Mary E. D'Este

Administrative Coordinator

610-552-6107
mdeste@scharfgroup.com

Responsible for overseeing office, data entry and special events…as assigned...  

Start date at Scharf Group: January, 1998

Marital status: Single

Pets: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - Frankie aka Ch: Maramond’s Top Billing

Where did you work before joining Scharf Group? CTS Cardiac and Thoraic surgeons PC, Hahnemann University Hospital.

What do you like best about working at Scharf Group? The people.

Zodiac sign? Aries

Favorite color(s)? Yellow

Where did you go to High School? Maria High School, 1958

Where did you go to College/University? Mudelein College

Organizations? Board Member of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Delaware Valley

Where in this country would you like to visit that you have not been to? Yellowstone and Hawaii.  Actually, I’d like to visit all 50 states.

Favorite books? Gone With The Wind, Atlas Shrugged, The Tender Bar, John Adams, Story of Edgar Sawtelle. And of course the Beach Type books by Lisa Scottoline, Janet Evanovich, and thy spy/thrillers.  Too many books, so little time” Oh, and cook books! Love to read them.

Interests? Working on the family tree, cooking, reading and of course travel.

Hobbies? Organizing and scanning all my old photos and slides. Writing a memoir of sorts – a random collection of memories of my family and my life.

Favorite food(s)? It is easier to say favorite, i.e. Mushrooms, mussels, clams, oysters, brains, sweetbreads.

Favorite sport(s) to watch? Football, it moves fast, it’s gritty.

Favorite sport(s) to play? You've got to be kidding! Watching football (does that count). Ahhh, swimming maybe?

Favorite restaurant(s)? Drara, on the island of Krk, overlooking the Adriatic – fresh fish, simple Mediterranean diet, local music, good wine.  What more could you ask?

Famous person(s)(alive) you would like to meet? Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet (for obvious reasons), Temple Grandin (to get an insight into autism, and Charlie Gibson (seems like such a nice guy).

Favorite Quotation? “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.” – Winston Churchill

About Me? I’m happy and content.  My life is good and looking back, I have no regrets.  I look back in my life and hope that in a small way, I made a difference in someone’s life and gave comfort to those who needed it. I also hope that when all is said and done people will think of me and smile.