2021 Association Board of Directors
Robin McKeever
Paul Realty, Inc. – Paul Homes of Florida, LLC
Robin brings many years of professional and volunteer experience at all levels to her role as incoming president of RPCRA.
She is a certified new home sales professional and a Realtor® sales associate with Paul Homes of Florida, LLC, a custom builder of luxury homes serving Cape Coral and Southwest Florida. She specializes in new home custom design and construction.
Robin has served as a member, chair or officer on the following organizational entities within RPCRA:
Committees
- Attainable/Affordable Housing
- Housing Foundation Board of Directors
- Member Value
- Events
- Special Education Programs Champions
- Top Guns
- Strategic Planning
- Budget and Finance
- Association Finance
- MLS Finance
- Global Business
- Bylaws
Task Forces
- Investment/Audit
- Reserves
- Merger
- Leadership Team
- Communications
- Community Outreach
- Candidate Screening
Boards:
- Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association
- Florida Gulf Coast MLS Association
Robin has also been secretary and treasurer for both the association and MLS board. She is a 2009 graduate of the association’s Leadership Academy as part of its inaugural class.
She has served on many committees and boards of Florida Realtors®, the state’s largest trade association, and served as a Florida director for seven years. She was also appointed to the National Association of Realtors® Resort and Second Home Committee.
Robin is affiliated with the Women’s Council of Realtors® at the local, state and national levels, and is a former state president for the council.
In 2013, she served as regional vice president of Region 7 for the National Women’s Council of Realtors®. In this position, she served state and local chapters of Women’s Council in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Robin received the 2013 Women’s Council of Realtors Florida State Member of the Year Award in 2014 and the 2013 National Women’s Council of Realtors® Member Award awarded in 2014 during the national meetings.
In 2004, she achieved the Leadership Training Graduate and Performance Management designations, and TRC and AHWD certifications through NAR in 2009.
She received the Florida State Chapter of Women’s Council’s Governor of the Year Award in 2007, the State Chapter Presidential Award in 2006 and for several years was named her local chapter Mentor of the Year.
Blanca Contreras
Century 21 Birchwood Realty
Blanca Contreras obtained a salesperson license in 1997 and broker license in 2013.
She is very active in international real estate circles and is broker-associate and team manager for Contreras Team Internationalé in Cape Coral. She is also active in the affordable housing community and volunteers on committees to assist financially challenged homebuyers.
Blanca is a Certified International Property Specialist and holds designations including At Home with Diversity, Cape Coral Specialist, Graduate Realtor Institute and Accredited Buyer Representative. Her certifications include Transnational Referral Certification and National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Code of Trust.
Blanca is a Lee County Precinct #11 election clerk (gubernatorial & presidential) and a past president and founding member of NAHREP SWFL Chapter, the Affordable Housing Committee for Lee County and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Cape Coral
She celebrated 10 years with RPCRA Housing Foundation, having been an instructor for Neighborworks® Realizing The American Dream (English and Spanish), and is also a past board member.
Blanca is an experienced sailor, having sailed extensively aboard the 45-foot vessel “Lady” in Miami.
Bill Steinke
Miloff Aubuchon Realty Group, Inc.
Born in a small suburb of Buffalo, NY, Bill grew up with old world values where he was raised by his grandparents and as much time as his single Mom could devote, while she pursued HER career in Real Estate. Yes, Bill is a second-generation Realtor®. Bill began his career as a Certified Financial Planner with American Express Financial Advisors and took an early retirement as a Field Vice President right here in Southwest Florida in December of 2000.
During his 16 years with American Express, Bill was coached by some of the most notable business experts in the country, while he assisted in the development of hundreds of Financial Advisors’ practices, which develop independent businesses just as Realtors® do. Bill exited semi-retirement in 2010, obtained his real estate license and set out to position himself as a trainer and coach for Realtors® that wanted to grow their businesses.
Before you knew it, he was asked to lead and grow one of the larger Brokerages in the area, and has since joined Miloff Aubuchon Realty Group, the largest independent Real Estate Brokerage in its area and Aubuchon Homes, one of the most respected Custom home builders for the last 28 years, as Director – Sales & Business Development, where he also serves a select group of clients, helping them accomplish their real estate goals. In 2011, Bill responded to a call from the local Realtor Association for Orientation Instructors; where he auditioned and was invited to instruct the “Business Planning” section that went on to receive rave reviews.
