Amy Prisco

Amy Prisco is a well-known figure in the Ecuadorian community having 
boots on the ground experience in-country since 2007. 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.
Amy has been involved in sales between 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.
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.
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 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).
Amy is fluent in English and Spanish and provides services in both 
languages to her Ecuadorian as well as International clients.