Blending her law enforcement background with a rich tapestry of leadership and life experiences, Kristen Deschino is the heart and soul of 35 Oaks.  Kristen has been fiercely independent since a young age, evidenced by her departure from her family home in Connecticut at thirteen years old for prep school, followed by a couple years in Vermont, where the chilly winters on Lake Champlain were ultimately the catalyst for her next steps. 

She and her best friend Ken packed up her Rottweiler and ventured to Pasadena, California in the early 2000s, to pursue their careers and finish their college education in a warmer climate.  They both joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, began their careers at Wayside, and laid down roots in the Santa Clarita Valley, where they would live and work for decades to come. 

Throughout her career with the LASD, Kristen served in various roles across three county jails, Sheriff's Headquarters, and multiple patrol stations, including Malibu/Lost Hills, West Hollywood, and Santa Clarita Valley. Highlights of her work involved serving as a training officer in both custody and patrol, managing $180M in law enforcement services contracts, founding the department's therapy dog program, and serving as the project manager for the new SCV Station construction in 2021.

With a deep personal love for all things real estate, Kristen and her husband acquired and sold property, and managed their own rental, prior to getting involved formally with the industry.  In 2019, Kristen pursued real estate as an agent and later, as a broker associate, for Keller Williams VIP Properties in Valencia, where she routinely earned her place among their leading performers and as a Top Agent on Zillow year after year.   

After 6 knee surgeries throughout the course of a rewarding seventeen-year law enforcement career, she medically retired from police work as a lieutenant in 2024.  Drawing on her skillset and experience, Kristen sought to establish a real estate community that was both refreshingly genuine and driven by unwavering professional ethics.  The name 35 Oaks is a nod to those closest to her, whose love and support are the foundation upon which the business was built and dedicated.  She firmly believes in taking care of those who serve, as well as those who she is fortunate enough to call team members and family at 35 Oaks.

Kristen and her husband currently reside in Hasley Canyon and split their time between Costa Rica and their family’s east coast farm.