Steve Whidden has been named director of instruction at Rosedale Golf and Country Club. Whidden, a 17-year PGA professional, has an extensive teaching background and has worked at University Park Country Club, Quail West Golf and Country Club, Naples, The Breakers, Palm Beach, and The Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo.
Bruce Garlitz has been named mortgage loan officer for HomeBanc. He is based in the bank’s Lakewood Ranch office. Garlitz has more than 16 years of mortgage banking experience.
Elaine Stoll has joined SunTrust as a vice president and branch manager at the Lakewood Ranch Office. Stoll will be responsible for building relationships in the Lakewood Ranch market, business development and overseeing day to day operations. She have more than 12 years of banking experience.
Robin Rolon, independent sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics in Bradenton, has earned a free Pontiac G6 from the company. The mother of six began her career with Mary Kay after her husband lost his job in the construction industry.
John Gough has joined Florida Business Opportunities, Inc. as a business broker. Gough is a licensed Realtor, marine reinsurance broker and a business owner.
A new board of directors has been elected to The Elegant Sarasota Weddings Network. They are Craig Wicks, Elaine Cordeau and Nancy Taussig. Elegant Sarasota Weddings is a networking group serving the bridal industry and performing special events.
Eight local Coldwell Banker residential real estate agents ranked among the company’s top sales agents worldwide. Caroline Pinson of the Bradenton office; the Joe Murphy Team of East County; Judy Aarnes of Lakewood Ranch; Barbara Ackerman, Judy Kepecz-Hays and Bruce Myer of Longboat Key; Cynthia Hittle of Siesta Key; and the Waters Team of University Parkway achieved International President’s Elite status, representing the top 1 percent of more than 100,000 sales associates worldwide.
Eight RE/Max Alliance Group employees recently earned the Professional Realtor Institute of Manatee designation from the Manatee Association of Realtors. They are Marie Avery; Paula Keegan-Bock; Norman and Patricia Copp; Erlene Fitzpatrick; Barry Grooms; Kimberly Mills; and Sherry Richardson.
Michael Moulton, a residential agent in Michael Saunders & Co.’s south Longboat Key office, recently earned the Certified Residential Specialist designation from the Council of Residential Specialists.
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