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CONWAY CEO BULMAN NAMED TRUSTEE AT BRIDGEWATER UNIVERSITYNorwell-based Jack Conway, Realtor announced that Governor Deval Patrick has appointed Conway President/CEO Carol Bulman to a 4-year term on the Board of Trustees at Bridgewater State University (BSU). The Governor congratulated Bulman in a recent letter notifying her of the appointment.

“Lieutenant Governor Murray and I appreciate your willingness to serve the Commonwealth in this capacity,” said Patrick. “Your experience and sound judgment will contribute substantially to the Board. I wish you great success as we move forward.”

Bulman and Jack Conway Co. have always had close ties with the university. BSU President Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria is a former Conway Country Citizen of the Year, Bulman was the keynote speaker at the 2012 commencement ceremony of the University’s graduate students, and her daughter Corie Bulman Nagle is a master’s degree candidate at the school.

“I’m honored to serve on the BSU Board of Trustees,” said Bulman. “This university is constantly expanding its programs and opportunities for the more than 11,000 students who go there. I am proud to work with a group that will help further its goals and mission. It’s wonderful to have such a progressive education institution right here in our own backyard.”

A Scituate mother of four, Bulman is a graduate of Providence College and the National Mortgage Bankers School in Chicago. She is a past president of the Massachusetts Mortgage Association and serves on the Executive Committees for the South Shore Hospital Foundation Board and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. She also served as a member of the BSU Foundation.  She is also a member of the Operating Committee of New England Mortgage Professionals, Conway’s financial arm in partnership with PNC Bank.

Conway Acquisition Bolsters Cape Code Presence - Front, from left, CEO Carol Bulman, Carol O’Loughlin and her husband Ed Kemp officially join Jack Conway & Company, Inc. Back, from left, agent Cathy Moore, Regional VP Ralph Grassia, and agents Susan Keleher and Kevin O’Brien.

Front, from left, CEO Carol Bulman, Carol O’Loughlin and her husband Ed Kemp officially join Jack Conway & Company, Inc. Back, from left, agent Cathy Moore, Regional VP Ralph Grassia, and agents Susan Keleher and Kevin O’Brien.

Norwell-based Jack Conway & Company, Inc. has announced its acquisition of and partnership with Act 1 – Carol O’Loughlin Real Estate of Falmouth. The new real estate entity, Act 1-Jack Conway, Realtor, will maintain its presence at 533 Palmer Avenue in Falmouth.

The move comes as Conway continues to expand its operations from the North Shore of Boston, through the South Shore, the South Coast and Cape Cod. It also signals the company’s reemergence in the Falmouth marketplace and adds to its existing Cape offices in Sandwich and Dennis. Conway Regional VP Joe Markiewicz will manage the new Act1/Conway sales center.

“Act 1 is an outstanding real estate company made up of experienced agents who are involved members of their community,” said Conway CEO Carol Bulman. “We are happy they have chosen us as their partner, and we’re so pleased to welcome Carol O’Loughlin, who is such a well respected and successful Realtor.”

A longtime top agent on Cape Cod, O’Loughlin opened her independent brokerage in Falmouth during a statewide economic slump in 1993. The company thrived and went on to specialize in high-end properties in Falmouth, Mashpee and Bourne.

“I decided recently that it was time to partner with a larger organization that could offer cutting edge technological tools and resources to my associates,” said O’Loughlin. “After many meetings with Conway’s team, I realized that it was the perfect choice, providing phenomenal support for my clients and agents. “And being free of the many responsibilities of running a small company, I can spend more time and energy on listing and selling.”

Patti Conway, wife of company founder Jack Conway, presents a stock certificate representing full ownership in the company, to her daughter, CEO Carol Conway Bulman.

Patti Conway, wife of company founder Jack Conway, presents a stock certificate representing full ownership in the company, to her daughter, CEO Carol Conway Bulman.

More than 250 Jack Conway agents, managers and staff gathered in the festive ballroom of the Plymouth Radisson Hotel for the annual Conway Country Thanksgiving breakfast.

The blockbuster surprise of the event was a presentation by founder Jack Conway’s wife Patti Conway, during which she transferred 100% ownership of the 56-year-old real estate company to her daughter, Carol Conway Bulman, the firm’s CEO since December of 2010.

