Business Notes
SCBWA TO HOLD MONTHLY LUNCHEON
The Sanibel Captiva Business Women’s Association will hold its monthly luncheon on Jan. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market is at 703 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel.
The guest speaker will be Charitable Foundation of the Islands Executive Director Dolly Farrell. She will speak about the CFI and how the women of the SCBWA can become involved.
Registration is required on Eventbrite.
For more information, contact Taylor Osborne at taylor@irisprintdesigns.com.
For SCBWA updates, visit https://www.facebook.com/SanCapBWA or on Eventbrite.
COASTLINE COTTAGE HOME WATCH EARNS ACCREDITATION
Coastline Cottage Home Watch recently earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the seventh year.
The association was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada.
Coastline Cottage Home Watch owner Karen Curtin has earned the designation of Certified Home Watch Professional, and she is a graduate of the association’s Home Watch Boot Camp.
Coastline Cottage Home Watch serves Sanibel and Fort Myers.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/cchomewatcher or contact Curtin at 239-771-3125 or at cchomewatcher@gmail.com.
BENSON ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN
Ryan Benson has been appointed chairman of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Originally appointed by Gov. DeSantis in 2019, he previously served as vice chairman.
Benson is co-owner of A. Vernon Allen Builder, a custom home builder on Sanibel and in Naples.
He also serves as first vice president/president-elect for the Florida Home Builders Association.
SAN CAP BANK PROMOTES JEFFERSON, RICEVUTO
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank announced the promotions of Diane Jefferson to office manager of the College Branch in Fort Myers and Erin Ricevuto to retail banking training coordinator.
Jefferson previously served as the assistant office manager at the branch.
She will continue to oversee staff, work with customers and lead the retail team in strategizing how to cultivate branch success.
Jefferson joined the bank in 2016 as a teller and also served as a customer service representative. In 2020, she was part of the retail team who opened the new Bridge Branch in Fort Myers.
In her new role, Ricevuto is responsible for training retail banking personnel, including tellers and customer service representatives.
She will collaborate with retail staff and other departments to develop and deliver training programs that provide tools to help strengthen knowledge, productivity and performance at the branches.
Ricevuto joined the bank in 2020 as a teller and customer service representative at the Winkler Branch in Fort Myers. In the last year, she has served as a floating teller and customer service representative across all bank locations.
A Southwest Florida native, Ricevuto has previous experience in the real estate, mortgage lending and customer service industries.