Name: Paula Wolfe
Title: President of Mass. Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Company: East Bridgewater Assessor's Office
Location: 175 Central St., East Bridgewater, MA 02332
Place of birth and year: East Bridgewater, 1961
Family: Single - 3 children
College: Massasoit College; Fisher Junior Community College
First job outside of appraisal/consulting: Manager for a trucking company
First job in appraisal/consulting or allied field: Field appraiser for Precision Appraisals
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: I plan to expand the MBREA into a more regional group in New England. We want to reach out to other appraisal organizations and have a stronger one.
Hobbies: Time with family, boating, skiing, snowmobiling, reading
Favorite book: "The Four Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro;" "Learning Anything and Living the Good Life" by Timothy Ferris
Favorite movie: "The Way We Were"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Jackie Onassis
Key to success (one idea): Hard work
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Food travel writer
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