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Posted: February 29, 2008
Tom Thaney Senior Sales Representatives Public Abstract Corporation
Name: Tom Thaney
Title: Senior Sales Representative
Company: Public Abstract Corporation
Location: 16 West Main St., Rochester, NY 14614
Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y.
Family: Married 34 years; wife, Mary Jane; children: May, Michael, Kaitlin
College: BA, Finance, Walsh University, N. Canton, Ohio
First job outside of real estate: Packaging sales, St. Joe Paper Co., 1970
First job in real estate or allied field: Public Abstract Corp., Title Insurance since 2003
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Our firm provides search and title products to the Upstate residential and commercial real estate markets. We are also a division of First American Title Corp. and are currently offering national service to our market area.
Hobbies: Golf, fishing, camping
Favorite book: Any Grisham novel
Favorite movie: National Treasure movies
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Maggie Brooks, Rush Limbaugh, Ronald Reagan
Keys to success: Networking, educational organizations and seminars, charity work
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Theater, entertainment industry
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