The Rampinelli Team

A market leader and Luxury Collection Specialist with over four decades of area expertise, Maria began her career in Real Estate in 1974.  She established her own firm, Rampinelli Realtors, in 1985.  In 1996 she merged her company with Prudential Janett Real Estate and became the Rampinelli Fine Homes Division.  In 2014 Prudential Janett was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.

Maria Rampinelli's winning strategies are recognized on local, state, and national levels. Maria is a perennial recipient of New Jersey Association of Realtors®’ (NJR) and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ highest awards. Maria has held many board positions through the years from Director to President at West Essex Board of Realtors® and has served on many committees on local and state levels including Senate Coordinator from 1993 to 2001.   She also holds the NJR 40 Years Realtor® Emeritus Award.

Maria has an innovative approach to marketing, excelling at "thinking outside the box". She began staging right from t

MY BIO

I guess you can say that I couldn’t escape this business! Coming from a very entrepreneurial family- it wasn’t long before I felt there was something missing from my life with the various jobs held. (Must be in my genes!).

I have to admit I am a “people pleaser” and I Love meeting new people and helping them achieve their dreams! Maybe that is why Real Estate just feels “right”! Where else can you find that synergistic relationship between work and fun?

My customer service and creative background in other industries was a perfect prelude to working with the family business! I never liked being a “sales” person...You can’t sell a house...but you can help someone FIND that house that relays the message “You are HOME”...it is a Feeling when you walk into a house and can picture yourself being there forever!

It is So Great when I can be a part of that experience - it is exhilarating and exciting!

FAST FORWARD TO NOW!!

As the Pandemic reared its ugly head, my role se

Professional Interests

My years in the automobile retail business taught me that the most important thing is to be a good listener and to focus on what the customer believes is most important. I see myself as a guide, someone who is there to provide information and respectful input so that my customers, in the end, will be confident and happy about the choice they have made. For me, this has always been the most rewarding part of being a sales representative. In the field of real estate, I will continue to endeavor to help customers find the residential or commercial property that best suits their needs.

Professional Background

I come from an automotive background and for over thirty years, I ran my family's dealership in West Caldwell, New Jersey. I graduated from Montclair State University with a degree in political science and public administration and studied automotive management for an additional year at the National Auto Dealer's Academy. My real estate experience includes mana

I have always considered real estate to be an important investment both financially and emotionally.

My approach, both in the Executive Search, and Real Estate fields, has always been, and will remain, fulfilling the client's needs and desires.

After college, I joined the Navy and wound up in charge of the ship's (an aircraft carrier) retail and finance operations. After my tour of duty, and an honorable discharge, I was recruited into the Executive Search business and became the top producer for 10 of my 11 years with the firm.

In 1982 I opened my own New York-based Executive Search firm and grew it into a very successful mid-sized business over a 27-year period. Personally, I specialized in creatively handling extremely complicated and sensitive high-level compensation and benefit negotiations, between employer and potential employees.

After selling the firm to my employees in 2009, I wrote and published a fiction novel while completing the sub-division of my 8-acre parcel in North Caldwell, which I subseque

Yana Yakhnis was born and raised in Russia. She graduated from the Urals Pedagogical University and decided it was time for a change, and moved to London, England. Eventually, Yana moved to the United States and has been here over 25 years.

She and her husband live in Verona with their three children. They chose Verona because they love the town and schools, and felt it was very nice and cozy. Yana likes to spend time with family and friends, hike and picnic in the woods, and enjoys cooking!

Real Estate was the perfect career choice for Yana since she always enjoyed looking at homes with friends. Yana enjoys working with buyers. Her favorite part of her job is searching for, and finding, that perfect house for her clients.

Karen Dolnik graduated from Lafayette College with a B.A. in 2001. She began working communications with the New Jersey Nets, and the Newark Bears. Then she went on to work for the County of Essex. In 2008, she embarked into her family’s business which consists of commercial real estate and emergency housing.

Karen currently resides in North Caldwell with her husband, Dr. Steve Colacurcio and two children. While working full time, she is also very involved with their activities and schooling.

Licensed in 2019, she is looking forward to the next chapter of her professional career with joining the Rampinelli Team and the residential side of real estate. Even after purchasing their primary residence in 2013, Karen continued to attend local open houses to keep her eye on the market. She’d been thinking of becoming an agent for many years. Now that her children are a little older, she’s ready to dive right in!

You can take the girl out of the city….

Michele left Brooklyn almost twenty years ago to raise her family in North Caldwell. “I left the big city behind but took with me the common sense and no-nonsense attitude of the city”.  She uses those traits to help our clients –  whether they are first-time home buyers or seasoned real estate investors. 

A Perfect Precursor…

Before real estate Michele spent many years working in the legal profession. She learned the need for meticulous attention to detail to get a transaction across the finish line. 

The Real Estate profession allows Michele to apply her skills for other people. Her passion is meeting new people, getting to know them, and partnering with them to achieve their dream while creating a stress free experience.

“As a Team we strive to help every client achieve their individual goals. I do that with an energetic attitude, a caring heart, a creative mind, and hard-working spirit.”