The Cliffs at Glassy
Q. Where are you from?
A. Sandy: I was born in New York City. I started out at Sarah Lawrence College as a music major and theater major and went to work for a talent agency right out of college, which later became part of William Morris. After a few years in New York, I really felt like I needed to get back to my music, so I went up to Boston to the Berklee College of Music, then worked at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard as their casting director and company manager. After that, I left the East Coast, had my ski-bum years in Colorado, moved into corporate recruiting, and eventually got recruited to Southern California.
Perry: I was raised in Seattle, Washington. I went to the Air Force Academy for two years during Vietnam, decided not to make a career of it, then went to the University of Washington. After college, I worked with car dealerships and manufacturers all over the country.
Q. How did you meet?
A. Perry: I was transferred to Southern California and met Sandy on Match.com.
Sandy: I was recruited to go to work for the dot com that owned Match.com. Perry and I were both going through divorces. When we matched, I was living in Pasadena, and he was in Burbank—twelve minutes away from each other.
Q. How did you make your way to The Cliffs?
A. Sandy: During the pandemic, we decided we didn’t want to live on the West Coast anymore. Perry’s family had passed away, and mine lived on the East Coast. We didn’t want to go to the Northeast, and we thought we might like Asheville. We came out here to look around, and a friend recommended we visit The Cliffs. We did a discovery weekend in The Lake Region, but it didn’t click. Then we came up to The Cliffs at Glassy. This was the second house we looked at. The view just grabbed us both. We were sitting on the plane filling out the offer paperwork, and by the time we landed back in Los Angeles, we had an accepted offer.
Q. Tell me about the community here.
A. Sandy: Perry is very involved with CRO [Cliffs Residents Outreach]. I am a member of the Social and Communications committees and lead the Newcomer’s Connections Committee with two other women. When someone moves to Glassy, we pair them with a resident to answer questions and introduce them to the neighborhood. Perry and I sing with the Glassy hoir, and I also sing with North Greenville Choral Arts. There’s a really vibrant art and music community in the area.
Q. Tell me about CRO!
A. Perry: CRO started here at Glassy, and I went to a meeting because I wanted to get involved with something—I couldn’t just play golf. We help out in the community: we’ve provided virtual reality headsets to Landrum Middle School, support book vending machines at several elementary schools, and set up a strings program at North Greenville University. We started a summer camp with Steps to Hope for children of domestic violence. Recently, we provided $5,000 to create a prom for special-needs kids in Spartanburg County School District One called The Rhythm of Joy. It brought tears to my eyes.
Q. What else do you like to do here?
A. Perry: We play a lot of golf. And we love biking! We’ve been on a lot of cycling trips all over the world. My daughter and I ride in the Gran Fondo every year. Glassy is a nonstop party. We could go out every night!
Sandy: I’m in a book club. I play with the Women’s Golf League, he plays with the Men’s Golf League. We have more friends than we ever had anywhere else we’ve ever lived. The quality of our friendships here is amazing.
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