About The Tom and Joanne Team
Tom Matthews and Joanne Paleo Taranto joined Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty with 8 years of experience and over 193 successfully closed transactions. Prior to joining our team, Tom and Joanne were recognized by the Prudential Real Estate Network for their level of service and production, and were given the President's Circle award in 2009, an honor awarded to less than 5% of the 64,000 agents in North America. The team has become successful in three niche markets, sellers that have been unsuccessful selling (expired listings), first time sellers moving up to their dream home, and first time home buyers all within 10 miles of Weston. They also specialize in luxury real estate in the Weston area. A large portion of their success is contributed to their hard work, persistence, and involvement in Business Networking International (BNI). Tom is the immediate past President of the Minuteman Chapter in Concord, MA, and Joanne is the current Secretary/Treasurer of the Cachet Club in Wellesley. Tom and Joann's tagline is, 'Creating Clients for Life'.

About Tom
Tom Matthews was born in Newton, MA. He graduated from Acton-Boxboro High School before attending UMass Amherst and graduating Magna Cum Laude. He has been a top Producing Agent for the past eight years. Tom continually strives for improvement, as is evident by his accreditations and education. In 2007, he participated in an invitation only Leadership Training Program of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. Additionally, Tom completed the course work for the CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) designation which is held by less than 4% of Realtors nationally . Finally, Tom is a certified real estate trainer and in 2007 completed the Instructor Training Institute (ITI) program.

About Joanne
Joanne Paleo Taranto came to the New England area from Chappaqua, NY to attend Boston College as a division one scholarship athlete. While in college, she pursued a degree in communications and was a varsity swimmer for four years. Upon graduation, Joanne decided to stay in the area and immediately chose a career in real estate. After forming the team, Joanne became a top producer very quickly. She is committed to furthering her real estate education and currently holds her ASR (Accredited Seller Representative) designation, ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative) designation, and the LMC (Loss Mitigation Certification) designation. Joanne is a tremendous residential Realtor and also the team’s marketing director. She has designed thousands of unique marketing pieces to better position their seller clients in this competitive real estate market. Joanne is very involved in both the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) and the Greater Boston Association of Realtors (MAR). She is an active member and has served as a past President of the GBAR Community Service Committee where they run an annual Furniture Drive to collect household goods to benefit the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. She is currently a part of the, by invitation only, MAR Leadership Academy class of 2011.