SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ROTARY CLUB

ROTARY RECOGNIZES PAUL HARRIS FELLOW

The Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club recently recognized a member as a Paul Harris Fellow Award recipient.

Rotarian Lee Almas was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow +8 — the highest level.

Presenting a Paul Harris Fellow Award is the Rotary Foundation’s way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs.

DDWS BOARD ATTENDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

REFUGE/DDWS From left, “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge Board President Bill Harkey and U.S. Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz.

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge reported that Board President Bill Harkey, along with a number of other board members, attended the 39th annual Everglades Coalition Conference on Jan. 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs.

In addition, the DDWS sponsored the conference dinner on Jan. 26.

PFEIFER REALTY RECOGNIZED BY SCIAR

Several members of the Pfeifer Realty Group received awards and recognition at the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors’s 2024 Installation and Awards Dinner.

Cathie Lewis received the Community Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community through volunteerism and charitable work.

PFEIFER REALTY GROUP From left, Brendan Albright, Greg Demaras, Kim Alexander and Cathie Lewis of the Pfeifer Realty Group.

Listing specialist Kim Alexander was recognized as the Administrative Assistant of the Year, which acknowledges the exceptional work of administrative staff in supporting real estate agents.

Greg Demaras was named Realtor of the Year. As the outgoing SCIAR board president, he also passed the gavel to incoming President Brendan Albright, who is another member of the Pfeifer team.

In addition, Bryan Hall was installed as a new board member.

OUTLIER BRANDS ADDS RADDATZ TO TEAM

Outlier Brands recently announced the addition of Eric Raddatz to a newly-created position of multimedia executive director.

PHOTO PROVIDED Eric Raddatz

He will serve clients on assignment providing content development, content marketing, video marketing, and social and podcast marketing, as well as engagement efforts across all media and platforms. In addition, Raddatz will assist in business development and revenue generation.

While he has served Southwest Florida media companies in various creative capacities for more than 15 years, Raddatz’s passion and expertise are found in the arts — both participating and promoting various arts events and organizations.

His experience includes: founder and executive director of the Fort Myers Film Festival; founder and host of T.G.I.M. (Thank God It’s Monday), an indie film live theater series; on-camera entertainment editor for ABC7 and NBC-2 Fort Myers; and writer, director, producer, actor, videographer, podcaster and content creator for his brands, as well as hospitality, entertainment, arts companies and more.

JOHN R. WOOD AGENTS, TEAMS RECOGNIZED

John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate announced that 25 of its top-performing agents/agent teams were recently named to the Christie’s International Real Estate 2024 Masters Circle.

The agents are: Bill Earls and Larry Lappin (Earls | Lappin Team); Douglas Grant and Samantha Taravella (The Grant Group); Thomas and Carmen Grifferty (Quail West Sales Group); Stacy Witthoff and Scott Needles (The Needles Group); Patrick Dearborn (Patrick Dearborn Team); Jill Kushner (Jill Kushner Team); Elise and Tom Starr (Starr Family Team); Virginia Lickley, Michael Lickley and Lynette Grout (Lickley Group); Roxanne Jeske and Nancy Koeper (Roxanne Jeske & Team); Kimberly Alvord (Kimberly Luxury Group); Karyn and Rowan Samuel (Samuel Team); Lorri Poulos Bruno and Chad Long (The Luxury Living Team); Jane Wood and Emma Beckman (Jane Wood Team); Monika DeBenedictis and Michelle Vacondios (Monika DeBenedictis Team); Tade Bua Bell and Emily Bua (Bua-Bell Group); Marc Galanto, Judy Kemble; Greg Gorman and David Burke (Team Paradise); LeAne and Ken Suarez (LeAne Suarez Group); Mari Vesci (Vesci Team); Diedre McClain, Teresa Rucker and Mike Hagan (Golf to Gulf Group); Beth and Joe McNichols (McNichols Team); Blagoja Zdravev; Blaze Luxury Team; Craig Jones, Tracy LeBaron.

The program recognizes elite luxury real estate specialists within the Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliate network.