Amy Prisco Biography
Amy Prisco is a well-known figure in the Ecuadorian community having boots on the ground experience in-country for over ten years. By providing an exemplary level of professionalism and customer service, she has gained the trust of clients through her dealings in her primary business, a boutique full-service one-stop real estate shop: Ecuador Realty (formerly Re/Max Pioneer Realty). Her commitment to integrity and transparency, coupled with her perseverance and skills, have afforded her a stellar reputation as a top expert in the local Salinas area real estate market.
The native New Yorker made the full-time move to Ecuador in 2007 after having traveled solo around the country in 2006. Having settled in the coastal town of Salinas in 2008 where she began her real estate career, Amy used her experience, financial knowledge, and Spanish language skills to eventually open and manage the first Re/Max real estate office in Salinas from 2013-2017. During that time she used her entrepreneurial abilities to also develop two businesses to complement her real estate services: The Amigo Center, a relocation services solution center for foreigners moving to Ecuador, and Pioneer Travel.
AmyPrisco.com offers a complete array of real estate services including sales, rentals and management of properties for national and international clients in the province of Santa Elena with particular focus on Salinas and coastal communities along the Ruta del Spondylus, having sold properties from Playas to Puerto Cayo. Amy works with many accredited colleagues country-wide to help find the best options for her clients. Amy was the first foreigner to obtain the Ecuadorian real estate license (# 166-G) which currently remains active, and was previously licensed in New York State.
Her recognitions while working at Re/Max include: the Executive Club award three consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016); first member in Ecuador with the Luxury Collection affiliation; Top 3 Broker Award for the months of March 2016 & 2017, April 2016 & 2017, and May 2016 & 2017. She was also the first person in Ecuador to obtain the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing designation.
Aside from managing multiple private properties, Amy has been the Administrator of several prestigious condominium buildings in Salinas including both The Alamar and The Phoenix. She has her TESOL/TEFL/TEFL certification and has taught English as a Foreign Language at the Ecuadorian Naval Officer University (ESSUNA) in Salinas as well as at La Universidad Peninsular in Santa Elena (UPSE). Her prior work experience in New York revolved around the financial markets and included tenure at Estabrook Capital Management, Inc. in mid-town Manhattan; Sanders, Smith, Miller & Jordan, Inc. of Tarrytown, NY; and LEXCO Wealth Management, Inc. also of Tarrytown, NY where she was Director of Operations and held the Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses.
Amy earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Financial Management from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. (1999). She also holds a Masters in Spanish Literature and Linguistics from Middlebury College in Madrid, Spain (1994). Her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish is from Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. where she participated in the International Studies, Foreign Languages and Business Program (1993).
Her contributions to the Ecuadorian community include: Warden for the USA Consulate General in Guayaquil (2008 to present); member of the Race Committee of the Salinas Yacht Club (2008-2012); Secondary Vocal, Board of Directors ACBIR: Association of Realtors in the province of Guayas (2013-2014); charter member of the Salinas Spondylus Rotary Club (2016-present); and pro-Treasurer of ACBIRSE, the charter Real Estate Association of Santa Elena (2017).
Amy is fluent in English and Spanish and provides services in both languages to her Ecuadorian as well as International clients.
