Posts by Jacob Ogles

Touchstone Wealth Partners |UBS promoted Stefan J. Contorno to Senior Vice President – Wealth Management. He is a financial advisor and portfolio manager for the Florida office of Touchstone Wealth Partners. He has been in the financial services industry for more than 20 years. Contorno is also an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, teaching…

The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Collier County Commissioners selected Friends of Rookery Bay as the Business of the Month for February 2019. The Board of Collier County Commissioners and Bethany Sawyer, the director of membership at The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, presented Athan Barkoukis, executive director, with a commemorative…

Doug Stewart was recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, an affiliation that spans nearly six years, including his most recent role as Vice President of Finance. In this senior executive management role, Stewart is responsible for leadership and direction of all core business operations, finance, accounting, information technology, business…

Dr. James Teet joined Advance Medical of Naples, which has been providing family practice and urgent care healthcare services to the Naples community for more than 30 years. Teet’s experience with telemedicine combined with family practice and urgent care experience will aid in the continued growth of Advance Medical services. “Dr. Teet’s dedication to improving…

John Talmage starts this week as director of the Economic Development Office and Pamela Johnson will assume new responsibilities as deputy director of EDO, Lee County Sports Development and the Visitor & Convention Bureau. Talmage spent his career working in economic development for both municipal governments and research organizations. This includes working for New York…

The Collier Building Industry Association announced its 2019 Board of Directors. The 2019 Board features a range of industry leaders and prominent figures in Collier County from a variety of businesses to provide oversight and make important decisions on key issues as they relate to CBIA. The elected President is Ryan Benson of A. Vernon…

Spiro & Associates Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations and Brand Architecture has welcomed Gail Gubelman back as a Senior Art Director, designing top-tier brands on behalf of Agency clients. This comes after taking a hiatus six years ago to pursue her own design studio out of Cape Coral, which is still serving select clients to this…

21st Century Oncology has announced that Charlie Powell, CMPE, FACHE joined the company as the Chief Operating Officer on Jan. 1, 2019. A premier cancer care provider, the company welcomes Powell as the newest member of their “One Dream Team.” Powell brings an extensive background in physician practice, ambulatory facility, and hospital leadership experience in health…

The United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has announced the deadline for grant applications for funds from the Youth Violence Prevention Project has been extended to February 1, at 5 p.m. (The original deadline was January 18.) Applications should be submitted to the United Way by email toMadison@UnitedWayLee.org. The United Way and the Unitarian Universalist…