Our Team
Melinda Cates
Assistant to David Nichols
(972) 381-6252
Melinda Cates came to the Mathews Nichols Group with a resume reflecting her enjoyment and experience in providing service for the Dallas community. Raised in the Park Cities and an SMU graduate, Melinda worked as an assistant and teacher for Park Cities’ preschools and HPISD, most recently serving families as the Assistant Director at the UP Methodist Weekday School before moving into real estate in 2002. “Educators are natural salesmen,” shares Melinda. “You anticipate interests, discover needs, and strategize to accomplish goals.”
Melinda has in intimate knowledge of residences in the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, Lakewood, and Turtle Creek areas. She and her family have worked to assist sellers in staging their homes for ten years. Her ability to design and organize floor plans to enhance any variety of style makes her a quick study of a home’s potential, an asset to the Seller as well as the Buyer looking to maximize their investment.
Beyond her husband, two grown children and an ever-present rescued golden retriever or two, Melinda has also devoted time volunteering through the Dallas Junior League, Highland Park PTA, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and Park Cities Presbyterian Church.
Over the years, a love of people and enthusiastic involvement in community and family organizations, Melinda has developed a large network of contacts she calls friends. She embodies a genuine joy in assisting others.
