Our Team

Susie deVille Schiffli, ME, ABR, SFR, is Owner/Broker-in-Charge of White Oak Realty Group. Her areas of expertise include real estate investments, niche marketing, social media, and strategic property positioning. An expert in entrepreneurship and anthropology, Susie applies her acumen in human behavior toward negotiating and advocating on behalf of her clients.

Susie received a Master of Entrepreneurship degree from Western Carolina University as well as the Outstanding Master of Entrepreneurship Student award. She earned with Honors a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a graduate of the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, the Duke Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management, and the Western North Carolina Rural Economic Development Institute. Susie earned the Accredited Buyer Representative designation in 2003 and the NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification in 2010.

A native of Highlands and former founding executive director of the Literacy Council of Highlands and the Peggy Crosby Community Service Center, Susie makes a contribution to a local nonprofit in honor of her clients at each closing.

Email Susie. (828) 371-2079 (mobile)

Mallory E. Phillips, III, is Broker & REO Specialist. Born and raised in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, GA, Mal resettled there to attend Emory Law School after graduating from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA (BA in Psychology and Economics). Mal engaged in the practice of labor and employment law for 24 years, representing management as a partner in the Atlanta offices of Fisher and Phillips and then Ford and Harrison.

Having grown up coming to the Highlands plateau, Mal bought a cabin in Highlands in 2001 and launched a retail furniture and accessories business, Twigs. Mal retired from the active practice of law in 2004 and moved to Highlands full time. Intrigued with the unique opportunities to bring his brand of extraordinary service to a new entrepreneurial venture, Mal launched his real estate career in early 2011.

Email Mal. (828) 200-2642 (mobile)

Alison McClure Moody is Broker & Marketing Specialist. Alison has lived in the Highlands-Cashiers area since 2001. A Concord, NC native, she graduated from Western Carolina University with degrees in both Sociology and Public Relations. For the past 10 years, her career has been in the real estate and construction markets.

With a passion for fine art and photography, Alison is able to translate her appreciation for color, design, and function into her career, assisting both homeowners and contractors alike in creating spaces reflecting their own unique tastes. This experience also helps her to enable home buyers in visualizing a home’s potential and possibilities that lie within.

Email Ali. (828) 508-3576 (mobile)