Mary Ellen Fortier, president and founder of Decorative Interiors by Mary Ellen and Julie Martelo, president and founder of Time to Redesign, attended the third annual Real Estate Staging Association Conference in Las Vegas. The conference brought together real estate stagers and redesign experts from across the United States and Canada.
Fortier and Martelo are certified home stagers and redesign experts.
Peter Bartys has been named senior investment adviser with Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group, an affiliate office of Sperry Van Ness International. Bartys has a 35-year career in design, development and construction in the UK.
Connie Felder has joined Suncoast Workforce as the director of career services. She has been with RochesterWorks! since its inception in 2000. Felder has served as business services manager and director of career center operations and since 2006 has served as deputy director. Attorneys Edwin M. Boyer and Mary Alice Jackson of the Sarasota Elder Law Firm Boyer & Jackson, P.A. have been named 2012 Florida Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Boyer and Jackson have been selected as Super Lawyers annually since 2006.
Candy Conte has joined Engel & Völkers Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key as a property manager.
Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care, a private duty home health agency, has added several key members to its field staff. They include Mary Gilmore, Margaret Delange, Beverly Winslow, Henrietta Atwater, Rimantas Vizgaudis, Jacklyn Humbard, Manuela Etienne, Imelda Wiesman.
Wagner Realty announced the top producers in their offices for November. Listing honors went to Dick Barnhill at El Conquistador; Cindy Greco at Cortez; Larry Oszkowski and Louise Miller at State Road 64 East; Mary Schmidt at Manatee Avenue West; Debra Ibasfalean at Longboat Key; Carol Codella in Anna Maria; Margo MacKenzie at First Street in Sarasota and Dottie Wiencek at Lakewood Ranch.
Tops in sales honors went to Margaret Watson at El Conquistador; Cindy Greco at Cortez; Sandy Greiner of the Greiner Group; Lynda Melnick at S.R. 64 East; Donna Bucher at Manatee Avenue West; Debra Ibasfalean at Longboat Key; Carol Codella in Anna Maria Island; Tanya Stutzman at First Street in Sarasota; Diane Gallagher at Lakewood Ranch and Jay Heagerty in the Commercial Division.
Listing and sales agents for the month of January at Leslie Wells Realty, Inc. include top listing agent Marilyn Sakelaris, top selling agents Patricia Baker, Jim Hegemier, Tiffney Mosley and Marilyn Sakelaris.
Steve Georgie, with The Serena Group of Keller Williams Realty of Manatee, has been chosen as a 2012 Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent. Georgie rated in the top 5 percent in a survey of home buyers in the Sarasota geographic area on nine key service attributes including customer service, integrity, communication skills, finding the right home, marketing the home, market knowledge, negotiation skills, closing preparation and overall satisfaction.
Steve Jessop has joined Keller Williams Realty of Manatee. He plans to assist UK residents in relocating or purchasing a second home in the Manatee/Sarasota area.
