
Kristy has been "reimagining" home interiors since the age of 6, when she would deck out her family's small apartment with bed sheet curtains and paint shoe box tops for custom artwork. After a long career as an Assistant Principal and graduating from a masters program in Business Management while decorating on the side, Kristy followed a new dream and started Dwell Staging in 2014 with the goal to bring fresh, contemporary staging to the Tampa Bay area. Since its humble beginnings as a sole proprietorship serving a house at a time out of her garage, Dwell has grown into a 9,000 square foot warehouse with a talented team of 13 who stage hundreds of homes per year. Kristy holds a Designer Staging Professional Designation from Transformations School of Staging, is a member of local and national staging associations (HSRA, Resa-Pro), and was named "Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging" - RESA 2018 and 2019, "Top 10 Luxury Home Stager in the US" - RESA 2019, “Top 5 Stager in the Industry” by HSRA and a "Top 10 Rising Star Home Stager in the Country" by RESA in 2016 and 2017. Her work has been featured on the HGTV hit shows "90 Day Dream Home" and "Container Homes", in House Trends and Luxury Lifestyle Magazines, and in the Real Estate Book "From the Top". When not staging, Kristy be found exploring in her RV with husband Marc and dog Wally, perusing design blogs, and growing her spiritual life. She is guided daily from above by her beautiful mom Bridget who taught her to leap far and often, and trust the universe to catch her.
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GINNY KALE, Sales and Operations Manager
Ginny holds a Master’s degree in Education and brings 38 years of educational leadership experience to the Dwell family. A passion for interior design and real estate coupled with stellar organizational skills assist her in managing Dwell operations and sales. She is proud to be part of bettering lives by helping buyers to realize their dream of having a place they love to call “home.” |
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ANGIE WILLIAMS, Client Services Coordinator
Originally from Stuttgart, Germany, Angie loves the overall outcome of the staging process. From start to finish, she is your point of contact throughout your staging experience with Dwell. Prior to joining our team, Angie supported her husband in his service as Vice President of Operations of Happy’s Home Centers. Exceptionally detail-oriented, Angie is stellar at organization and scheduling and has exceptional client service skills. She is proud to be a part of our Dwell team and looks forward to growing with the company. In her spare time you can find her traveling with her husband, soaking up quality time with her grand-kids, and cuddling with her English Bulldog. |
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BRITTNEY DAVIS, Staging and Design Manager
Brittney has a degree in Interior Design from International Academy of Design and Technology and has worked in the design field for over 10 years. From an early age she knew she had a passion for design. Having worked on design projects big and small, a highlight of her staging career was with DIY Network's Blog Cabin 2014 in Winter Haven, FL. Brittney manages our home stager team and creates initial design plans for most of Dwell's vacant staging projects. When her mind isn't filled with design ideas for her next project, you can find her crafting at home, soaking up some Vitamin D with her husband, or out at a Vintage Market. |
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AMBER GRAY, Lead Home Stager
Amber thrives on transforming spaces into functional and stylish selling points. A true southern belle at heart, born in Jackson, Mississippi, she loves traditional and southern design. Dating back to her adolescent years she was drawn to creative endeavors. Her mother and grandmother would bring her along on their outings to home stores and vintage shops. She was developing an eye for detail and a sense of home décor, although at the time she thought she was just having fun! An alumnus of Florida A&M University, Amber has a background in secondary education and was voted as Teacher of Year during her tenure of enriching 11-13 year old minds. She then began staging full time, and was named Top 10 Vacant Stager of 2019 with the Real Estate Staging Association. When the design switch flips off, you can find her handcrafting pillows, painting, lyrical dancing, cooking, and journaling. |
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JESSICA STARON, Home Stager
Jessica joined the Dwell Home Staging team after nearly a decade of working in television news. Born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Jessica has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and English. She has lived all across the Eastern U.S., but her love for sunshine and warm weather brought her to Tampa four years ago. After studiously studying design and working on various decorating projects, Jessica took a leap of faith in 2018 and left her career as a news producer to start a new career in home staging. Jess spent nearly 4 months in Dwell's intensive stager training program and is now excited to implement her expertise as a full-time Home Stager with Dwell. When not designing, Jessica spends her time with her husband and three dogs, scouring antique shops for one-of-a-kind items, and soaking up that Florida sun! |
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WILLIE SMILEY, Warehouse Manager and Home Stager
With a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and leadership experience, Willie is professional, efficient, thorough, and creative, and manages our inventory and warehouse operations. Certified in Home Staging through the Home Staging and Redesign Association, Willie has a fantastic eye for interior home marketing and serves as the stager for many of our installations. A positive demeanor and fantastic client communication skills make him an integral part of the Dwell family. When not staging, Willie enjoys refereeing children's sporting events and serving his church. |
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MALAIKA HOLLIST, Marketing Associate
Malaika is a lover of learning. She has two degrees. Her first in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences from the University of Florida and a second in Film and Media Arts from the University of Tampa. Malaika loves all the creative arts. She danced competitively her entire adolescence and studied piano, guitar, musical theater, voice, acting, graphic design, photography, video editing, and more. She is excited to now add home staging to the plate. As the Design and Marketing associate for Dwell, Malaika dabbles in all areas of our company from previewing homes to assisting on stages to attending marketing events. When she’s not at Dwell you can find her reading, watching Netflix at home, out on a dance floor somewhere, or enjoying the outdoors with family and friends. |
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JEFF KALE, Managing Partner
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BEN DUNN, Logistics Coordinator
Born and raised in Plant City, Ben is truly a jack-of-all-trades. He has extensive experience building custom furniture and in home repair. Ben also spent years working in a group home with children and adults with special needs. These diverse skill sets make him fantastic at overseeing our logistics team and maintaining our safe and efficient moving processes. When not at Dwell, you can find Ben fishing, in his Jeep, and spending time with family, friends, and many pets (dog, cat, bird, and fish to name a few!) |
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ANTHONY BERRIOS, Logistics Specialist
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ELI SHELTON, Logistics Specialist
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