Hello there! My name is Jonelle Garofoli. I currently reside in Worcester. I was born and raised here, a graduate of Holy Name HS, now known as St Paul’s. I moved to Florida in 1999 where my real estate career began and thrived. I moved back to Worcester in 2012 when my children were just 2 yrs old and 6 months old. I am a single-mother of , Lorenzo 12 yrs, and Nicolina 10 yrs. They are the lights of my life. This year will be my 20th year in real estate, and I absolutely love my career. I am also a full-time secretary at Worcester Tech High School and have been working for Worcester Public Schools for over 5 years. I am loving, loyal, and take my role as their mother as my best accomplishment. I love a good laugh, although I sometimes need to have jokes interpreted for me to get the punch-line! Haha! I adore my family, both my mother’s side, which is French and owns Boucher’s Religious store and my father’s side which is Italian. Both sides are large and filled with amazing people. I have life-long friends who I adore. I love seeing all the development and progression of Worcester and all the amazing changes and businesses being built up. You can always find me at my children’s athletic events, on the beaches of Maine, Gloucester, or Rhode Island, paddle boarding at Hopkinton State Park, or at the movies!
Please tell us about your current career and what you love most about what you do?
I have 2 careers, real estate (my passion) and a secretary in the Worcester Public Schools. I love helping people find their dream home or assisting sellers with their next move.
What is your favorite restaurant in Worcester, and what is your favorite dish?
Currently, I love the Mercantile for their Tuna Poke bowl, Mare e Monti for their vodka sauce, El Basha for everything, and Auntie Dot’s for their pizza
Who is the most interesting person you’ve ever met?
I would have to say my mother. She is a living earth angel who is always doing wonderful deeds for her family, friends customers and all. She is also one of the funniest people I know. She loves to dance too, so she can be the life of the party with humble roots!
If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
I would go on a European tour. I have been to Italy twice, since I have family there, but there are just so many countries I am dying to visit and learn/try their culture
What is your go to band when you can’t decide what to listen to?
Florida Georgia Line
What is your best advice?
The Serenity Prayer
What is one of the top three items on your Bucket List?
Travel to Ravello Italy, visit Yellowstone National Park, Go to the Superbowl
What current/former local business makes you the most nostalgic about Worcester?
Auntie Dot’s Pizza, dinner for breakfast, or my own family’s business, Boucher’s, which has been around for almost 50 years
Choosing anyone alive and a non-relative with whom would you love to have lunch? Why?
I would love to have lunch with Lucrezia Borgia, because everything about 15th/16th century European history fascinates me, and I would want to learn first-hand about their incredible family
Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
I still see myself working both jobs but now parenting teenagers, which is so exciting & scary to think about, especially knowing they will be driving! Yikes! And graduating high school?! Holy cow, time needs to SLOW down!
What is something interesting that most people don’t know about you, even your friends or family.
I speak some Italian, my father’s 1st language is Italian
What 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Children, family, cooking
If a motion picture was made of your life, what actor/actress would you choose to play you?
Kate Hudson
What is your favorite thing or something unique about Worcester?
I LOVE Shrewsbury St, although it has changed quite a bit since I was little, I still love it’s nostalgia.
What is your favorite smell?
My Burberry perfume
Who inspires you to be better?
My children, Lorenzo and Nicolina
