Biography
C. Anthony DiFatta, Jr. (Andy) has been in the real estate profession since 1974. He has been fortunate to have gained extensive experience in sales, leasing, financial analysis, construction and property management. This experience has enabled him to evolve into a well rounded real estate developer. Over the years, Andy has played a key role in developing office, industrial, and residential communities. Most of his experience was accumulated with medium to large scale companies.

Andy is currently president of Ensign-Bickford Realty Corporation (EBR). In this position he directs the development activities on approximately 1,200 acres of land across the country. He also oversees the design, sales, construction and management of a planned residential community that will ultimately contain 182 freestanding homes.

As a consultant, and prior to being on Goodwin College’s Board of Trustees, Andy helped the college assemble approximately 700 acres of land along the shores of the Connecticut River. This is now an integral part of the main campus. Most of this land will now be used for environmental studies and passive recreation.

Andy represents Goodwin’s Board of Trustees on the Facilities & IT (Information Technology) Committee. Although construction of the main campus building is complete, there are three major construction projects that are now being developed. Upon completion, approximately $120 million will have been expended on just these three additional buildings.

Andy has an MBA with an emphasis in finance and was the President of the East Hartford Chamber of Commerce from 1994 to 1996. He was also Chairman of the East of the River Chambers of Commerce Association (ERCCA) in 1996 and 1997.