Shaun is the Team Lead of the Shaun R. Pinkston Team - powered by KW One Chicago. She has nearly 21 years of real estate experience. She began her career in residential short sales and pre-foreclosures, eventually becoming an REO Broker for Fannie Mae. She is a Resi-Mercial Broker currently specializing in single family, multi-family, retail sales & Landlord/Tenant rep. She offers site selection & augmented segmentation, consulting services, distressed sales, fix & flips, & hold - cash flow investments.

In 2019, Shaun became a Board Director of CCIM - IL - (Certified Commercial Investment Manager), and she is the 1st Black person to ever hold the seat on the board in its 50 years in existence. As a result of her mission to hep as many professionals in Black communities & Women achieve success in commercial real estate and other related industries, she was instrumental in helping curate their 1st Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, as Chair and curating their 1st DEI initiative - a 10 month mentorship program - which launched in April 2023 & concluded graduating 95% of that targeted demographic.

In 2020 Shaun was selected for the REAP Program (Real Estate Associate Program), which aimed to increase minority participation in the commercial real estate industry. The following year, she was chosen out of 50,000 Realtors to be a part of the Illinois Realtors Leadership Academy, while simultaneously being a part of the Women's Council of Realtors Leadership Institute where she had the opportunity to speak at the National Conference on Diversity. She has a Dual BBA in Information Technology & Networking Systems and Business Management from Bryant Stratton College of NY.

She & her husband own a construction company - New Vision Construction - where she and her husband are Licensed General Contractors, and she doubles a Certified Construction Project Manager. They are both avid investors - renovating & flipping homes for over 30 years.

Shaun is an avid supporter within the local Chicago communities. She presides as President of the local Association in her own neighborhood Ashburn which has a focus on assisting residents and business owners to become cohesive neighbors. She also represents Ashburn as a member of the Chicago Association of Realtors - Diversity 77 Committee - a diversity led initiative for the 77 neighborhoods of Chicago.

Time Equity Contributions & Memberships:

Illinois Realtors Association
Commercial & Property Management | Grievance Committee | Policy & Programs | Professional Standards | RPAC Fundraising (Realtors Political Action Committee) | Leadership Academy Graduate
Chicago Association of Realtors
Trustee - Foundations Board | Commercial Forum Committee | Diversity 77 (Ashburn | Chicago Lawn)
National Association of Realtors | Commercial Representative - Federal Technology Policy Committee
Women’s Council of Realtors
Program Director | Membership Director | State Liaison (IL) | Leadership Institute Graduate | Candidate Credentialing Review Board Member
KW One Chicago
ALC Member | KW Commercial Committee Co-Chair | KSCORE Administrative Director - Chicago Market Centers
Training:
Negotiations | Short Sales | REO Sales | Project Management | Ethics | Commercial Assets | Organizational Behavior | Business Statistics
Family:
Shaun & her husband Ernie have been married for 20 years & have 5 boys, 2 grandsons, & Glo the cat. Ernie is a Deputy District Chief on the Chicago Fire Department (24 yrs), & Shaun conducts real estate full time while prioritizing her main role - an at home mom - for their tween son - the Final Act.