Marketing & Admin
Marketing
Paige Sweeney
Senior Operations Director
Paige Sweeney (Gilkey) is Schuil Ag Real Estate’s Senior Operations Director. She manages and directs the company’s operations and strategic internal logistics. Paige joined the company in 2020 and previously served as Schuil’s Marketing Director for three years. Paige has a degree in Agribusiness from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and comes from a third-generation farming family. Her five years of experience as a Pistachio Grower Relations Representative in Tulare-Kings County benefits clients doing business in this area. Paige also has experience in citrus sales and farm to table dairy delivery. In her free time, Paige enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.
Email: paige@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700
Carolina Evangelo
Marketing Director
Carolina Evangelo serves as Marketing Director at Schuil Ag Real Estate, managing and executing all aspects of the company’s strategic marketing and communication plans.
Not a stranger to Central Valley agriculture, Evangelo grew up on her family’s dairy farm in Merced, California. Most recently, she owned and operated a boutique marketing and communications firm with an agriculture focus. Prior to that, Evangelo held the position of managing editor of Western Dairy Business Magazine, and served the California Citrus Research Board as the director of communications and publisher of Citrograph Magazine. Evangelo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Dairy Science and a minor in Agriculture Business from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In her free time, she enjoys baking traveling, spending time with her family, volunteering, supporting local non-profits, and serves as a board member of CASA of Tulare County. Carolina and her husband Tony reside in Visalia, California.
Email: carolina@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700
Samuel Marshall
Visual Media Manager
Samuel joined the Schuil Ag Real Estate team in May of 2021. Samuel graduated from Kingsburg High School in 2015 and received a degree in Art from the University of Oregon in 2020. During his time at Oregon, Samuel photographed hundreds of Oregon Ducks athletic events ranging from the 2020 Rose Bowl and multiple March Madness Tournaments. Since graduating from the University of Oregon, Samuel built up his own photography business and freelances for Fresno State Athletics. In the summer of 2020, Samuel worked for Family Tree Farms as a Marketing Assistant and documented their robust harvest season. Samuel looks forward to creating stunning imagery, video, and graphics of the many properties that Schuil Ag Real Estate represents.
Email: samuel@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700
Admin
Nina Thiessen
Office Manager/Notary Public
Nina joined the Schuil Ag Real Estate office in 1986 working in the Kingsburg office as the Office and Property Manager. In 2008, Schuil & Associates consolidated their offices to the Visalia location. She now oversees the office of 15 agents and support staff. Nina graduated from Heald Business College with a degree in Legal Administration. In her free time, Nina enjoys spending time with her family.
Email: nina@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700
Tracie Hettinga
Financial Controller
Tracie joined the Schuil Ag Real Estate team in 2015 as the Financial Controller. She works part-time in the office and loves to travel when she can. Tracie enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and especially – her grandchildren.
Email: tracie@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700
Cindy Schuil
Broker Assistant
Cindy Schuil (wife of Marc Schuil) received her BA in English Literature in 1983 from CA State University Northridge. After graduating, she happily became a stay-at-home mom until 2007 when her youngest child went to college and she was gently steered to the Schuil Ag Real Estate office by Marc and became the company bookkeeper. In 2015, Cindy became a licensed agent and now works exclusively for Marc as a broker assistant. Cindy enjoys traveling to the coast and the Pacific Northwest and loves taking a cruise with friends.
Email: cindy@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700
Oscar Ruiz, Jr.
Intern
Oscar graduated from Mt. Whitney High School in 2019 and is currently in the process of getting his BS degree in Business Finance. Oscar started interning with Schuil Ag Real Estate in September 2020 and is busy learning all aspects of the business. In his free time, Oscar helps with his father’s landscaping business and he enjoys spending time with family and/or friends. Oscar also loves to drive to different cities in California to enjoy the different cultural experiences found throughout the West Coast.
Email: oscar@schuil.com | Phone: (559) 734-1700