MetroWest Living Magazine

Our MetroWest Living expert contributors offer their unique insights on a variety of topics. Each is hand selected to provide educational content to MetroWest Living on a regular basis. Please feel free to reach to any of our expert contributors should you need assistance on anything within their area of expertise.

Meet Our Metrowest Living Expert Contributors

  • Debby Cohen - Brookline Real Estate Expert

    Debby Cohen is a top agent in Massachusetts, with over 30 years of experience and $300+ million in lifetime sales, Debby specializes in the diverse real estate markets of the Greater Boston / MetroWest area with a specific focus on Brookline. Whether you are interested in buying, selling or relocating, Debby puts her inside market knowledge, her attention to detail and her tech-savvy skills to work to ensure a smooth and successful transaction. Client service is her top priority and Debby’s unparalleled reputation is due to her commitment and dedication to delivering a superior client experience.

    Debby has been a licensed real estate broker since 1979 and is also very involved in our local community having served as a board member of the Brookline Senior Center, as a Vice President of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce and as an Elected Town Meeting Member. Whether you are interested in buying or selling in today’s challenging market, Debby’s deep area knowledge, attention to detail and her tech savvy skills will work to your advantage to ensure a smooth and successful transaction.

  • Kim Natovitz, CLU, CLTC - Long Term Care Planning Advisor

    Kim is a member of the Individual Solutions team at TriBridge Partners. She has over twenty five years’ experience in the insurance industry, with a background in individual planning.

    Kim Natovitz was the founder and president of former entity, The Natovitz Group, which she started in 1992. Known for her leadership, poise, and excellence at translating complexities into readily accessible explanations for her clients, Kim has the expertise and foundation to bring to the clients of TriBridge Partners. She excels at supplying them with an incredibly caring and supportive team and going out of her way to remove administrative burdens and obstacles.

    Kim serves both the Financial Services Professional community as well as individual clients, and is constantly increasing her knowledge and education to better serve them. In 2012, Kim received her Certification in Long-Term Care (CLTC) designation providing training.

  • Shirley Freeman - NH Lakes Region Real Estate Expert

    I am your vacation home specialist in the Lakes Region and White Mountains of NH. I began my real estate career in 1994, licensed in MA. In 2016 I shifted full time to the Lakes Region. As a NH REALTOR®, I specialize in the vacation home market. I purchased my first vacation home in 1996 and I manage my own vacation rental property. I have four grown children that grew up fishing, swimming and boating on the lake and skiing at Gunstock. I still ski for an hour most days before work! I love to share my excitement of this beautiful area and assist with the purchase of lifestyle real estate! When you list your home with me, I truly market and sell lifestyle! I also have extensive experience with first time home buyers and work closely with referral partners to help educate and guide buyers through the process. I would welcome the opportunity to help you.

  • Eithne Smith - Mosquito & Tick Control Expert

    I have experience in areas including product development, customer service, operations, and education. Through my time in school, I obtained a B.Sc in Applied Chemistry and Physics from Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, an MBA from Bryant University, and a Masters in Education Administration from Endicott College.

    This business allows me to combine my diverse background in science, business, and education. I’ll be able to operate a company that provides communities with a proven effective solution for mosquito and tick control. An effective solution that is delivered with exceptional customer service and attention to detail.

    I’ve personally experienced the effectiveness of the service and reclaimed my backyard!

    I love to be outside. Mosquito Shield has given me the ability to enjoy more time outdoors doing the things I love—entertaining, cooking, socializing with family and friends, playing with the dog, and gardening. I want others to have that same experience.

  • Paul Sweeney - Divorce Mediation Expert

    Paul Sweeney has been a Boston divorce lawyer for 35 years. Prior to practicing law, he was an Assistant Register of Probate at Norfolk Probate Court. Attorney Sweeney received his law degree from Suffolk University and a Master's in Tax Law from Boston University. Attorney Sweeney is a certified Florida mediator and handles all types of divorce mediation.

  • Tenacre Country Day School - Early Childhood Education Expert

    Our academic program creates a strong foundation for our students. Small classes and flexible groupings allow us to meet the needs of each student and provide the appropriate amount of nurture and challenge. We enrich children with extensions in curriculum and provide appropriate scaffolding for emerging talents. Special subjects—science, Spanish, technology, music, art, library, and physical education—play an important role in Tenacre’s program and all of our students, pre-k to sixth grade, participate in each course.

    In addition to the strength of our academic program, Tenacre is equally committed to supporting a caring community. Traditions that bring students together foster a sense of shared experience, of being known and appreciated, and for celebrating the similarities and differences among us. Our students partner through a Big Friend/Little Friend program that encourages mentorship, leadership, and rites of passage. Class plays in every grade and community-wide assemblies three times a week create opportunities for students to develop strong performance and public speaking skills. We eat lunch together family style at tables of mixed ages, creating opportunities to build multi-age friendships and shared experiences. A tradition of active community service engenders a sense of responsibility to care for each other for our school and for communities beyond Tenacre, too.

  • Jamie Grossman - Newton Real Estate Expert

    Jamie Grossman is a well known, trusted and compassionate member of the Greater Boston real estate community. Prior to joining MGS Group Real Estate, Jamie was with Benoit Mizner Simon and then Gibson Sotheby’s, where she was selected by Modern Luxury to be featured in their Real Estate Industry Leaders Home/Real Estate issue of Boston Common February 2021 issue.

    Jamie offers her fresh, solution-driven approach to help her clients achieve best results. Operating with the integrity for which she is known, she enjoys working with clients throughout the Metro West and Greater Boston markets.

    With her passion for real estate spanning three decades, Grossman has experience with residential renovations and project management. “Residential sales bring all of my experience together in one place,” says Grossman, “allowing me to assist clients with a mature and experienced approach, whether they are buying or selling their home, or both!”

    Grossman loves the personal, trusted relationships she builds with her clients. Hailed by one client as “not just an agent, but a real estate life coach,” and by another “she has great instincts, is attentive and responsive with a big dose of fun,” Grossman provides impactful guidance to buyers and sellers, simplifying the process into manageable steps to reduce stress and prevent unforeseen obstacles. “I am so happy to see relief on a seller’s face when they know they are in good hands and when a buyer finds ‘the one,’” she explains. “I never take for granted that I play a part in my clients’ journey.”

  • Huntington Home Systems - Home Automation Experts

    Huntington Tire & Battery was founded in 1927 by Simon Shulman, Larry’s grandfather. They got their start by supplying tires and batteries to the original cab companies in Boston. The name came from its location: Boston’s Huntington Avenue. Then, when Larry’s Dad, Bill got out of the Navy, and since he had electrical engineering degree, changed the company to selling and servicing radios and electronics.

    Now called Huntington Home Systems, we are a third-generation business run by Larry Shulman. We design, sell and install TVs, Home Theaters, Home Automation, Whole House Music Systems, Lighting Control, and Robust Home Networks. We use the best, most reliable products in the industry. So, whether it is a Kitchen Counter TV or a complete Home Automation System, we do that!

    Our team of very experienced and well-trained installers will treat you and your home with the respect you deserve. To us, the relationship with our clients, and the referrals they generate, are as important as the sale itself. We thrive for that “win win” feeling when the project is complete.