The Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors recently held its annual Sanibel & Captiva Islands Specialist (SCIS) designation series. The 12-course program designed to instill island information and knowledge to SCIAR members and Realtors.

The new graduates who earned the SCIS designation this year are Marvell Bradley, Traci Daley, Christine Dickey, Susan Ives, Cory McNeill and Joan Stokes. Along with receiving their logo and car decal, they will be honored at the SCIAR’s annual installation and awards ceremony in January.

The course of classes included “Resorts and Second Homes” with Susan Andrews, “Marketing Condominiums on the Islands” with Eric Pfeifer, “Waterways & Beaches” with Jeff Burns, “Selling the Islands vs. Mainland Lee County” with Greg Demaras, “Captiva” with Fred Newman, “History of the Islands with Deb Gleason and “City of Sanibel” with Deputy Planning Director Craig Chandler.

In addition, the SCIS designees visited and heard from the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, BIG ARTS, Captiva Erosion Prevention District, Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge and Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.