Bill has served on the local Board of Directors, Florida Realtors® Board of Directors and in 2016, the National Association of Realtors® Board of Directors. In November of 2015, Bill was selected by the Nomination and Credentials Committee to serve as the 2016 President-elect for the newly merged Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association and January 1st of 2017, he began his role as President of the Association, serving over 6000 Realtors. In January 2020, Bill was installed as the Florida Realtors’ District Vice President for District 5. Bill has four sons, 8 grandchildren and two dogs that think they are his daughters! Bill is active in the community as a volunteer, an avid motorcycle enthusiast, boater and anything that involves a ball!
Jacob Meyer
BB&C Realty
A lifelong resident of southwest Florida, Jacob graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a business degree in 2006.
He then returned to southwest Florida and began his career in the construction industry. He earned his real estate license in 2009 and his broker license in 2011. Since becoming a broker, Jacob has been involved in more than 1,300 transactions valued at over $250 million and has gained a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of real estate – land development and permitting, new construction, sort- and long-term investments, property management and overall residential sales.
Jacob makes it a point to give back to his profession. Besides serving as an RPCRA board member, he is panelist for the annual Top Gun real estate event and a Crystal R member of the Realtor Political Action Committee.
He and his wife, Megan, have been married since 2008, and have three children.
In the community, Jacob is a member of the Board of Directors for Cape Coral American Little League and enjoys coaching his two sons and rooting for his daughter in gymnastics and dance.
Blaine Elmer
Jones & Co. Realty
Award-winning Realtor® Blaine Elmer has spent all his adult life serving the country and community. He had an 11-year career in law enforcement and served 24 years in the military, retiring as Navy master chief in 2015.
Since becoming a Realtor® in 2014, he has served on many committees, including Professional Development, Top Guns Task Force, Finance, Investments and Reserves. He has also chaired the Public Policy Committee, RPAC and Candidate Screening. He was co-chair of the Grievance Committee.
Designations:
- Florida Military Specialist (FMS)
- Military Relocation Professional (MRP)
- Accredited Cape Coral Residence Specialist (ACCRS)
Memberships, affiliations and accomplishments:
- 2017 Florida Realtors® Leadership Academy
- 2015 Realtor®Association of Greater Ft. Myers and the Beach (now RPCRA) Leadership Academy
- 2015 Graduate of State Spokesman Training in Orlando and Crystal R Major Investor for RPAC
- 2019 RPCRA Executive Committee (Secretary)
- Association Director 2017-2018
- State Director (three years)
- Florida Realtor®Party Coordinating Committee 2018
- RPCRA Public Policy Committee, four years (chair 2018)
- RPAC, four years (chair 2016-2017)
- RPCRA Finance Committee, three years
- 2019 Investments and Reserves
- National Association of Realtors® Federal Political Coordinator for Congressman Francis Rooney (third year)
- Crystal R Major Investor for RPAC
Awards:
- 2017 Triple Crown Award from Florida Realtors®PAC for reaching and exceeded the 2017 Florida Realtors® PAC goals
- 2017 RPCRA Leadership Award
- 2016 State Newcomer of the Year Award
- 2016 RPCRA New Member Participant of the Year
2015 Rising Star Award awarded by the Cape Coral Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors®
Beate Wunderer
Synergy Realty, Inc.
Beate was born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. Her career began in the hotel industry. Because of her passion for helping people, she became very involved with the Red Cross and held a management position at the headquarters of the Bavarian Red Cross. In addition, she was very active in various parents' councils in the schools.
In 2006, Beate and her family decided it was time to face new challenges and moved from the Bavarian Alps to Seattle, Washington. Through her work in Seattle, she developed a unique understanding of cultures from around the world, which gave her insights into factors that are important for different cultures. She also became a teacher in a private German school and was a tutor for Rosetta Stone for many years.
