Going places

NAPLES, Fla. – Naples Senior Center, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for seniors, announced the appointment of Prentiss C. Higgins as Board Chair. A long-time Naples Senior Center supporter, Higgins spent nearly 40 years in the design, manufacture and marketing of analytical instruments. Prior to his retirement, Higgins was Chairman…

Michele Peppe, affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty in Naples, is celebrating 40 years in the real estate industry. Michele moved to Naples in 1978 and two years later she decided to take a Florida real estate class due to the encouragement of her mom. A year later she was passing her state exam and went…

NAPLES, FLORIDA | March 24, 2021 – Gulf Coast International Properties® is pleased to announce Dave Urness has been named Agent of the Month for March 2021. As a 30-year resident of Naples, Dave has seen the area grow into the outstanding community it has become, one that he feels lucky and privileged to have…

Better Together, a voluntary, community-driven alternative to foster care, has named Christian Spilker to its board of directors. Spilker is the senior vice president of land for Collier Enterprises, a family-owned company headquartered in Naples. A biologist by training, Christian guides the company through the sensitive environmental permitting process for its land holdings and works…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 25, 2021) — Strategist, policy development and governance executive Lee Collins has joined Paragon Flight Training at Page Field in Fort Myers as senior vice president. He is responsible for setting and achieving business goals, leading strategic direction and overseeing operations for the flight academy that trains and educates aviators from…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 23, 2021) – Spiro & Associates Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations and Brand Architecture is pleased to announce the hiring of Marie Chailosky as the new Public Relations Specialist. Joining a dedicated team of marketing and media professionals, Chailosky will create public relations plans, press releases, and newsworthy stories for the clients…

NAPLES, FLORIDA | March 18, 2021 – Gulf Coast International Properties® (GCIP) is pleased to announce Mark Cardillo, Realtor, has joined the firm. Mr. Cardillo, a Naples native, has family roots in Naples dating back to 1954. An undergraduate of Villanova University and recipient of a master’s degree from Columbia University, Mark also holds the…

Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida (PPC) is celebrating its 25th year as a physician-owned and managed multi-specialty primary care group in Lee County. The medical practice was founded in 1996 when several independent physician groups decided to join forces. “It was a time of change in the national health care system with the influence…