PHOTO PROVIDED Kim Jacobson

CHR WELCOMES NEW BOOKKEEPER

Community Housing & Resources recently announced Kim Jacobson is its new bookkeeper.

A Minnesota native, she moved to Fort Myers Beach in 2021 after serving 25 years as chief financial officer and managing partner for TEAMAbsolute, a software consulting company.

Since then, Jacobson has worked as a financial controller at local businesses, while running Kimmy’s Ice Cream Treats. Displaced by Hurricane Ian, she eventually shut down her ice cream business.

Jacobson has served on several boards, including in officer roles. She has also volunteered as a middle school diving coach, fastpitch softball coach, a certified ski and snowboard instructor, and she has taught line dancing.

PHOTO PROVIDED Gabriela Bell

SAN CAP BANK PROMOTES BELL, BECKER

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank recently announced the promotion of Gabriela Bell to office manager of the McGregor Branch in Fort Myers, as well as the promotion of Kim Becker to assistant compliance officer.

Bell is an assistant vice president, previously served as the branch’s assistant office manager and will continue to oversee the staff, work with customers and lead the retail team in strategizing how to cultivate branch success.

Bell joined the bank in 2006 as a teller at the McGregor location. Over the years, she has served in several roles, including head teller, customer service representative and assistant branch manager at the Main Office on Sanibel and the McGregor Branch.

Bell is an active community member and is a committee member for The Florida Hurricane Disaster Fund.

PHOTO PROVIDED Kim Becker

In her new role, Becker will support the compliance officer in administering, testing, reporting and disseminating compliance-related information. Additionally, her role is pivotal in executing, monitoring and enhancing the compliance management program.

Becker joined the bank in 2016 as a compliance quality analyst and has been instrumental in the daily compliance monitoring process, various audits and FDIC examinations.

CHAMBER HOSTS WEBINAR ON PROJECTS

The SanCap Chamber hosted a Sanibel Causeway and Sanibel Beach Renourishment webinar on Dec. 20, featuring representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation and city of Sanibel.

The speakers gave presentations on the progress of the Sanibel Causeway project and the city’s Beach Renourishment Project.

A question and answer session followed.

To watch the webinar, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/quLeTkGbqRz_gryIFfgLtkMRJReChwlN1HWc6umJupLQONQaCmNceNrAMc73RTgsCb7jQMSqtQabHwVO.ooW7gH5Cg2dOqoR0?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1703082713000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FXlNEWU4QZNGlRNRMJgO2tsRioBAesH2NHLOzKC6xj9_K5lHWXL8Cuhx5fovQFJ21.SZAQLeoDCEnZt1N6%3FstartTime%3D1703082713000.

For more information about the causeway project, visit www.swflroads.com/SanibelCauseway.

For more information about the city’s project, visit mysanibel.com.