Welcome new members: Seth Alden of Burnham Gold Real Estate LLC; Rebecca Basnet of Berkshire Dream Homes; Tammy Christen of Barnbrook; J. James Finnerty of Boulderwood Group; Migdeliz Girard of Royal Property Group; Frank Goncalves of Summit Realty; Jeff King of Berkshire Dream Homes; Jane Larkworthy of Berkshire Property Agents; Richard Needelman of Wheeler and Taylor; Karl Mirke of Greylock Realty ; Michelle Picard of Viale Realty of LLC; Ann Shacar of Berkshire Parkway Realty; Jason Smegal of Berkshire Dream Home; Wayne Tremblay of Bishop West; Melissa Zink of Keller Williams
Also of congratulations to our members on the move… Barbara Levesque on her move to Monarch Realty; Mark Roos and Bonnie Parsons moved to The Kinderhook Group; Kellie Perrault and Lynn Soldato moved to Signature Associates; Tonia Scalise and Stephanie McNair moved to William Pitt Sotheby’s; Vivienne Jaffe moved to Steepleview Realty; Stacy Chojnowski moved to Roberts Associates; Patricia Petricca and Shannon Margraf moved to Barnbrook Realty; Kelley Taylor moved to Century 21 A Perras; Tracie Barry moved to Assist to Sell.
| # REALTORS (470 budgeted, 472 billed) | 425* | # MLS Users (567 budgeted) | 577 | |
| # REALTORS Unpaid (In collections) | 20 | # Affiliates Paid to Date (23 budgeted) | 21 | |
| # REALTOR Resignations | 27 | # Platinum Sponsors (6 Budgeted) | 6 | |
| # Provisional Members | 2 | # Advertiser Sponsors (10 Budgeted) | 6 | |
| # Offices Dropped / Closed | 4 | # Appraiser Affiliates (19 budgeted) | 9 | |
| # New Offices | 2 | *Awating Code of Ethics Traning | 35 |
Welcome New Offices
| Office Name | DR | Date Opened |
| Royal Property Group | Nate Girard | 1/9/2016 |
| Steven Rovithis | Rovithis Realty | 1/25/2016 |
Closed Offices
| Carriage Barn Realty | Jack Machanik | 1/5/2017 | Retired |
| Sheldon Gross Realty | Sheldon Gross | 1/5/2017 | Retired |
| Properties of the Berkshires | Wendy Casey | 1/5/2017 | Resigned |
| Scalise Realty | Tonia Scalise | 1/15/2017 | Closed Office |
| Berkshire Pinnacle Realty | Mark Roos | 1/1/2017 | Closed Office |
Retired
| Richard | Billetter | Isgood Realty | 1/12/2017 | Retired |
| Frances | Buckley | Steepleview Realty | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Sheldon | Gross | Sheldon Gross Realty Inc | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Carolyn | Koch | Realty Street | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Richard | Krzynowek | Isgood Realty | 1/12/2017 | Retired |
| Jack | Machanik | Carriage Barn Realty | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Jean | Martin | Signature Associates | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Lester | Poincelot | Bishop West Team Realty | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Susan | Seely | Signature Associates | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
Moved out of the Area
| Peter | Dus | Century 21 A Perras | 1/7/2016 | Moved to Florida |
| Lora | Kozlowski | Century 21 A Perras | 1/7/2016 | Moved to Florida |
| Neil | Maloney | Neil Maloney Appraiser | 1/1/2017 | Moved to Cape Cod |
| Jeffrey | Hiser | Key Realty | 1/1/2017 | Moved to Springfield |
No Longer Members
| Michael | Aitken | Assist to Sell Buyers & Sellers | 1/1/2017 | Resigned |
| Tim | Ashe | Southern Berkshire Realty | 1/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Donato | Bilotta | The Kinderhook Group | 1/1/2017 | Resigned |
| Shannon | Brownson | Isgood Realty | 11/30/2016 | Deceased |
| Todd | Cairns | Monarch Realty | 1/12/2017 | Resigned |
| Wendy | Casey | Properties of the Berkshires | 1/1/2017 | Resigned |
| Lorena | Coggens | Properties of the Berkshires | 1/1/2017 | Office Closed |
