Going Places

Lee Health Foundation hires Malaina Mote as director of development

02/02/2024

Malaina Mote has been hired as director of development at Lee Health Foundation, a role in which she will focus on generating donor support, including major gifts for the Lee Health Musculoskeletal Institute. Mote, a resident of Bonita Springs, is a native of Southwest Florida and a graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University. Previously, she…

Florida Senior Consulting welcomes Jill Haveson as executive administrative officer

02/02/2024

Former nurse practitioner Jill Haveson, RN, MSN, CDP has joined Florida Senior Consulting as executive administrative officer to help organize events, manage weekly and monthly reporting processes, receive and process communication channels, and create reports and memos for sales managers and senior-level officers. Florida Senior Consulting, the state’s largest privately-owned care management and placement firm,…

Fabio Ruiz joins Stevens Construction

02/02/2024

Stevens Construction, Inc. has expanded the Fort Myers special projects division with the addition of Assistant Project Manager Fabio Ruiz, announced Joseph Cimilluca, special projects division manager. Ruiz is an accomplished manager, bringing 17 years of experience in customer service, sales and operations. As assistant project manager, Ruiz is responsible for preconstruction initiatives such as…

Matern Professional Engineering relocates Fort Myers office, grows team

02/01/2024

Matern Professional Engineering announced it is expanding its team with three new hires, as well as relocating the company’s Fort Myers office to a new location in town. The office focuses on mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering for all market sectors in the Southwest Florida region. Seven employees will be moving to the new office…

Mariano Valenti Joins The Team At Gulf Coast International Properties®

02/01/2024

NAPLES, FLORIDA  – Gulf Coast International Properties® (GCIP) is pleased to announce Mariano Valenti, Realtor, has joined the firm. Naples resident Mariano originally hails from Rochester, Michigan. Mariano was raised in a family of residential builders dating back to 1942. He attended Brother Rice High School in Michigan and St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale,…

Courtney Johnson joins The Preserve as director of sales and marketing

02/01/2024

The Preserve, a senior living community in Fort Myers, has hired Courtney Johnson as its director of sales and marketing. In her role, Johnson will be responsible for serving as the primary liaison between The Preserve and the local community. Johnson will also facilitate the admissions process with prospective residents and their families, organize community…

CBIA’s Tatiana Gust named 2023 Woman of Distinction by Florida Home Builders Association

02/01/2024

Naples, Fla. — Collier Building Industry Association Board of Directors Member and County Government Affairs Chair Tatiana Gust, CEO of Elite Permits, received the 2023 Woman of Distinction Award from the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) during its annual Fall Conference. Held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, more than 6,300 individuals were registered…

Seagate Development Group promotes Kowalczyk to chief of staff

01/31/2024

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Seagate Development Group has promoted Jenna Kowalczyk from vice president of operations to chief of staff. In her new role, Kowalczyk is responsible for advising and supporting the executive leadership team, facilitating strategic decision-making and managing high priority initiatives.  “Jenna is a proven leader, and we are thrilled to have her…

Maria Pizzino Joins The Team At Gulf Coast International Properties®

01/30/2024

NAPLES, FLORIDA | Gulf Coast International Properties® (GCIP) is pleased to announce Maria Pizzino, Realtor, has joined the firm. An Ohio native, Maria relocated from the northern shores of Lake Erie to coastal Naples in 2017. Maria holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science/Mathematics and has completed several AMA and Harvard Business School…

Nurse Practitioner Ellen Poage joins Precision Healthcare Specialists

01/30/2024

Precision Healthcare Specialists has grown its team in Southwest Florida with the addition of Ellen Poage, APRN, MPH, CLT-LANA. Poage is a nurse practitioner and lymphedema specialist with nearly 30 years of experience. Poage, who collaborates with Dr. Lea Blackwell in Precision Healthcare Specialists’ Fort Myers office, helps improve early diagnosis and prevention of lymphedema…