Pattie Lawton has been a top-producing San Francisco real estate expert since 1998, recognized for her market leadership at Sotheby’s International Realty, where she is ranked among the top 100 agents company-wide.
Pattie’s lifelong connection to dance and the performing arts is rooted in her academic background—she holds degrees from University of California Berkeley and Mills College, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Dance. Pattie has a rich history with dance in San Francisco. She taught dance at many schools, colleges, and private studios in the Bay Area in addition to performing in several local dance companies. Following her dance career, Pattie entered the fitness industry as a Teacher Trainer developing the program for Jane Fonda Workout. In 2023, she joined the Board of Directors for Alonzo King LINES Ballet, where she now serves as Vice Chair. She continues to be thrilled and inspired by each performance and motivated by the spirit of artistic collaboration.
Pattie is deeply involved in the arts and education, serving as President of the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Performance + Design (MP+D). The museum has been diligently collecting and preserving the history of the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 75 years. With a vast collection of over 3.5 million items, MP+D serves as a prominent living record that spans from the era of the Gold Rush to the present day, capturing the rich tapestry of the performing arts of San Francisco and beyond.
Born in New York City, Pattie has called San Francisco home for over 40 years, residing in Russian Hill with her children.
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