Taking the microphone, Mrs. Conway said, “Carol, your father was so proud of your achievements as CEO during these last few turbulent years in our industry. As you know, I’m not fond of public speaking, but I promised your dad that I would make this presentation to you publicly.”

As Conway handed her daughter a stock certificate transferring full ownership of the Jack Conway Real Estate Company, the crowd erupted with a standing ovation.

Bulman pledged to honor her father’s legacy and to keep the organization new, expanding, and customer-driven to meet the needs of present and future homeowners.

“I ask you all to join me in preserving the phenomenal work of art that Jack Conway created and nurtured for so many years,” said Bulman. “Our company has a solid foundation, carved by a master sculptor, and it’s our job now to build upon it, while ensuring that it remains steady and forever firm.”

The Conway Thanksgiving breakfast also included an address from John Yazwinksi, president and CEO of Father Bill’s & MainSpring, and the presentation of 40 Conway “Spirit Awards” to agents in offices from Boston to Cape Cod.

Conway volunteers from all over the South Shore helped at the annual Food Festival and Thanksgiving Parade.

Conway volunteers from all over the South Shore helped at the annual Food Festival and Thanksgiving Parade.

A brisk wind on a sunny day greeted the nearly 2,500 guests at the recent New England Food Festival and Thanksgiving Parade held on the Plymouth waterfront. As in other years, a contingent of Jack Conway agents, managers and staff was on hand to help the daylong culinary event run smoothly. The agents from Conway’s Plymouth and South Shore offices served as volunteer security guards, cleaners, ticket takers, water sellers and ballot counters in a heated tent showcasing the cuisine of 16 local and regional restaurants.

“We had so much fun working at the festival this year,” said Elaine Bongarzone, manager of Conway’s Scituate office. “There’s no place like Plymouth to celebrate the Thanksgiving season and we’re happy to be a part of it.”

Pat Fahy, longtime manager of Jack Conway’s Plymouth office, looks forward to helping out in the food tent every year. “We all have a ball,” said Fahy, a 37-year resident of America’s Hometown. “You get to meet and greet thousands of people who are sampling the foods and voting on their favorites. From the time the cannons are shot off at the start of the parade until the festival ends, there’s excitement to be had in Plymouth on the weekend before Thanksgiving.”

Volunteering at the festival with Fahy and Bongarzone were Conway colleagues Sue Souza, Sheila Gammel, Suzanne Harris, Heather Fernald, Linda Saucier, Sue Depatie, Marie Van Slyck, Helen Jablonski, Peggy Haldoupis, and Jean Sweeney, along with several of their family members. “I’m thrilled that so many of our agents get involved in this event every year,” said Conway CEO Carol Bulman. “They all have specific jobs to do and they do them with a smile. I’ve worked in the tent many times, and I know it can be exhausting, but it’s always a great day.”

All proceeds from the 2012 New England Food Festival go to fund next year’s Plymouth Thanksgiving celebration.

Conway's Swampscott Team at the Lynn Chamber of Commerce

Jack Conway, Realtor’s Swampscott Office recently hosted a booth at the Lynn Chamber of Commerce’s Home, Garden and Health Show. The event, which took place at Swampscott High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., drew hundreds of visitors to view the wares of vendors ranging from cosmetic dentists to mortgage lenders, along with cooking demonstrations, guest lectures and a keynote speech by Dr. Sheldon Sevinor, a celebrated plastic surgeon.

“The home show was a great chance for my agents to get out and talk real estate with potential buyers and sellers and other members of the community,” said Conway-Swampscott Manager Tim Knowlton. “We were the only Realtors there, and we came away with many new friends and several new customers.”

Hosting the Conway booth during the day-long event were Swampscott sales associates Lisa Scourtas, Amanda Brawley, Paul Ferraro, Teresa Flaherty, Sue Garcelon, Barbara Kennedy-White, Glenn Kessler, Ronnie Northrop, and Sue Sinrich, as well as loan specialist Chris Curran of New England Mortgage Partners, the financial arm of Jack Conway, Realtor.

For all of your real estate needs, contact Conway-Swampscott at 781-584-4757 or email Swampscott@jackconway.com.

Get Your Real Estate License With Us!

