NABOR Installs 2024 President and Board of Directors

12/05/2023
Directors: Nick Bobzien, Sara Brand, Christina Davidow, Amy Reinholdt, Shaun Garry, Izabela Wright, Marcie Roggow; David Puskaric, Treasurer; Christine Citrano, Vice President/Secretary; Terrilyn VanGorder, President Elect; and PJ Smith, President

Naples, Fla.  – The Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®) held its 74th Annual Installation Banquet to welcome the 2024 Board of Directors and Officers on Friday, December 1, 2023, at LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort. Newly inducted Board President PJ Smith detailed her goals during an on-stage interview and conversation with the evening’s Master of Ceremonies Lauren Melo, Florida House Representative, NABOR® President 2020. As the leader of the local REALTOR® association, Smith’s priorities in 2024 include recognizing and celebrating the Board’s 75-year impact in Naples, and launching the NABOR® Charitable Foundation, which will focus on four areas: housing, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and educational scholarships.

Our 75th anniversary is not just about applauding past achievements, but also an opportunity to build on those accumulated achievements as they have provided us with the means through which we can create a better future,” said 2024 President Smith, the Broker/Owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate Services. “With a newly created charitable foundation, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Collier County, we can be assured that our fundraising efforts will grow in perpetuity to make even greater community impact in the future.

Chuck Bonfiglio, Florida Realtors® Treasurer 2023, proudly installed the following 2024 NABOR® officers: PJ Smith, President; Terrilyn VanGorder, President Elect; Christine Citrano, Vice President/Secretary; David Puskaric, Treasurer; and Directors: Nick Bobzien, Sara Brand, Christina Davidow, Shaun Garry, Amy Reinholdt, Marcie Roggow, and Izabela Wright.

Immediate Past President Nick Bobzien thanked the 2023 committee leaders and staff for their hard work during the year. He also recognized the support of NABOR®’s business partner members, who provide vital and valuable services to its REALTOR® members.

Blazing her legacy from day one, President Smith changed the traditional presidential speech at the podium and instead outlined her goals during a sit-down interview and conversation with Master of Ceremonies, Representative Lauren Melo. The intimate approach allowed President Smith to answer questions that invoked genuine, non-scripted responses. Rather than providing a speech under a spotlight, Smith’s casual interview changed the mood of the event and was an effective way to set the tone of her presidency.

Smith holds advanced degrees in healthcare and undergraduate degrees in Urban Studies and Economics. She is a former urban planner who worked for the State of Minnesota and worked for the Governor of Texas before co-owning and operating a group of healthcare clinics in the Midwest. After wintering in Naples for 20 years, Smith opened her real estate brokerage firm, Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate Services. No stranger to the classroom, she began pursuing education to meet the needs of her customers and has successfully obtained the following certifications/designations: GRI, CIPS, SRS, SRES, PSA, ABR, SFR, AHWD, C2EX, GREEN, CLHMS Guild, E-PRO, CPE and CDS.

Smith is a NABOR® Leadership Academy graduate (class of 2018), a Florida Realtors® Leadership graduate (2020), a Leadership Collier graduate (2022), a member of the National Association of REALTORS® Leadership Class (2024), won the NABOR® REALTOR® Rising Star Award (2018), Florida Realtors® Newcomer of the Year Award (2019), NABOR® REALTOR® Committee Contribution Award (2020), and NABOR® Ad Miller Award (2022). She is an RPAC Golden R Major Investor and serves as the 2024 Chair of Florida Realtors® RSPS Think Tank Committee and the Vice Chair of the National Association of REALTORS® Land Use, Private Property Rights and Environment Committee. Smith currently serves as a director for Florida Realtors® and the National Association of REALTORS® (2023-2024) and is the key contact for Representative Lauren Melo HD82. In 2023, Governor DeSantis appointed Smith to the Big Cypress Basin Board.

President Smith’s goals include initiating and/or completing the following in 2024:

  • Review and revise the NABOR® Bylaws and Board Policy
  • Oversee and participate in the celebration of NABOR®’s 75th Anniversary throughout the year
  • Launch the NABOR® Charitable Foundation in partnership with the Collier Community Foundation
  • Start a Presidential Advisory Group to create real-time, direct communications about the REALTOR® value to consumers and members
  • Enhance the Broker/Board relationship by hosting a series of Broker-focused Forums
  • Reconstruct the NABOR® Leadership Academy
  • Launch the NABOR®Talks Podcast
  • Coordinate a Water Quality Summit
  • Host a Housing Symposium with community credit and housing counseling, VIP REALTOR® training on housing finance programs and a think tank panel discussing affordable workforce housing
  • Obtain Blue Zone Certification for the NABOR® Workplace and Organization
  • Elevate the Board’s Advocacy work during the 2024 elections to help identify REALTOR® champions that promote homeownership, affordable housing and protect private property rights.

Smith noted that all of these initiatives will be collaborative efforts between staff and future leaders on the board and committees that have education, experience and passion to move them forward toward completion.

The evening’s Platinum sponsors were CoreLogic, The FIRPTA Group, and Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate Services. Gold level sponsors were Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU), Women’s Council of REALTORS® Naples-on-the-Gulf, and Law Office of Sam J. Saad, III. We thank our sponsors whose generous support was appreciated.