About the Galles Properties Team of Ranch Brokers

Tim Plate, Broker
Email: tsplate@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Fax: 970.264.1255
An Iowa native and avid outdoorsman, Tim worked in professional sports marketing and sales before co- founding Galles Properties. Tim oversees the operations of Galles Properties and enjoys riding cutting horses, golfing, hunting, fly fishing, snowmobiling and motorsports. He and his wife, Cindy, have two daughters.
Brent Christians, Broker, GRI, SRS
Email: brent@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.759.6844
An avid sportsman, Brent Christians is a leading producer for Galles Properties. Brent was voted by his peers as the 2006 Spirit Award Winner and 2004 Rookie of the Year for the Pagosa Springs Area Association of Realtors. Prior to joining Galles Properties, Brent enjoyed over 11 successful years at MCI and Young America Corporation, directing multi-million dollar call center operations. A native of Northwest Iowa, his career has taken him to many different parts of the United States, including Colorado, Arizona, Tennessee, South Carolina and Oklahoma.
Diane Burnett, Broker Associate
Email: diane@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.749.4303
Diane enjoys horseback riding, hiking and camping in the high mountains with her horses and two Australian Shepherds. She’s passionate about life and living in Pagosa Springs and has been helping others find their Colorado dream homes since 1997. She’s traveled extensively in the US and Europe and, in her work with a Russian-American joint venture, she explored Russia and several Russian republics. After discovering Pagosa Springs, however, Diane’s traveling days ended – she found her ideal mountain home & stayed.
Steve Crow, Broker Associate
Email: stevecrow@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.946.2134
With over 26 years of experience in sales and marketing of real estate, Steve Crow is one of the top-producing agents in the area, with over $75 million in sales to his credit in the last 10 years. Most notably, Steve is well-known for his vast knowledge in marketing and selling acreages, farms & ranches. A longtime southwestern Colorado native, Steve is an avid outdoorsman, and enjoys hiking, golf, boating, fly-fishing, horsebacking and all of the outdoor activities the area has to offer.
Rick Galles, Broker Associate
Email: ranches@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.759.8951
One of the founders of Galles Properties, Rick Galles serves as a business and marketing consultant for the company and specializes in working with buyers of Equine properties. As President and CEO of Galles Motor Company, Rick is at the helm of New Mexico's largest Chevrolet dealership, and after 22 years in professional IndyCar racing, is an avid cutting horse competitor.
Chris Liverett, Broker Associate
Email: chris@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.903.0481
Chris started his career as a rafting, rock climbing and then big game hunting guide. Additionally, Chris spent several years as a flight analyst with Boeing-owned Jeppesen out of Denver. There Chris served as a commercially-rated pilot coupled with technical computer and web design training. Chris and his wife moved here primarily for a wholesome lifestyle in which to raise their children, and the availability of 3 million acres of outdoor playground to embrace. What they found was all of that plus an amazing connection through deep friendships and a warm church family with whom to share their lives.
Lindy Moore, Broker Associate
Email: lindy@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.749.5062
A 2011 top producer in the region and the 2011 Pagosa Springs Area Association of Realtors “Realtor Of The Year,” Lindy is known for her outstanding customer service, even after the sale. She says her greatest thrill is finding the property that best fits a client’s needs. Quickly after starting her real estate career in 2000, Lindy became Rookie of the Year for her previous brokerage firm. She continued to succeed and became their top producer in 2005. Raised in Louisiana, Lindy and her family have been living in their favorite vacation spot for the last 20 years. Lindy enjoys mountain biking, hiking, skiing, fishing, backpacking, and 4-wheeling.
Juli Morelock, Broker Associate, GRI
Email: juli@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.946.2137
Passionate about sharing with her clients the land and the outdoor experience offered by SW Colorado, Juli has produced more than $72 million in sales volume since 2004, making her one of the top producing brokers in the region. A past recipient of the “Pagosa Springs Realtor of the Year” award, she has an extensive background in business management and real estate development. Juli specializes in working with buyers seeking unique recreational properties, and has significant experience with transactions involving ranch properties, large land tracts and development parcels. Within the real estate community, she is well-known for “walking the corners” of every piece of land she believes may be of interest to one of her clients.
Layne Poma-Riggs, Broker Associate
Email: layne@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Born and raised in Pagosa Springs, Layne attended the University of Arizona where she obtained a degree in International Finance, Communications and French. Prior to returning to her beloved hometown, Layne worked in New York City pursuing a career on Wall Street in Investment Banking, International Business & Real Estate Finance. Today, Layne applies her diverse background and 10+ years of real estate experience to work with her real estate customers toward the realization of their real estate goals.
Peggy Ralston-Poma, Broker
Email: peggy@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
With an extensive background in real estate brokerage, development and marketing, Peggy Ralston-Poma has lived and worked in the Pagosa area since the late 1960′s. During that time, she has amassed a wide range of real estate brokerage expertise and has worked with clients from around the world. With a true love for the land and the outdoors, Peggy is dedicated to bringing integrity, professionalism and discretion to every real estate transaction she participates in.
Stan Zuege, Broker Associate
Email: stan@gallesproperties.com
Office: 970.264.1250
Direct: 970.759.0481
A former Offensive Line Coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Stan Zuege brings a true love of the outdoors and the Pagosa Springs area to his real estate endeavors. His wide range of experience includes the sales and marketing of homes, land and condos for the Fairfield corporation from 1988 to 1991, heading the crew at the Springs Resort as General Manager through 2001, and marketing the Timber Ridge Ranch project until joining Galles Properties in the Summer of 2005. An avid fly-fisherman, Stan has worked as a fly-fishing guide throughout SW Colorado and Northern New Mexico.