If you have ever thought about obtaining your real estate license, now is the time to get the education you need to pass the state exam. The Conway School of Real Estate pre-licensing course will prepare you for the test in only five weeks, with the added convenience of classes held on Saturdays.

The next course begins on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Conway Training Center in Norwell, 137 Washington St. (Rte. 53). The 40 hours of instruction will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the next four Saturdays, concluding on Feb. 4. Tuition is $375, which includes textbooks, sample exams, and all materials.

The course will be taught by attorney Jay Chaisson, Jack Conway’s corporate counsel, who has decades of experience in the real estate industry. Taking the course with Conway does not obligate you to join the company, but students of the Conway School of Real Estate have the opportunity to receive career advice from the company’s sales managers.

Completing the 40 hours of learning qualifies students to take the Massachusetts state licensing examination. Your success is guaranteed! Conway students may retake the course at no charge if they do not pass the exam on their first attempt, as long as the test is taken within 45 days of completing the course.

For more information, or to register online, visit our Careers page or call Marie Battles, 781-871-0080, ext. 342.

Jack Conway & Co. is celebrating its 55th anniversary, with 42 sales offices from the North Shore to Boston, Cape Cod and the South Coast. We represent buyers and sellers of South Shore homes for sale, Cape Cod real estate, and other properties up and down the Massachusetts coast. The company also operates New England Mortgage Partners, a joint venture with Wells Fargo that provides a full range of financing options to buyers. Contact Jack Conway today to learn more!

Julie Simmons with Jack Conway

A banquet hall filled with orange and gold balloons, cornucopias, fall flowers and stacks of food for the hungry was the setting for Jack Conway, Realtor’s annual Thanksgiving Award Breakfasts held at the Plymouth Radisson Hotel. More than 400 Conway sales associates from Boston to Cape Cod, the South Coast and the North Shore attended the event at which  agents were honored for “team spirit and congeniality.” The winners received gift checks to purchase a Thanksgiving turkey, and all attendees brought non-perishable food items to contribute to the Charity Guild of Brockton.

“We have a lot of functions in our company that recognize agents for top production,” said Conway CEO Carol Bulman. “But this ceremony honors our associates for the intangible qualities of kindness, good humor and camaraderie. These individuals are true winners because they help and support their colleagues and their communities all year long.”

The local recipient of the Conway Thanksgiving Award from the Dorchester office was Anne O’Brien, who was recognized for her volunteer work on behalf of the Franklin Park Zoo and for being a “consistently positive influence in her office.” Also honored at the breakfast was Conway-Dorchester Manager Julie Simmons who received a special Conway Country Community Service Award for her contributions and support of her Dorchester community during the past year. Simmons serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the First Parish Church in Dorchester, one of the oldest churches in the city of Boston, and has been actively involved in raising funds for a massive renovation of the Circa 1631 building.

The Annual Thanksgiving breakfasts have been a tradition in Conway Country for more than 30 years, and with all of the great homes for sale in Plymouth MA that Jack Conway represents, the location is a natural choice. “We gather here in America’s hometown every November for our celebration,” said Chairman Jack Conway, who delivered the opening greeting to the group. “It’s where our country’s first Thanksgiving took place, and it reminds us to thank God for the many wonderful things we have in our lives.”

To find out more about our community involvement or our South Shore homes for sale, contact Jack Conway today!

Jack Conway, Realtor's Abington Office

The two Abington real estate offices of the 56-year-old Jack Conway Co. have combined forces! The consolidated office is located in the larger of the two spaces, at 204 Brockton Ave (Rte. 123). With both offices merged into one, this location will be more capable than ever of providing top-notch service to buyers and sellers of Abington real estate.

The other Abington office at 27 Brockton Ave. is being converted into a residential apartment, the rental of which is being handled by Robbie Lindo, Abington manager.

Construction of the venture is being handled by Abington builder Glen R. LaPointe, Inc.

“Now our Conway Property Management Company, a Conway Commercial office, and our Abington sales office will be under one roof – making it easier for all of us to service our customers,” said Lindo.

“Jack Conway Co. has been a fixture in the Abington sales market for more than two decades, and we look forward to many more years serving this great community,” said Chairman Jack Conway.

To find out more about Abington real estate or other South Shore homes for sale, contact Jack Conway today!