| Louisa | Dugan | Boulderwood Group | 1/16/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Nancy | Fuore | Roberts & Associates | 1/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Daniel | Howard | Stone House Properties | 1/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Diane | Massey | Witalisz & Associates, Inc. | 1/5/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Neil | McGinnis | McFarland Realty Co. | 2/8/2017 | Resigned |
| Jaimy | Messana | Tony Blair Real Estate | 2/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Jeffrey | Zocchi | Greylock Realty | 1/12/2017 | Dropped per DR |
New Members at February 2017 Orientation
| Seth Alden | Burnham Gold Real Estate | 6/21/2016 |
| Rebecca Basnet | Berkshire Dream Home | 7/15/2016 |
| Tammy Christen | Barnbrook Realty | 11/1/2016 |
| J. James Finnerty | Boulderwood Group | 11/1/2016 |
| Migdeliz Girard | Royal Property Group | 11/8/2016 |
| Frank Goncalves | Summit Realty | 1/3/2017 |
| Jeff King | Berkshire Dream Home | 1/1/2017 |
| Jane Larkworthy | Berkshire Property Agents | 1/4/2017 |
| Richard Needelman | Wheeler and Taylor RE | 1/4/2017 |
| Karl Mirke | Greylock Realty | 1/12/2017 |
| Michelle Picard | Viale Realty, LLC | 1/11/2017 |
| Ann Shacar | Berkshire Parkway Realty | 1/12/2017 |
| Jason Smegal | Berkshire Dream Home | 1/20/2017 |
| Wayne Tremblay | Bishop West Real Estate | 1/9/2017 |
| Melissa Zink | Keller Williams Berkshire | 1/25/2017 |
Applicants on File
| Nichole Calautti | Berkshire Access Realty | 11/7/2016 |
| Karl Mirke | Greylock Realty | 1/4/2017 |
Members on the Move
| First Name | Last Name | Old Office | New Office |
| Mark | Roos | Pinnacle | The Kinderhook Group |
| Kellie | Perrault | Scalise Realty | Signature Associates |
| Lynn | Soldato | Scalise Realty | Signature Associates |
| Tonia | Scalise | Scalise Realty | William Pitt Sotheby’s |
| Vivienne | Jaffe | Burnham Gold | Steepleview Realty |
| Stacy | Chojnowski | Scalise Realty | Roberts |
| Bonnie | Parsons | Steepleview | The Kinderhook Group |
| Patricia | Petricca | Berkshire Parkway | Barnbrook |
| Stephanie | McNair | Harvest Moon Realty | William Pitt Sotheby’s |
| Barbara | Levesque | Scalise Realty | Monarch Realty |
| Kelley | Taylor | Tony Blair | Century 21 A Perras |
| Tracie | Barry | Jan Perry | Assist to Sell |
| Shannon | Margraf | Harvest Moon Realty | Barnbrook Realty |
Code Training Required for Continued Membership
| Andrus, Carol |
| Callahan, Richard |
| Dietschler, Thomas |
| DiGrigoli, Donna |
| Domaney, Joseph |
| Franklin, Jerome |
| Friedman, Frederick |
| George, Emil |
| Godwin, John |
| Grull, Elizabeth |
| Hopkins, Kelley |
| Jennings, Joseph |
| Keenan, Karen |
| Lake, John |
| Plaine, Rachael |
| Randall, Christina |
| Raymer, Mary Ellen |
| Righi, Alan |
| Schnopp, Andrew |
| Sprague, Neil |
| Stephen, Sean |
| VanPeterson, Margo |
| West, Abbie |
| Wezevitz, Chuck |
| White, Kevin |
Platinum Affiliates
| Academy Mortgage | Jamie Pollard |
| Berkshire Bank | April West, Louann Harvey and Kathy Kelly |
| Greylock Federal Credit Union | Lisa Trybus, Erin Carlotto |
| Lee Bank | Jackie McNinch, Kaylin Choquette, Marge Pero, Bonnie Masefield |
| Mountain One Bank | Darlynn Viner, Sarah Gaffey, Mary O’Connell |
| Pittsfield Cooperative Bank | Michael Barbieri, Jay Anderson, Tim Kiley |
Advertising Affiliates
| Adams Community Bank | Rick Gurney |
| Berkshire Green Septic | Ryan Ray |
| Greylock Insurance Agency | Lori Goodell |
| Plimpton & Hills | James Peacock |
| Trustco Bank | Wayne Harris, Margaret Miller |
| Village Mortgage Company | Alesia Warner |
Basic Affiliate
| All-ways Moving & Storage | Terry Morin |
| Caring Transitions of the Berkshires | Kendra MacLeod |
| Colt Insurance Agency | Carla Prendergast |
| Farm Credit East, ASA | Paul Herrington |
| Homestead Funding Corp | Aaron Casanova |
| Mass Housing | Oneida Fuentes, Rocco Leone |
| Michael J. Shepard, P.C. | Michael Shepard |
| New England Dynamark Security Center | Kathryn Mickle |
| Salisbury Bank & Trust, Co. | Spring Burke |
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