Rita Yarnold
Title: President
Company: Bay Realty
Location: 559 Congress Street, Portland, Me.
Birthplace: Munjoy Hill, Portland 1948
Family: Mother 86, sister, 48, and high school sweetheart significant other.
Education: Portland High School, attended Maine Univ.
First job outside of real estate: Antique shop in Congress St. bldg. purchased for $1900.
What do you do now and planning in future: Run a smaller more personable office with 5 brokers. Busy in 2006 as president of Portland Board. With 1,100 Realtors. Busy in 2009 as president of State Board with 4,500 Realtors.
Hobbies: Gardening, travel, reading.
Favorite book: DaVinci Code
Favorite movie: Godfather
Person most admire (outside of family): Mark Stimpson
Key to success: Care about people and what they think, need and want.
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be?: Antique dealer