Saturday, February 4, 2012

New Promotions and a New Hire

Nothnagle President and CEO Armand D’Alfonso has announced the promotion of Karen Leonardi and Jay Teresi.

Karen Leonardi has been promoted to Executive Vice President. Leonardi joined Nothnagle in January 2008 as Vice President of Corporate and Consumer Affairs. Prior to joining Nothnagle, she was the Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS®. Working at GRAR for 12 years, she held various positions including Chief Operating Officer and Director of Government Relations prior to being named CEO. Leonardi is a lifelong resident of Rochester and a graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport. New duties will include the supervision of the internal departments and day-to-day operations of the company. Responsibilities include ensuring systems are in place to support the sales force.




Jay Teresi has been promoted to Vice President of Sales. Teresi joined Nothnagle in November 2009 as Director of New Business Development. He has over twenty years experience working in the financial and real estate industries. After a successful career on Wall Street, he then turned to the mortgage and real estate industries. Teresi previously owned and managed his own real estate company in Manhattan. He also served as Director of Regional Development with Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, growing their franchise company in several Northeast states. He is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives for company growth at the branch and corporate levels.




Nothnagle is also proud to announce that Jeanne Olson has joined the company as Director of Professional Development, bringing 20 years of real estate sales, management and training experience. Olson has been hired to head the company’s training program for both new and experienced agents and will be based out of the Nothnagle Career Center located at 2930 East Henrietta Road.

Olson began her career with Nothnagle Realtors in 1992 and eventually went on to form her own brokerage, Destination Home Realty. She merged in 2005 with Hunt Real Estate ERA, Columbus Division where she served as Branch Manager and Business Development Manager.

“Throughout her career, Jeanne has been known in the industry as a mentor, coach and dynamic sales professional. She is well respected throughout the real estate community and we are very excited to welcome her to our team,” said Armand D’Alfonso, President and CEO of Nothnagle Realtors.

Olson has enjoyed a successful sales career, earning many awards. Within the first month after obtaining her real estate license, she made Top Agent in her branch and achieved Nothnagle’s Top 25 award her first year. She holds a certificate from the International Training Institute and is a New York State-approved real estate instructor also serving as a member of the training faculty at the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS®.

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