ELLEN N. DENHAM

Ellen is the owner and broker at Vesta Properties, as well as an attorney licensed to practice in California. Prior to founding Vesta Properties, Ellen worked as an attorney representing public agency clients in a wide-range of real property transactions, including purchases, sales, land exchanges and leases. As part of her practice, she also drafted and reviewed easements, deed restrictions and joint use agreements and advised clients on developer fee matters, teacher housing projects, and the California Environmental Quality Act. Before turning to transactional work, Ellen was a litigator specializing in real property disputes.

After leaving the practice of law, Ellen founded Vesta Properties to help clients navigate the process of buying and selling homes in the Bay Area.

In her spare time, Ellen can be found exploring the East Bay’s playgrounds with her daughters, skiing in Tahoe and wine tasting in Sonoma.

CLARKE DENHAM

Clarke is the marketing director and photographer for Vesta Properties. Clarke is an experienced project leader with a range of product development, strategy and marketing experience for clients such as Google, Samsung, PlayStation, Tesla and Clorox. His photographs have been featured in Hawaii Magazine. He is Ellen’s right hand man in all aspects of the business - from tech help to handyman projects.

In his spare time, Clarke can be found building forts with his daughters, skiing in Tahoe, and sneaking in a round of golf.