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O’Connell, Liranzo, Jacobs Casiano-Romain, Catalano, and Turkin join Houlihan Lawrence as new agents

Yonkers, NY Six new agents have joined Houlihan Lawrence.

Barbara O’Connell, who has 17 years of experience in real estate sales, joins Houlihan Lawrence from Better Homes & Gardens Rand where she worked as an agent for four years. Prior to that, she was an agent at Margot Bennett Inc. in Yonkers. At Rand she was a silver award recipient for four years. O’Connell is a member of the Yonkers Kiwanis.   

Aaron Liranzo is joining Houlihan Lawrence from Jane Mosello Real Estate in Yonkers. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, New York State Association of Realtors, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. Liranzo is member of Yonkers High School PTA and coaches for the Dunwoodie Youth Association.

Andrea Casiano-Romain is joining Houlihan Lawrence from Ragette Real Estate. She has also worked for Lord & Taylor as a sales associate.  She earned an Associate Degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology. 

Stephen Catalano previously worked for GJNY Commercial Construction and had an internship with Dorf & Nelson law firm. Catalano is employed by the City of Yonkers.

Robert Turkin, who is a Yonkers resident, joins Houlihan Lawrence from Westchester Community College where he worked in WCC’s Film Department. Turkin and Catalano work as a team. 

Shirley Jacobs has more than 30 years of experience in the landscaping and construction industries. 

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