Dawn Marie Vann 2009

Name: Dawn Marie Vann Title: President Company: A-1 R.E.O. Services, LLC Location: Capital Region, Albany, N.Y. Birthplace: Davenport, IA, 1954 Family: Lupien family: One of eleven children, mother of two sons, two stepdaughters, and grandmother of six College: Attended SUNY at Albany and Ithaca College First job outside of real estate: New accounts rep and head teller at First National Bank of Scotia First job in real estate or allied field: Broker associate at Realty USA, opened their commercial division What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I am currently the broker-owner of A-1 R.E.O. Services, LLC. I am a specialized real estate broker that handles liquidating corporate real estate assets that are foreclosed. I plan to grow the commercial division in the NYS Capital Region. Hobbies: Golfing, skiing, gardening, dancing and needle point Favorite book: "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabreil Garcia Marquez Favorite movie: "Gone With the Wind" Key to success: "Specialize." Something that I have learned in my CCIM classes was to concentrate in one specialized field in real estate and to get good at. Learn as much as possible and keep learning. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Children's Advocate Attorney