Ron Cottrell

585-248-2400 Office
585-734-5662 Cell Phone
585-387-0964 Office Fax
paragonprop@frontiernet.net

Founder, Owner and President of Paragon Properties, Ltd.

• 37 years of real estate experience (thorough knowledge of the market).
• Professional negotiator (trained mediation expert doing negotiating for the Center for Dispute Settlement since 1991).
• Sole Proprietor of Paragon Properties, Ltd. (owned various Real Estate companies for 25 years).
• Has personal relationships with many of the new home builders and their sales people.
• Office located in Pittsford, New York – center of the eastern suburban market.

Bio

• Graduated from Sodus Central High School in 1961.
• Served in the U.S. Military from 1962-1964 in Europe.
• Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration majoring in Marketing and Industrial Relations from the University of Buffalo in 1970.
• Also holds inactive broker licenses in Florida and North Carolina.
• Earned New York State Real Estate license and began working in the real estate industry in 1970.
• Became a Real Estate broker in 1972 and a Realtor in 1976.

Family

• Father of 4 children ranging in age from 10 to 36 including Chris, 36, Cory, 31, Connor, 12, and Maggie, 10.
• My wife, Therese, is a Family Nurse Practitioner working primarily in the Emergency Department at the Strong Memorial Hospital. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Rochester in 1992.

Sports and Hobbies

• Member of the Pittsford branch of the YMCA.
• Member of the Penfield Country Club Golf Club.
• Still playing basketball where I have competed in the National Senior Games for the last 10 years.