Shalini Madaras

 

Primary Market covered:

-  Fairfield County, Connecticut

Secondary Markets covered:

-  Westchester County, New York

 

Memberships in Real Estate Boards/MLS:

New Canaan Multiple Listing Service

Consolidated Multiple Listing Service for the Greater Fairfield County

Westchester Putnam Multiple Listing Services

Mid Fairfield County Association for Realtors

Council of Residential Specialist

NAOFP - National Association of Female Professionals

 

Designations:

CRS    Certified Residential Property Specialist

GRI    Graduate Realtor Institute

ABR    Accredited Buyer Representative

CIPS   Certified International Property Specialist

National Association of Realtor President's Liaison to the National Association of Realtors, India (past)

Member of NAR's International Advisory Board (past)

 

Professional Awards and Recognition:

-  Best Neighbor Award 2008 - Appreciation certificate by NAR for Kick for Nick Foundation - sending soccer balls to the children of Iraq ad Afghanistan in dedication and memory of my son, PFC Nicholas A Madaras

-  NAR President's Liaison appreciation award

-  Recognized and certified by the state of Connecticut as a Minority Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise.

 

Community Awards and Recognition:

-  Kick for Nick Foundation (www.kickfornick.org)

-  Kick for Nick has been selected to receive the Community Impact Military Award by the Mid Fairfield County Red Cross in March 2009.

-  Acknowledged and recognized by General Petraeus for the distribution of soccer balls in Iraq and Afghanistan as assisting the troops in helping to establish good relations with the local population.

-  Kiwanis International - Best Community Project June 2009

-  Presented the Native Son Award by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Connecticut

-  New York Festivals International Television Programming and Promotion Awards, recognizing the world's best work - ESPN submitted the story and was awarded the finalist certificate in the 'Human Interest' category.

 

Personal Memberships and Boards I currently serve on:

 Kick for Nick Foundation, President

-  Sending soccer balls to the children of Iraq and Afghanistan through U.S troops.

-  Working towards creating CT's first transitional housing facility for returning female veterans

 

Recent past Boards I have served on:

-  Wilton Soccer Association - President, coach, league director, recreational program VP

-  Connecticut Jr. Soccer Association (SW district) - Director for the recreational program

-  Wilton Education Foundation - member

-  Wilton PTA - member

 

Background:

-  I was born and raised in Bombay, India. Since leaving India, I have resided and spent a great deal of time in several countries including Bahrain, Australia, Taiwan ROC, Hong Kong and Thailand. I moved to the United States in 1993.

-  Wilton resident since 19993

-  Actively volunteer in the community.