We are proud to
announce that
Daphna Fields, Vice President of
Brokerage Development at Gibson Sotheby’s
International Realty, has been named Industry
MVP in Boston Agent Magazine’s annual
Agents’ Choice Awards.
This annual awards program recognizes the individuals
making an impression on the metro Boston real estate community,
with thousands of votes cast across 14 categories.
“Daphna has continued to support our agents with a heart of
gold,” said
Colleen Barry, CEO of Gibson Sotheby’s International
Realty. “During times of change, it takes a wise leader to
guide agents and consumers. She is truly a wise and caring
leader.”
Daphna possesses more than two decades of
experience cultivating talent, maximizing profits, and managing
high-volume, multi-region organizations.
Having experienced many types of economies, Daphna
gives the firm’s agents the mentorship they deserve as the
leading professionals in the marketplace. She works one-on-one with
each member of the sales team to carve new paths for driving sales
volume and productivity, and collaborates with other departments to
help agents benefit from the company’s entire value
proposition.
Daphna began her career in 2000 as an award-winning
sales associate at DeWolfe Real Estate and Coldwell Banker. In
2006, she ascended to management roles at the firm’s Waltham
and Jamaica Plain offices, which she led to #1 in “per person
productivity” and #10 in closed units nationally, and where
she was named to the prestigious NRT President’s Council.
Immediately prior to joining Gibson Sotheby’s International
Realty, Daphna served as Regional Vice President of Southern
Massachusetts and Rhode Island at Coldwell Banker New England,
where she oversaw sales and operations of 23 offices, 16 managers,
30 administrators, and 1,000 sales agents. Over the years, she has
helped launch and grow the careers of hundreds of realtors and
leaders, many of whom are national award winners.
Daphna is the Chair of the Greater Boston Real Estate
Board’s Government Affairs Committee. She has served as a
Board of Directors member of the Massachusetts
Association of REALTORS®, National Association of REALTORS®, and the
NAR® Large Residential Firms Forum. She is
a graduate of Ascend, an intensive
46-week executive leadership program offered by Realogy (now
Anywhere), and is involved in various industry organizations at the
national, state, and local levels.
Fluent in Hebrew and Italian, Daphna has lived in
Ghana, Italy, Israel, and New York City and holds a
bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and a
master’s degree from Brandeis University. Daphna has called
Massachusetts home since 1988 and currently resides in Needham with
her husband, Michael, with whom she is a proud parent of a daughter
and son.