June 30, 2010 -
Connecticut
Name: Jane Walsh
Title: Broker Associate
Company: Pequot Commercial
Location: 1020 Hartford Tpke., Waterford, Conn.
Birthplace: Newport, R.I.
Birth Date: 1942
Family: Married to Bill Walsh; 4 children, 4 stepchildren, 14 grandchildren
College: Vassar
First job outside of real estate: Red Cross life saving instructor
First job in real estate or allied field: Agent with Century 21, residential, lasted 18 months. Went into commercial 30 years ago.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Commercial real estate; hope to retire soon
Hobbies: Gardening, reading, going to grandchildren's games
Favorite book: "Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained", Milton
Favorite movie: "August Whales"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Rev. Toni Smith, boarding school roommate
Key to success: Communication skills
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Landscape designer