Brown Harris Stevens

Brown Harris Stevens of the Hamptons has announced that broker Andrea Ackerman has joined the firm’s newly expanded and renovated Bridgehampton office as senior director. Ms. Ackerman has been a top broker for more than 26 years.

Well known for her involvement in a variety of local fund-raising, cultural and community organizations, Ms. Ackerman has been honored for outstanding leadership in her industry by the Metropolitan Registries. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, the chairperson of the Social Action Committee, and also chaired the nominating committee which established a new slate of officers and trustees. Additionally, she founded the “Yard Sale Extraordinaire,” which raises money for a variety of local charities and contributes toward feeding the hungry from Montauk to Riverhead. For more information, visit www.brownharrisstevens.com or call 324-6400.

Town and Country

Several agents have recently joined Town and Country Real Estate.

Marianne Sawicki, an agent with more than 15 years of experience, has joined the Southold office. Prior to joining Town and Country, Ms. Sawicki was a top-producing agent at Corcoran (formerly Allan M. Schneider). She has been credited and awarded for the most exclusives sold on the North Fork. Ms. Sawicki will resume her long-term professional relationship with Cathleen Dolson at Town and Country. For more information, call 765-0500 or e-mail msawicki@1townandcountry.com.

Joyce Orinstein has joined the East Hampton office of Town and Country. For more information, call 324-8080 or e-mail jorinstein@1townandcountry.com.

Frank Malagon has joined the Westhampton Beach office of Town and Country. Mr. Malagon has more than 20 years experience in the real estate business. He started at Sea Realty in 1986 in Westhampton Beach and then moved on to Allan M. Schneider (now Corcoran) before joining Town and Country. For more information, call 288-3030 or e-mail fmalagon@1townandcountry.com.