Business Notes
GREGGS JOINS CHR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Community Housing and Resources welcomed Shelley Greggs as a new board member.
She is a long-time Sanibel homeowner, who became a full-time resident in 2008 with her family. Greggs has a background in school psychology and education, having worked in the public school system in Cincinnati, Ohio, and as an adjunct faculty member at Florida Southwestern State College. She is also a certified yoga instructor and teaches at the Sanibel Recreation Center.
Greggs started volunteering at a women’s shelter in Newark, New Jersey, when she was in high school and has continued to be involved in various volunteer organizations throughout her life. On Sanibel, she has volunteered for CHR fundraising, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s Education and Events Committee, Sanibel Sea School, F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva and Big Brothers tutor. Greggs also served as a SCCF Board Member from 2016-20.
MATTHEWS PROMOTED AT OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL
Offshore Sailing School announced that Controller Dana Matthews assumed the role and responsibilities of executive vice president and chief financial officer on July 17.
She joined the company in 2022 and holds 30 years of experience in financial management, business leadership and corporate strategy and growth.
Prior to joining the Offshore Sailing School, Matthews worked in finance roles at various property management companies. She spent over 11 years at the Internet Society in leadership positions, culminating in the director of financial reporting and accounting, and she served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for the American Bird Conservancy.
Matthews holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting from George Mason University.
SAN CAP COMMUNITY BANK HIRES PETITTE
Jennifer Petitte has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a deposit operations assistant in its operations center at the Bridge Branch in Fort Myers.
She is responsible for incoming and outgoing domestic and international wire transfers, daily non-posted items, overdrafts, disputes and lending support for all bank locations.
Petitte is a seasoned banking professional with more than 35 years of experience working at various financial institutions in Connecticut and Tennessee. She is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration.