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HOME LIVES<br />
DEBORAH RAWLINS<br />
Deborah Rawlins pursued<br />
a dual career path as an<br />
elementary school teacher in<br />
Ringwood and a real estate<br />
agent. Now<br />
retired from<br />
teaching, she<br />
is affiliated<br />
with the<br />
Ridgewood<br />
office of<br />
Special<br />
Properties.<br />
Deborah<br />
Rawlins and her<br />
husband, Dennis,<br />
recently enjoyed<br />
a palace visit in<br />
Vienna, Austria.<br />
Rawlins muses that teaching<br />
has similarities to real estate.<br />
“You need determination,<br />
compassion, patience and<br />
the ability to find out what<br />
students or clients need.” Her<br />
path to success is based on a<br />
simple principle: “It’s all about<br />
developing relationships. It’s<br />
the personal bond.” She is<br />
especially proud to have earned<br />
The New Jersey Realtors®<br />
Silver Circle of Excellence<br />
Sales Award.<br />
Rawlins participates in<br />
a wide variety of activities,<br />
including Hatha and Vinyasa<br />
yoga, the theater and movies.<br />
She and her husband, Dennis,<br />
enjoy international travel and<br />
summer outings to Wildwood<br />
Crest. They reside in the Village<br />
of Ridgewood.<br />
GINA OSPINA<br />
The life of a “sports mom” is always hectic, and Gina Ospina has<br />
found herself all over the country due to the soccer skills of her<br />
daughter, ahigh school freshman.<br />
“She’s been traveling quite a bit,” says Ospina. “She plays soccer yearround<br />
and keeps me traveling to various states, including Nevada, Texas<br />
and North Carolina.”<br />
The mother of four –aRutgers graduate, Ramapo undergraduate, high<br />
Gina Ospina<br />
enjoying an<br />
evening with her<br />
children and her<br />
mother at Cucina<br />
Calandras in<br />
Fairfield.<br />
school freshman and sixth grader – much of Ospina’s life away from the office is spent with<br />
family. She has been a resident of the Ramapo River Reserve in Oakland since 2005 and has<br />
enjoyed the outdoor activities the area has to offer, including boating and hiking.<br />
She enjoys catching up with friends at Varka Restaurant in Ramsey and Savini in<br />
Allendale, and is a frequent concertgoer, having recently seen performances by Andrea<br />
Bocelli, Billy Joel and Idina Menzel.<br />
She is also a member of Toastmasters International, a non-profit educational<br />
organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide<br />
network of clubs.<br />
SUKI PETERS<br />
A proud Franklin Lakes resident of more than 40<br />
years, Suki Peters says, “there isn’t a street in town that<br />
I don’t know.”<br />
She and her husband raised two sons in Franklin<br />
Lakes, both of whom currently live in town with families<br />
of their own. Peters jokes that her home is “centrally<br />
located between the two of them,” allowing her to spend<br />
ample time with her four cherished grandchildren.<br />
Outside the office, you can also find Peters out and<br />
about around Franklin Lakes. Among her favorite places<br />
to frequent are Market Basket and the public library.<br />
She enjoys playing and watching tennis and is<br />
determined to master the game of golf. “I’ve always<br />
wanted to learn, and I will,” she says. Peters has always<br />
been a “baseball mom,” as well, with two sons who<br />
Suki Peters cherishes time with her<br />
sons and their families, particularly<br />
her four grandchildren.<br />
played high school and college ball, and a husband who coached for many years<br />
in Franklin Lakes.<br />
When she ventures outside of Franklin Lakes, it is often to her condo in Spring Lake.<br />
“It’s only about an hour and 15 minutes away from my home,” she says. “I can go there<br />
to escape.”<br />
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