Maria Tilaro Higgins
Title: Senior Counsel
Company: Hecht Development
Location: Concord, Mass.
Birthplace: Kingston, N.Y.
Family: Husband, Ted and three children
College: St. Lawrence University, B.A.; Boston University School of Law, J.D.
First job unrelated to your current field: Retail
First job in real estate or allied field: Summer associate, Posternak, Blankstein & Lund
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Aquiring and developing retail sites, expanding to other properties with creative potential
Hobbies: Tennis, spinning, design, reading
Favorite book: "Gift from the Sea"
Favorite movie: "The Sound of Music"
Key to success: See the big picture but follow up on the details
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Program director at Martha Stewart Living Radio