BROOKLINE, MA. June 27, 2011. At the Annual Meeting of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce held on June 16th at Pine Manor College, Lea Cohen was elected President for a second one-year term. Cohen is a top-producing Realtor with Hammond Residential in Chestnut Hill.
A Brookline native and former owner of the award-winning Stone’s Throw Gallery, Lea Cohen was named the Brookline Chamber of Commerce’s Businessperson of the Year in 2008. In addition to her active real estate brokerage practice, Cohen has been an organizer of the annual Coolidge Corner Arts Festival since 1997.
Cohen said, “It is an honor to be able to continue to serve the Brookline business community. I am thrilled to be able to continue all the initiatives begun in the past year."
The mission of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce is to promote and advance the continued success of Brookline as a thriving community in which to live, work and do business. A non-profit organization, the Chamber is committed to promoting growth in Brookline by encouraging the economic success of Brookline businesses, professions and organizations. Educational and networking events, including a weekly luncheon series, are among the organization’s activities.
For more information, contact: Mark Lippolt, Senior Vice President at Hammond Residential: mlippolt@hammondre.com.