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Gelati joins the Pearce R.E. commercial division

North Haven, CT According to Barbara Pearce, chair and CEO of Pearce Real Estate, John Gelati has joined Pearce Real Estate as a commercial broker in the company’s local office.

Gelati has a broad background which spans many years as a director of city tax assessment in Providence, R.I. There, he was appointed by both the mayor and governor to several tax policy groups. He moved to Connecticut to serve as the chief assessor for the town of Hamden and helped reorganize the assessor’s office and provided informative public meetings for concerned taxpayers.

He now is the proprietor consultant/broker of Equus Realty Investment and Tax Advisors, LLC and Equus Public – Private Partnership Strategies, LLC.

“John’s extensive career and experience speaks for itself. His knowledge in evaluating real estate is a strength which will yield much success,” said Pearce.

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