Three Leading Realtors Unite With Better Homes and Gardens Wilkins & Associates

Stroudsburg - Christine A. Scrofano-Wilkins, Senior Vice President proudly announced the hiring of Sharon Lightfoot-Wade, Realtor; Charlotte Ashworth, Realtor and Gene Meisenhelder, Realtor. All three will work from the Stroudsburg office. Lightfoot-Wade, a full-time Realtor for the past 25 years, had, in early August, the pleasure of traveling to Parsippany, NJ for a personalized tour of the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate corporate office.

Lightfoot-Wade had worked for other franchise brokers before, but the Better Homes and Gardens online platform was a major attraction to her. Lightfoot-Wade provides online marketing for buyers and sellers throughout the Pocono Mountains region.

Ashworth, formerly of Realty World, had been with the Wilkins Company previously when they were not affiliated with the BHG brand. Ashworth, who along with Lightfoot-Wade, accompanied Thomas R. Wilkins and Tommy Wilkins to Corporate Headquarters, echoed the same excitement. "The online tools available in the Greenhouse are simply head and shoulders above any other franchised Realtor. When coupled with the Wilkins' family's ability to market Pocono real estate, it was simply the only decision I could make." said Ashworth. Ashworth has been licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for over 15 years and had lived in Texas prior to moving to the Poconos.

Meisenhelder, a former full-time Realtor with the Wilkins organization, is a lifetime resident of the Pocono Mountains. He resides in Stroudsburg with his wife and two children. A graduate from ESU with a degree in Economics, Meisenhelder practiced real estate between 2004 and 2006. Meisenhelder won a number of awards including Rookie of the Year in 2004. With the downturn in the market, he was not in real estate but instead had a corporate manager's position between 2009 and 2012. Seeing the Pocono real estate market improving, he is excited to again be with the Wilkins organization.

Scrofano-Wilkins stated, "Gene was with me during our days in the Milford area and I predict a tremendous amount of success for him as he comes back into the business. Meisenhelder is computer savvy and along with myself and another top agent, will visit the Corporate office in Parsippany and learn more about the brand and the many online tools offered."

Lightfoot-Wade and Meisenhelder were recruited by Christine Scrofano-Wilkins. Ashworth was recruited by Dot Ifill, Realtor in the Bushkill office.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates operate three retail offices throughout the Pocono Mountains and is a proud member of the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchise. All offices are open 7 days a week and you can visit them online at www.willkins1.com or please "Like" their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BHGWilkins.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS WILKINS HIRES 5 REALTORS

Stroudsburg - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates announced the hiring of 5 fulltime Realtors® to their sales team. Said Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, "What a great group of guys we hired. Each one of them brings his own expertise in the real estate industry to the table."

Hired were David R. Haseney, Jerel Schmon, Michael Quigley, Thomas LaBar and Richard Mazzarella, all Realtors with the Poc Mtns Assoc of REALTORS®.

David R. Haseney has lived in the Poconos for the past 37 years. Haseney is a graduate of the Penn State Extension and has been in general real estate for the past 22 years. Haseney is a member of the Poc Mountains Assoc of REALTORS®.

Jerel Schmon is a native of the Pocono Mountains and is the newest member to the real estate industry with 5 years tenure in the business. Schmon lives in Tannersville with his wife and two young children and is a graduate of the Pocono Real Estate Academy. Schmon enjoys snowboarding and playing baseball.

Michael Quigley is a retired NYPD sergeant. Quigley as been a member of the Poc Mountains Assoc of REALTORS® for the past 23 years and has served on a number of committees during his tenure. Quigley is also a member of the Honor Legion with the New York Police Department. Quigley lives in Saylorsburg.

Thomas LaBar, a native of the Poconos, resides in Cresco. LaBar is a 2000 graduate of the Pocono Real Estate Academy and has a Bachelors Degree in biology from ESU. Labar owned and operated LaBar Builders, Inc. from 1979 to 1999. LaBar is a member of the Pocono Mountains Builders Association, PARC.

Richard Mazzarella has lived in the Poconos for the past 8 years and now resides in Thornhurst. Prior to getting into the real estate industry 6 years ago, Mazzarella was in the mortgage field. Said Mazzarella, "I liked the real estate side of the transaction a lot better then the mortgage side of it."

All of the Realtors will take part in the specialized career development courses available only at the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate office. In addition to that, the Agents will begin marketing from the BHG greenhouse and take an active part in LeadRouter a specialized buying and selling software program available only through Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates is one of the largest real estate companies in the Poconos and prior to their consolidation maintained 14 offices throughout the Poconos. They now occupy 2 offices and have changed their business model to include hybrid agents and day-desks. They can be visited online at www.wilkins1.com