COMPASS announced that Emily Ray-Porter has joined the brokerage’s Dallas-Fort Worth team. Ray-Porter was previously affiliated with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate since 2008.

“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Emily Ray-Porter to the growing COMPASS team in Dallas,” Bryan Pacholski, senior managing director at COMPASS Dallas-Fort Worth, said in a press release. “Emily is so well regarded for her dedication to excellence, profound market knowledge and commitment to her clients. We are thrilled to have Emily on board and look forward to elevating her success in delivering exceptional experiences to clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.”

A Dallas resident since 1988, Ray-Porter specializes in high-rise real estate in Turtle Creek, Park Cities and Preston Hollow, as well as the Uptown and Downtown neighborhoods.

“Joining COMPASS is a thrilling new chapter in my real estate journey,” said Ray-Porter. “I am excited to leverage COMPASS’s cutting-edge technology for my clients and propel my business to new heights.”

Outside of her real estate career, Ray-Porter is the co-founder of Berkley’s Market, a chain of upscale boutique grocers in the Dallas area.