Frederick Petrella
Title: President
Company: Connecticut Realty Group, LLC
Location: 431 Orange St., New Haven, CT 06511
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
Family: Wife , Laura; children, Andrew (21) attending Columbia College, Chicago; Kristin (18) attending Wagner College, Staten Island
College: Southern CT State University, 1979
First job unrelated to current field: Health and racquet club director
First job in current field: Industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Commercial brokerage and investing and managing a personal real estate portfolio; plan on continuing property acquisitions for my portfolio.
Hobbies: Working out on a regular basis, golf, piano
Favorite book: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Favorite movie: "Shakespeare in Love"
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Rev. Joel Osteen
Keys to success: Keeping a balance in life
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox