Going Places

The Children’s Advocacy Center of SWFL welcomed Kaleigh Lawrence as its chief development officer. In this role, Lawrence will spearhead fundraising efforts and nurture relationships to advance the center’s mission of protecting and advocating for children. She will use her experience to build and enhance community relationships, expand on internal and external collaborations, and coach…

Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, a Naples-based investment and wealth management advisory firm, announced the appointment of Sean O’Brien as associate portfolio manager. In this newly created role, he will assist the firm’s partners with their expanding market research, financial planning and wealth advisory services. O’Brien is a recent graduate of Canisius University in Buffalo, New…

Pavese Law Firm, a legal services provider in Southwest Florida with locations in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and West Palm Beach, announced the appointment of Mary Beth Link as its new marketing director. Link brings three decades of experience in the legal industry, having led marketing initiatives in law firms from large international to medium-sized…

Janet Pogar and Lisa Casey have joined the board of directors for the Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) created in 2018 by a group of concerned citizens who saw the damage done by Hurricane Irma to already substandard trailers and shacks rented by farmworkers, essential workers and other low-income families in Immokalee. The organization…

Allyn International promoted Samantha Foster to the position of senior finance director. Foster has been an integral part of Allyn for almost a decade, bringing expertise and dedication to the company. Her journey at Allyn began in 2015 as a tax analyst intern. She quickly grew at Allyn gaining more and more responsibilities in leadership…

Gulf Coast International Properties announced Andrea Besse, Realtor, has joined the firm. A native of Cape Cod, Mass., Basse has been coming to Naples for the last 30 years and made it home for herself and her 3 daughters. She received her bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in business administration. She has over 10 years…

The Better Business Bureau of West Florida nnounced Mark Vernick as its new chair. Vernick, a seasoned board member for 23 years and former chair from 2009 to 2014, brings a wealth of experience to the role.  He is the founder and principal of Vernick Financial, an investment management firm established in 1995. His professional…

Jim Koenen has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a residential loan officer at its Winkler Branch, located at 7040 Winkler Road, Fort Myers. He is responsible for assisting clients in securing mortgages, providing financing options based on their financial backgrounds and guiding them through the loan application process. Koenen began his residential lending career…

Elevate Home Services, an air conditioning and heating company serving southwest Florida, announced Justin Carrol as its president. Carrol, who has a long history of home services experience including being the president of an Illinois-based HVAC company for more than two decades, is also a co-owner of Elevate Home Services alongside Justin Pollack and Kristin…

Gulf Coast International Properties announced Art Rooney IV, Realtor, has joined the firm. Originally hailing from Pittsburgh, Penn., Rooney has been a permanent resident of Naples for the past 23 years, attending local schools in our community. An alumnus of Duquesne University, he possesses a unique background and has worked in many different industries in…