News: Spotlights
Posted: May 6, 2009
John Dill 2009
Name: John Dill
Title: President/CEO
Company: Colebrook Realty Services, Inc.
Location: Springfield and Holyoke, Mass.
Birthplace: Milton, Mass.
Birth Date: 1951
Family: Wife, Colette; 2 daughters: Elizabeth and Molly
College: Williams College, 1974
First job unrelated to your current field: Construction laborer - college summers
First job in current field: Management trainee, Springfield Institution for Savings
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Full service provider of commercial real estate services, including asset and property management, leasing, brokerage, consulting and development. In the future: We look to improve our experience and expertise in areas important to our clients.
Hobbies: Golf, old cars, reading
Favorite book: "The Ginger Man" by J.P. Donleavy
Favorite movie: "Get Shorty"
Person you admire (outside of family): Odysseus
Keys to success: Trying to bring creative and sound solutions to the sometimes daunting challenges of the real estate process. Working with colleagues of like-mind and values.
If you had to choose another profession, what would it be? Teaching
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