Orva Harwood

Orva grew up in Montana where she hunted, fished, skied, played tennis and flew small planes. She graduated for Great Falls High School in 1966 where she was a National Merit Scholar and ranked in the top 2% of the nation on her SATs and ACTs. In high school, she played on the tennis and basketball teams.

Orva was accepted to the University of Montana Law School but chose to go to graduate school at the University of Arizona with a degree in biochemistry. At the University of Arizona, Orva played on the tennis and basketball teams. Her senior year, she took up racquetball and was the Arizona State Racquetball champion after graduating.

She moved to California in 1972 to work for Wolff Engineering. She received her real estate license in 1981 and has worked as a real estate agent in North County and specifically in Rancho Santa Fe from 1981 to present. Orva formed The Harwood Group in 1998 and has been managing 15+ agents since then.

Orva continues her love sports and plays tennis for the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club, lifts weights four times a week, hikes the beautiful trails of Rancho Santa Fe, and plays squash occasionally.

The majority of her time is spent managing the Harwood Group agents and selling real estate.