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Four new agents join Houlihan Lawrence’s New Canaan, CT office

New Canaan, CT According to Houlihan Lawrence four new agents have joined the company’s New Canaan office: Danielle Cohn, Ellen Cummings, Marilena Greig and Mia Schipani.

Cohn brings to Houlihan Lawrence a diverse background in several fields. Most recently she was a content writer and marketing coordinator for Fitspot Wellness. She has also served as communications assistant to the head of the Lower School at The Hewitt School; executive assistant at Cove
-point Capital Advisors; executive assistant at Portage Advisors LLC and a freelance reporter for the Miami Herald, Key Biscayne Magazine and International Yachtsman Magazine.

Cummings has over 30 years of sales experience, with a long-spanning career in media advertising where she managed luxury accounts, such as Chanel, Hermès, Rolex and Estée Lauder for notable magazines and websites such as Harper’s BAZAAR, Traditional Home, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, and Self.com.

Greig joins Houlihan Lawrence after spending over 30 years in sales in the finance and insurance fields. She began a finance and sales career at Lehman Brothers in 1984. During her career at Lehman, Greig also served on the board of the American Cancer Society, New York City Division. In 2007, she began a career with Aflac and was ambassador to the Aflac Children’s Hospital in Columbus, GA. In addition to her sales position with Aflac, she was a broker sales representative for the company.

Schipani has worked at the forefront of luxury real estate for more than a decade. Most recently she served as chief marketing officer for RMS Companies.

She is also Founder and Owner of Schipani PR. Other positions she has held include Director of Business Development and Community Relations for the Stamford Center for the Arts and VP of Business Development and Marketing for FD Rich Company.

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