Susana Neves-Coito

New England Mortgage Partners (NEMP), an affiliate of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Jack Conway, Realtor, recently welcomed Susana Neves-Coito to its growing staff of mortgage consultants.

Neves-Coito brings 20 years of experience as a loan officer in Southeastern Massachusetts to her NEMP post. Fluent in Portuguese, English and Creole, she will offer a full line of home mortgage products to customers in the Dartmouth, New Bedford and Fall River areas.

“I have worked for Citizens’ Bank, Bank of America, and other large financial institutions,” said the South Dartmouth mother of two. “But I chose to come to New England Mortgage Partners because it is a small company with a large company behind it. Wells Fargo is a home mortgage giant, and Jack Conway, Realtor has earned a name in Massachusetts for honest and fair dealings for 55 years. That gives me and my customers the best of both worlds.”

Rosemary O’Neil, branch manager of NEMP, is “thrilled” to have Neves-Coito on her South Coast mortgage team. “Susana is very well known in the New Bedford and Dartmouth area, and we are fortunate to have her with us,” said O’Neil. “She has earned numerous awards as a loan officer and built a reputation that is highly respected in our industry.”

Neves-Coito serves as chairman of the Community Services Committee for the New Bedford Board of Realtors and teaches first time homebuyer classes for the City of New Bedford and Catholic Social Services of Fall River. She was named First Affiliate of the Year for the New Bedford Board of Realtors and is a member of the Southeastern Massachusetts Board of Directors for the Department of Mental Health.

A native of Portugal, she immigrated to America with her family as a young child. She earned a bachelor’s degree at UMass-Dartmouth and a master’s in financing from Boston University. She and her husband David live in South Dartmouth with their son Mathew. Their daughter Nicole Souza is serving in the U.S. Navy.

For all of your mortgage and home financing needs, contact Susana Neves-Coito at 800-370-0126 or email Susana.neves-coito@nemtgpartners.com. To find out more about the communities Jack Conway serves or for more info on South Shore homes for sale, contact Jack Conway today.

Lorraine Fricker (center) receives her turkey award

A head table adorned with orange and gold balloons, cornucopias, fall flowers and stacks of food for the hungry was the centerpiece for Jack Conway Realtor’s annual Thanksgiving Award Breakfasts held at the Plymouth Radisson Hotel.

More than 400 Conway sales associates from Boston to Cape Cod, the South Coast and the North Shore attended the event at which agents were honored for “team spirit and congeniality.” The winners received gift checks to purchase a Thanksgiving turkey, and all attendees brought non-perishable food items to contribute to the Charity Guild of Brockton.

“We have a lot of functions in our company that recognize agents for top production,” said Conway CEO Carol Bulman. “But this ceremony honors our associates for the intangible qualities of kindness, good humor and camaraderie. These individuals are true winners because they help and support their colleagues and their communities all year long.”

Local recipients of the Conway Thanksgiving Awards were: Michele Vena of Abington for her “unfailingly kind and courteous manner and upbeat attitude;” Pat Sunnerberg of Cohasset for her “boundless energy and attention to detail;” Peggy Parfumorse of Hanover for her “creative effort to foster warmth and good cheer in her office;” Karin Doonan of Hingham for “being a positive influence on her coworkers;” Mike Rotman of Marshfield for his “cheerful and optimistic attitude;” Linda Thistle of Norwell for her “eagerness to step forward with a helping hand;” Barbara Cox of Scituate for being a “great team player and willing to help new agents;” Vicki Infusino of Weymouth for “being quite indispensable to her colleagues and office,” and Lorraine Fricker of Conway Headquarters in Norwell for “winning the hearts of all who know her.”

The Annual Thanksgiving breakfasts have been a tradition in Conway Country for more than 30 years. “We gather here in America’s hometown every November for our celebration,” said Chairman Jack Conway who delivered the opening greeting to the group. “It’s where our country’s first Thanksgiving took place, and it reminds us to thank God for the many wonderful things we have in our lives.” to find out more about homes for sale in Plymouth MA or other south shore homes for sale, contact Jack Conway today.

Photo: Conway HQ staffer Lorraine Fricker (center) receives her turkey award from the Conway Turkey, and CEO Carol Bulman.