Ms. Risi started her career in 1980 with Strathmore Investments located in Edmonton Alberta Canada. The prime objective of the company was to purchase large properties experiencing financial difficulties and manage them to the state of profit recovery.
Janis was transferred by Strathmore Investments to Grande Prairie Alberta in 1984 as Senior Manager and Operations Officer.

In 1987 Ms. Risi was successful in earning her Real Estate License. By 1996 she was Co-owner and Manager of a successful Real Estate Brokerage. Ms. Risi specialized in Commercial / Industrial sales, and land development. In 10 short years Ms. Risi played a major role in the development, servicing and sale of land parcels of over four hundred city acres.

In 2008 Ms. Risi relocated to Calgary Alberta, Canada and took a corporate position with Sutton Group Realty Services as Operations Manager of a large Real Estate Brokerage employing two hundred Realtors.

Ms. Risi is a member in good standing with AREA, CREA, and CREB. She sat on the board of directors for the Grande Prairie Real Estate board for eleven years, and the education committee for CREB. Ms. Risi has earned her certificate from the Alberta government for Land Tax Assessment Review Boards, LARB and CARB, and sits on the Tax assessment Review Board for Airdrie, Alberta.