ORINDA, Calif. – (Jan. 9, 2008) – Cheryl Hata, a 20+ year marketing specialist with experience with international, national and local companies, has joined Alain Pinel Realtors as sales associate, announced APR Orinda Manager Lori Legler.Prior to Alain Pinel Realtors, Ms. Hata worked at Pacific Union’s Orinda office and has been involved in the real estate industry for nearly five years. As a REALTOR®, she focuses on the Highway 24 corridor communities of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. Most of her clients have come from the Oakland side of the Caldecott Tunnel and relocated to “Lamorinda.”Earlier in her career, Ms. Hata was a marketing specialist and managed international brands such as Swatch Watch and LA Gear; she also worked for Beverages & More! and a major regional shopping center in Los Angeles – Beverly Center.Ms. Hata is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, California Association of REALTORS® and Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®. Professional designations she has earned include SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) and ePRO, a designation for REALTORS® who have demonstrated a broader understanding of technology and its applications in real estate.She has a degree in marketing from Cal State Fullerton and later studied graphic design at the University of California at Berkeley in its Extension Program. Local community participation is important to her; Cheryl is actively involved with Moraga Valley Pool and the Del Rey Parents\' Club.Cheryl Hata can be reached at (510) 912-5882 or ahata@apr.com.About Alain Pinel RealtorsAlain Pinel Realtors is the largest privately owned and independent residential real estate company in California. Locally owned, the firm had sales volume of $7.1 billion in 2007 and has been consistently ranked in the Top 10 firms in the United States based on total sales volume. It was founded in 1990 by its current Chairman and CEO Mr. Paul Hulme and is based in Saratoga, Calif. Alain Pinel Realtors has redefined the business of residential real estate and now has 27 prestigious and luxurious offices serving Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. Alain Pinel Realtors served over 6,000 clients in 2007 with an average sales price of more than $1.2 million. Alain Pinel Realtors is a founding member of Luxury Portfolio, an operating unit of The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (formerly RELO). APR has a joint venture partnership in the mortgage lending institution Private Mortgage Advisors, which is an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. For a complete listing of Alain Pinel Realtors offices, services and agents, please visit our Web site at www.apr.com or call 408-741-1111.