Our Agents
The team at Best & Cavallaro has access to all available properties in our region, including those in the multiple listing services and for sale by private owners.
Contact our agents via the "Contact Agent" link (a form will open in a pop-up window), or via the email address links; whichever method you prefer.
Patricia Best
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Email: pat@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860-307-0591
Personal Info: Patricia Best is a Partner at Best & Cavallaro and a full time resident of Lakeville, Ct. She graduated with honors from Boston College and, in 1979, Pat founded a real estate syndication firm in Boston, which financed commercial real estate transactions. She and her husband Michael then moved to Manhattan where they started a family and Pat was an active volunteer at her daughter's school, Sacred Heart, and involved in the founding of the Children's Museum. After moving to Lakeville in 1992, she became involved with the Town Hill School and Indian Mountain School as a fundraiser and active parent. Pat resumed her career in real estate in 1995 when she joined Borden, Realtors. Pat was a partner and a top producer at Borden Realtors for 11 years before forming her own firm with Mardee Cavallaro.
Pat is active in civic affairs and is currently Chair of the Board of Tri-Arts at The Sharon Playhouse, a prominent regional cultural organization and a member of the Twin Lakes Beach Club and the Sharon Country Club.
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Mardee Cavallaro
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Email: mardee@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860-364-5797
Personal Info: Mardee Cavallaro is a Partner at Best & Cavallaro and a graduate of the University of Colorado. Mardee has been a licensed real estate broker in the Northwest Corner for over two decades. She was a partner and a top producer at Borden Realtors for over 11 years. In her earlier career, Mardee worked in banking and on Wall Street and for Pan American Airlines. She's a resident of Sharon and a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals in Sharon, CT.
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Mary Kirby
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Email: mary@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860-364-5147
Personal Info: Mary Kirby is an Associate at Best & Cavallaro, formerly at Borden, Realtors. A native of Connecticut's Northwest Corner, she has been a real estate professional for over 20 years. Mary holds a degree in education and has a broad understanding of the history and people of the tri-state region. She is a volunteer with a number of civic organizations and is on the advisory board of Salisbury Bank and Trust. Mary and her husband have five grown children and live in Sharon.
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Elvia Gignoux
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Email: elvia@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860-435-0345
Personal Info: Elvia Gignoux has been a full-time real estate agent since 2000 and is licensed in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She has been named twice as a Five Star Real Estate Agent in Connecticut Magazine. She is a graduate of Hartwick College and is a native of Salisbury. She is a life-long equestrian and loves the outdoors. Elvia has owned or managed several area businesses and has served on many local boards including SWSA and The Housatonic Child Care Center. When she isn't selling real estate, she can be found living and working with her partner, Gordon Whitbeck, at Weatogue Farm.
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Nancy Kahan
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Email: nkahan@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860-435-4945
Personal Info: Nancy has lived and worked in Lakeville since 1991 when she relocated her business, Nancy Kahan Associates, a selective public relations company specializing in books. She is a former member of the board of the Housatonic Day Care Center and on the advisory committee of Noble Horizons. Nancy feels her public relations background serves her well in real estate.
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Patricia Thurman
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Email: pthurman@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 413-229-2492
Personal Info: Pat has lived and worked in the Berkshires and Northwest Corner for 16 years. A graduate of Syracuse University, Pat worked in public television and public realtions in New York City before moving to the region with her late husband, Jim Thurman.. She lives in Sheffield, Ma. and has three grown children.
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Lori Belter
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Email: lori@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860-435-2888
Personal Info: Lori Belter is an Associate of Best and Cavallaro, formerly of Borden Realtors and has been a full-time real estate professional since 2000.
Lori has been a resident of Lakeville since 1969 and her knowledge of the area is extensive. She is an active member of the community serving as Board member and past President of Tri-State Center for the Arts and has served on the boards of The Housatonic Child Care Center and The Salisbury Association. Currently she is an EMT-B with the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service.
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Tom Best
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Email: tom@bestandcavallaro.com
Phone: 860 307 0561
Personal Info: Tom Best was born in New York City but moved to Lakeville, Ct. with his family at a young age. He was an honors graduate of the Indian Mountain School and The Hotchkiss School and now attends Skidmore College. Tom also teaches tennis part time.
Tom's knowledge of and love for the Northwest Corner make him well suited to help you find your special place in the Tri Corner area.
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Mary Taylor
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Personal Info: Mary Taylor is a long-time resident of Lakeville, and a graduate of Fordham University. Prior to moving to her weekend residence, she lived in Manhattan where she led public relations and marketing functions at various financial service and packaged goods companies. In Manhattan, Mary was active at Marymount and St. David's which her children attended, and on the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for facial Reconstruction. Mary is currently on the Board of the Friends of Scoville Library, a volunteer at the local food pantry, Owl's Kitchen, and a member of the Twin Lakes beach Club and Sharon Country Club.
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William McGinn
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Personal Info: A native southerner, Bill attended Tulane University in New Orleans. Moving to New York City to study design at Pratt Institute, Bill lived and worked in Manhattan as an interior designer for more than 20 years. Arriving at Twin Lakes as a weekender in 1990, Bill fell in love with the Northwest Corner, and subsequently had second homes in Lakeville and Sharon. In 2008, Bill and his partner, Christopher Baetz bought the historic Wakeman Bradley House at Spencer's Corners (Millerton) where they live full time.
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