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Having worked alongside industry icon and mentor, Rebecca Riskin, for 14 years, it’s no wonder that long-time clients and colleagues alike look to Dina as an advisor and confidant, and that she leads the firm with an unrivaled level of excellence, expertise, and integrity.
As market leaders for nearly two decades and with over $4 billion in career sales, Riskin Partners brings unparalleled insight to luxury buyers and sellers. The team is locally renowned and nationally respected for their elevated service, bespoke marketing, and unrivaled expertise representing exceptional properties in Montecito, Hope Ranch ...
- Dr. Mark Montgomery, 54; Caroline Montgomery, 22
- Joseph Francis Bleckel, 87
- Martín Cabrera-Muñoz, 48
- Alice Mitchell, 78; James Mitchell, 89
- John Mcmanigal, 61
- Rebecca Riskin, 61
- Roy Rohter, 84
- Josephine ‘Josie’ Marie Franceschini Gower, 69
- David Cantin, 49
- Morgan Corey, 25; Sawyer Corey, 12
Dr. Mark Montgomery, his daughter Caroline, and son Duffy had just returned home after a Christmas trip to South America when disaster struck. “They were the sort of family that took trips instead of exchanging presents,” said longtime friend Allwyn Fitzpatrick. She reckons the jet-lagged Montgomerys were probably fast asleep when the steep hillsid...
Joseph Bleckel was found in his home off Romero Canyon last week, after search-and-rescue workers scoured his property for the second time. Bleckel lived alone, having survived his wife, Margaret. Bleckel was the child of a single mother, a poor Italian immigrant who married an American GI who was killed during World War I. He grew up the hard way,...
A landscaper by profession, Martín Cabrera-Muñoz was brought from Guanajuato, Mexico, to Santa Barbara by his mother in 1998, according to his brother, Joel Muñoz. Martín lived on East Valley Road with the Benitez family and leaves behind three children, Alejandro, Gabriela, and Uriel Cabrera, who live in Mexico. “My brother was such a hard worker,...
The Mitchells moved to Montecito in 1995 after raising their two children in Orange County. Their three-bedroom, Spanish-style home was located at 319 Hot Springs Road at the intersection of Hot Springs and Olive Mill roads, a neighborhood wholly transformed by the flooding into vast boulder fields and uprooted trees among the mudflow. The couple h...
The father of six sons, John McManigal — who started his own equipment financing company called MEDCAP Asset Finance after a 16-year career with IBM — was active in Santa Barbara’s sports community, supporting water polo programs at Santa Barbara High (where five of his sons played) as well as the Foresters, the semi-pro baseball team for which his...
Known as the “first lady of luxury Montecito real estate,” Rebecca Riskin went from being a professional ballerina in New York City to growing Riskin Partners into one of the most successful property purveyors in the region, with more than $2 billion in closed sales since the company’s founding in the early 1990s. Known for working late at night, s...
After retiring from real estate, Roy Rohter celebrated his devout Catholic faith by founding St. Augustine Academy in Ventura in 1994. Today, 165 students attend the school. “Roy’s life has been in service to his good, loving, and ever-forgiving God,” said the school’s headmaster, Michael Van Hecke. “He’s been a deep supporter of the school in ever...
Popular in many social circles and known for zipping around town in a red convertible, Josie Gower will be remembered as a lover of life. “She was the life of the party, always, and loved us all so fiercely,” her daughter-in-law Sarah Gower wrote on Facebook. Born in 1948 to Italian immigrant parents, Gower got a nursing degree from SBCC but then s...
As a scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 33, David Cantin shared his love of the outdoors with his 16-year-old son, Jack, who is still missing as of press time. His 14-year-old daughter, Lauren, was the girl miraculously pulled from the mud by firefighters, and his wife, Kim, also survived when their house was destroyed by the slide. As vice president ...
Four members of the Corey household were swept away by the storm: Carie Baker and her 12-year-old daughter, Summer, were found a mile from their home and are recovering from serious injuries. But Summer’s twin, Sawyer, a 6th grader at Cold Spring School, and their older half sister, Morgan Corey, did not survive. “As with so many other families, we...
Jan 12, 2018 · Rebecca Riskin was the picture of success and health before she was killed. Her firm, Riskin Partners, credited the former ballerina with having closed more than $2 billion in high-end real estate sales since founding the company in the early 1990s.
Jan 9, 2023 · Five years ago, the 1/9 Debris Flow took 23 people from our community, including our founding partner, and Robert’s mother, Rebecca Riskin. Today is the anniversary of our community’s heart breaking in a way that can never be truly mended.
Robert’s mother and founder of Riskin Partners, Rebecca Riskin, used to bring her young son to open houses and showings when he was still in diapers. Thirty years later, Robert has become a Partner in and an integral part of his late mother’s firm and has dedicated his career to honoring her legacy as the most successful and respected agent ...
Rebecca Riskin, a leading Realtor and beloved member of the Montecito, California, community, was tragically killed in the mudslides that hit Santa Barbara County overnight Tuesday with an abrupt deadly rush of flooding and debris. She was 61.
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