Meet the Team

Katherine Rixon | Owner + Broker

Katherine has been selling real estate since 2000 and has been in partnership with Rob Cronin since 2006. She is known for her incredible work ethic, savvy negotiation skills, and her dedication to her clients.

Katherine graduated Cum Laude from Colorado College with a degree in Economics and Environmental Science. Her husband, Buffalo, is an architect and partner at R/L/B Architecture. They have two adult children.

Katherine is the former Board Chair of the Sun Valley Museum of Art and currently on the Advisory Board of Far and Wise and the SPUR Community Foundation. When she is not working, you will find Katherine skiing or hiking the local trails.

Rob Cronin | Owner + Agent

robcronin@rixonandcronin.com

Born and raised in New York City, Rob first came to Sun Valley in 1995 to open The Mint for Bruce Willis and Demi Moore and fell in love with the area. He has since owned several local restaurants. A cancer survivor himself, Rob has been involved with Camp Rainbow Gold for the past 24 years and has been nationally recognized for his work with the organization.

In 2015 Rob married the love of his life, Charli, and instantly became a father to her two boys, Ashton and Jadon. A veritable ‘people person,’ Rob loves nothing more than enjoying a glass of wine with clients and friends!

Melissa Tindall | Agent

melissa@rixonandcronin.com

Melissa is a dedicated real estate professional, holding licenses in Idaho and Washington. She joined the Rixon + Cronin team in 2024 after relocating to Sun Valley in 2021 with her family. Her exceptional market knowledge and unwavering commitment to client satisfaction have solidified her position as a trusted advisor in the industry.

Following her graduation from the University of Colorado, Melissa embarked on a career in commercial real estate in San Diego before transitioning to a decade-long tenure in the Seattle technology industry. During this time, she honed her expertise in business development and product marketing leading numerous large-scale marketing projects for prominent clients such as Microsoft, SAP, Dell, Amazon, and Yahoo. Drawn back to her passion for real estate in 2015, Melissa seamlessly combines her client relationship-building skills with her business rigor, marketing acumen, and negotiation expertise.

Adele Conrad | Agent

adele@rixonandcronin.com

Adele Conrad has considered the Wood River Valley home for as long as she can remember. The memories, family history, close-knit community, and endless
opportunities for adventure are what make Sun Valley such a special place to her.

Adele’s connection to the area runs deep. Her stepfather, the late Bill Innes, owned the second residential home ever built in Sun Valley. His legacy helped shape Adele’s appreciation for the valley and the people who call it home. She is passionate about carrying forward the Innes family’s commitment to the community and giving back to the place that has given so much to her.

Licensed since 2019, Adele has built her real estate career on local expertise, genuine relationships, and a commitment to exceptional client service. In recognition of her success and dedication, she was nominated as a Top 20% Producing Agent within Keller Williams last year. Whether assisting longtime locals, second-home owners, or those discovering the Wood River Valley for the first time, Adele is dedicated to making every real estate experience seamless, successful, and enjoyable.

With deep roots in the community and a genuine love for the Wood River Valley lifestyle, Adele is proud to help others find their place in the area she has always called home.

Jenny Blomquist | Marketing Director

jenny@rixonandcronin.com

Originally from Salmon Arm, B.C. Jenny moved to the US with her family at a young age, relocating to several states until landing in Idaho in 1996, then settling in the valley in 2000.

Following her dreams of fighting fires, Jenny spent time fighting both wildland and structural fires, while getting her real estate License in 2005. Since then she has managed several real estate offices and became a graphic designer, at first working for SVPN Magazine as the real estate section manager for eight years and then as the in-house graphic designer for Rocky Mountain Hardware.

Jenny is also raising four children, two of her own along with her niece and nephew which is a full-time job in and of itself! Jenny loves being with her friends and appreciates any excuse to relax and sip a nice glass of wine, or better yet, a fabulous martini!

Laurel Holland | Director of Operations

laurel@rixonandcronin.com

Born in Portland, ME and raised in Walla Walla, WA, Laurel graduated with Honors from Harvard College in 2006 and moved to New York shortly thereafter to pursue an acting career. She pivoted in 2010 to a more writerly trajectory, eventually accepting a position at Columbia Journalism School managing digital strategy, PR and event planning for the school’s centennial year. In September 2014 Laurel relocated to Ketchum to complete Spindrift, a memoir about her late father, who disappeared in an ice climbing accident in 1989 and whose body was recovered 21 years later at the base of the glacier that claimed his life. A lover of all things sartorial with a penchant for the high-heeled shoe, Laurel joins the Rixon + Cronin team on the heels of her time as Donor Relations Officer at Sun Valley Museum of Art and frequent front-of-house cameos at Enoteca. In their free time, Laurel, her husband Shannon and their dog Ash can be found in the outdoor playground we are lucky to call home.