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Houlihan Lawrence announce Hamroff, Sullivan, Nikic, Harris, Catapano, and Abbate join the firm

Houlihan Lawrence, one of the largest independently owned and operated residential real estate brokerage firms in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, revealed that Lisa Hamroff, Johanna Sullivan, Donna Nikic, Jennifer Harris, Janis Catapano and Jane Abbate have joined the firm as licensed salespeople. Hamroff joins Houlihan Lawrence with previous experience in public and private accounting, allowing her to provide customers and clients with invaluable financial guidance. The Founder of Considervision.org, an online community designed to raise awareness of visual dysfunctions, Sullivan joins the firm with a diverse background in insurance, medical administration and hospitality. Her previous work experience has only honed her superior customer service skills and attention to detail, which aid her in guiding her clients to meet their real estate goals. Nikic joins the Houlihan Lawrence team with 17 years of experience in the real estate industry. Previously working as the vice president of operations at Daniel B. Katz & Associates Corporation, a national retail real estate consulting firm, for seven years. Harris comes to the firm as the previous founder and president of the Chappaqua Toffee Company, a gourmet candy manufacturer, distributor and retailer. Catapano brings over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry to Houlihan Lawrence. Having previously worked in several roles in the industry at highly-reputable companies such as AIG, Allstate and CNA among others, Janis had responsibilities ranging from marketing, new business development on a national level, customer service and managing a staff. Abbate joined Houlihan Lawrence after working several years as a branch manager at First Union bank. Having always loved the real estate field, she was able to make a seamless transition into the industry using her financial knowledge and customer service-driven approach. "With the market rapidly picking up speed as it has so far this year, Houlihan Lawrence is eager to expand our team and resources to best meet our local community's needs," said Barry Graziano, brokerage manager of Houlihan Lawrence's Chappaqua branch. "I'm thrilled to have this talented group join our office and add each of their individual skills and knowledge of Chappaqua to our already stellar team of agents."
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