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Gerald "Jerry" Kelly Realtor and President Coldwell Banker Commercial Meridian and Gerald Kelly Capital Corp.

Name: Gerald Kelly Title: Realtor and President Company: Coldwell Banker Commercial Meridian and Gerald Kelly Capital Corp. Location: Amherst, N.Y. Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Family: Wife, Barbara, and son, Jason College: Pomona College (BA), Syracuse University (MPA), University at Buffalo (MBA) First job outside of real estate: Supermarket "bagger" at Stater Bros. (got fired) First job in real estate or allied field: HUD urban renewal representative in anthracite Pennsylvania What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Commercial real estate brokerage (Coldwell Banker) and real estate financing/investing (Gerald Kelly Capital) Hobbies: "Tennis and skiing Favorite book: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Favorite movie: "Hoosiers" Persons you admire most (outside of family): Barack Obama and high school football coach (won California Interscholastic Championship) Key to success: "Learn the course and stay the course" If you had to choose another vocation what would it be: Management accounting
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