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Real Estate Brief – 2/24/23

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Front row, from left, Treasurer Josh Philpott, Secretary Kristine Smale, President Lori Moore and Scholarship Chair Bev Larson; and back row, from left, Governors Art Castellanos, Matt Caldwell, Phil Fischler, Janet Davis, Ryan Shute, Zannon Garza and Richard Akin. Vice President Justin Thibaut and 2022 President Kent Poli are not pictured. PHOTO PROVIDED

Real Estate Investment Society announces new officers, board members

The Real Estate Investment Society announces the election of officers and the Board of Governors to lead the organization during 2023: President Lori Moore of Roetzel & Andress; Vice President Justin Thibaut, CCIM, of LSI Companies; Treasurer Josh Philpott, AICP, of Stantec; and Secretary Kristine Smale of Zonda.

The Board of Governors includes Richard Akin of Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A.; Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell; Art Castellanos of Castellanos+Tramonte Architects; Janet Davis, CCIM, of Midland 1031; Phil Fischler, CCIM, of Fischler Property Company; Zannon Garza of DeAngelis Diamond; and Ryan Shute, PE, of Morris-Depew Associates. The immediate past president, Kent Poli of Busey Bank, also joins the Board.

The Real Estate Investment Society is an independent organization, dedicated to assisting members in the effective utilization of real estate through networking, education, public service and a common voice on pertinent issues. The membership represents a broad spectrum of real estate, environmental, financial, legal, design, construction, marketing and management companies.

REIS luncheon meetings convene at 11:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, at Pelican Preserve in Fort Myers, to network and discuss current civic and business issues affecting the commercial real estate and development industry. Information on membership and meeting programs is available at reis-swfl.org.