Mari Burke
Mari Burke has joined the Guilford office of Page-Taft Real Estate. The announcement was made by Karen Stephens, owner of the firm.
“Mari brings a wealth of experience to Page-Taft, having been a licensed Realtor since 1983,” noted Stephens. “Her clients quickly come to appreciate her wonderful sense of humor as she helps them to navigate through the many details involved in buying or selling a home.”
Stephens added that Burke is energetic, motivated, and results-oriented with a wealth of knowledge developed from many years of work experience in the high technology and real estate fields, as well as a strong negotiator who can view situations through the eyes of both buyer and seller. Most recently, she was recognized for the highest gross closed commissions at an award-winning international real estate franchise.
Burke received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Providence College and a Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management from Harvard University. In addition, she studied at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. While there, she traveled extensively throughout Western Europe, which fostered her appreciation of architecture.
She acquired the Certified Buyer Representative designation in 2003 and actively pursues any continuing education courses that are relevant to her business.
Burke lives in Guilford with her husband, Paul Doolan, and their two children.
Burke is a member of the Guilford Lakes and Baldwin School PTOs and a literacy volunteer at the Guilford Lakes Elementary School where she also taught an enrichment course in engineering and architecture. In addition, she is a certified instructor of English as a Second Language. In her spare time, Burke enjoys traveling, sailing, skiing and hiking.
Page-Taft Real Estate is one of the Connecticut shoreline’s foremost independently owned and managed real estate firms. With offices in Essex, Guilford, Madison and Old Lyme, Page-Taft is positioned to represent properties along the shoreline and in the river towns of the lower Connecticut Valley. Since opening its doors in 1980, the company has grown to include 56 full-time agents and a staff of nine.
Country Living Hires Dodge
Westport resident Lisa Dodge has joined the Westport office of Country Living Assoc. as a sales associate.
Dodge served as an agent with the Westport Prudential Connecticut Realty office for eight years before joining Country Living Assoc. She recently obtained her Accredited Buyer Representative designation.
Dodge earned a combined Master of Business Administration degree and Ph.D. in organizational behavior after studying psychology at Colgate University and CUNY Baruch College in New York. Married with four children, she devotes much of her volunteer time to programs of the Westport schools, PTAs and sports teams.
She is a member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Westport Multiple Listing Service and Mid-Fairfield County Association of Realtors.
Country Living Assoc. is a full-service residential real estate firm, with 170 sales associates in six offices serving 12 communities in lower Fairfield County. The firm has sales offices in Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford, Westport and Wilton, as well as corporate relocation services in Norwalk.
