Sylvana has served the community of Borrego Springs as a member and president of the Borrego Springs Unified School District Board of Directors, The Borrego Art Institute Board of Directors, Borrego Valley Endowment Fund Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Miss Borrego Springs Pageant Director and was Miss Borrego Springs in 1989, president of the Borrego Springs Rotary Club, Assistant District Governor, Chief Assistant Governor, and the District Governor's Aide for Rotary District 5340, and the treasurer for the Borrego Springs Rotary Foundation Board of Directors. She also has served on the Little League Board of Directors and as a Manager and Coach for her son's baseball teams. Sylvana and her husband have two children, Dylan and Derik. Sylvana's husband, Randy, was born and raised in Borrego Springs and is a general contractor in the valley. She is a co-Broker/Owner of Coldwell Banker Borrego and was honored to serve as the Honorary Mayor of Borrego Springs for two years as well as the Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. She has received the Avenue of Service Citation for Individual Rotarians from Rotary International, Rotary 5340 Governor's Visionary Award, and The Soroptimist Ruby Award for Helping Women from Soroptimist International of Borrego Springs. Sylvana has lived in Borrego Springs since the age of 13 and attended Borrego Springs High School. She attended Point Loma Nazarene University. Before entering Real Estate, Sylvana worked at La Casa Del Zorro Resort for 13 years as the retail and salon services manager. Sylvana has obtained her Real Estate Broker's License, Accredited Buyer's Representative, Certified Residential Specialist, e-PRO Technology Certification, Graduate Realtor Institute Certification, Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource Certification, received the Real Estate Circle of Excellence Gold Recognition of Excellence from San Diego Association of Realtors, and is a Member of the Coldwell Banker International President's Circle for Production.