Name: Karen Simkowski Title: Commercial Real Estate Agent Company: Lyman Real Estate Location: 716 Beaumont Hwy., Lebanon, CT Birthplace: Norwich, CT Family: One son, Joseph College: Manchester Community College First job unrelated to current field: Defense contractor, Tracor (Groton, CT) First job in current field: Aetna, Real Estate What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Lyman Real Estate is a full service real estate firm serving all of Connecticut in their commercial/industrial brokerage, development and property management needs. Our firm is unique in that it brings an owner/developer's eye to each transaction and uses creative thinking to get the best deal to the finish line. Our plan for the future is to continue serving our existing and future clients to the best of our ability and seek out development opportunities to continue to grow our business. Hobbies: Scrapbooking, family time, home improvement projects Favorite book: "DaVinci Code" Favorite movie: "The Shining" Keys to success: Persistency, attention to detail, "out-of-the-box" thinking Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Former supervisor, Mary Fox If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Social worker