In 2011 they decided to look for a vacation home in Florida, fell in love with Cape Coral and started her new career as real estate agent. She is a REALTOR® since 2013, she holds several Certifications and Designations and was the Global Council Committee Chair of Royal Palm Coast REALTOR® Association in 2018, President of Women’s Council of REALTORS® Cape Coral-Fort Myers in 2019 and she is one of 3 District Vice Presidents of Women’s Council of REALTORS® Florida. Beate now owns her own brokerage and is a member of the Women's Council of REALTORS® and the Royal Palm Coast REALTOR® Association.
Beate's hobbies include swimming, inline skating, kayaking, exploring the local canals with her paddle board, and spending time with family and friends.
Jason Jakus
NextHome AdvisorsJason Jakus is the Owner-Broker of NextHome Advisors, an innovative and consumer centric real estate company with over 45 Realtors® in 3 offices in Lee County Florida, specializing in Luxury and Waterfront homes. Jason served as the 2015 President for the Realtor® Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach and as District Vice President for Florida Realtors® in 2016. Jason is the 2018 State President for the Florida Real Estate Business Institute. In addition, Jason has served as Chairman for several committees such as YPN, MLS, Technology and Broker Exchange and he served on the Finance Committee for 5 years.
Jason has served as a Director for Florida Realtors® since 2011 and a National Association of Realtors® Director since 2014. Jason has chaired committees for Florida Realtors® including the Business Trends and Technology Forum and Property Management Committee. Jason is a “techy” and his passion is everything Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and prides himself on staying on top of current profession issues and trends like AMP and UPSTREAM.
Jason is a highly sought after National Speaker and Real Estate Instructor, and has authored several courses including “Avoid the Hack”, “Survive and Thrive”, “Building Your Business Pipeline”, and “Master Negotiation Techniques”. Jason is also a Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) instructor for Florida Realtors and teaches “Sales & Marketing”, “Contact to Contract”, “Goal Setting & Business Planning”, “Personal Promotion” “International Real Estate” and “Technology Tools”. Jason has averaged 98% on his Instructor Evaluations and has built his entire speaking success on referrals, just like he has done in his own real estate business.
Jason has earned his Council of Residential Brokerage Managers (CRB), Graduate Realtor® Institute (GRI), Council of Residential Specialist (CRS), ePro, Broker Price Opinion Resource (BPOR) and Short Sale Foreclosure Specialist (SFR). Jason is a Real Estate Instructor and approved to teach GRI Courses for Florida Realtors®. Jason has a passion for Risk Management and Realtor® Safety and is certified to teach the REBAC NAR Safety Course.
In 2012 Jason was awarded Realtor® Of the Year by the Realtor® Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach. Jason was also awarded a Quilly Award by the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors® for his contribution for his best selling book “Cracking the Real Estate Code”. Jason won the highest honor and award for NextHome in 2016, the Excellence Award, which is Awarded to a NextHome member who exemplifies the ideals, passion, production, leadership and reputation that embody the NextHome culture. Jason was awarded “Broker of the Year” by the Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association in 2017. The Florida Realtors® awarded Jason with the “Realtor® Achievement Award”, the second highest honor given a Florida Realtors® member.
Over the past 14 years, Jason has been a speaker for State Realtor® Conferences, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the National Retail Federation.
Josh Burdine
RockStar Realty
Broker Associate and Co-Founder of RockStar Realty has been a Realtor® for 13 years.
He currently holds the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designations along with a Florida Community Association Manager’s License.
Josh has been an RPAC major investor for 8 consecutive years and served as a Director for Florida Realtors® and the National Association of Realtors®.
As a primary member of the Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association, Josh has sought to improve member communications, grow community engagement, and further the Protection of Private Property Rights.
Josh and his wife Susan, live in Cape Coral with 2 children, Devin and Ava and have resided in Lee County for 18+ years.
Jack Martin
Century 21 Selling Paradise Commercial
A native of upstate New York, Jack has been a licensed Realtor® since 1989. His real estate background includes many years in Fort Lauderdale as a commercial real estate practitioner, specializing in hotels, motels and income properties.
Upon moving to Cape Coral in the summer of 2000, he has focused on commercial real estate sales and leasing of strip centers, single-tenant buildings and community shopping centers.
Jack’s professional designations include CCIM, Broker Associate and GRI. Present and past involvement with the Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association includes director, 2016-19, Public Policy Committee chair, Commercial Alliance Committee vice-chair, RPAC Committee and Technology Committee. He was a Florida Realtors director from 2017-19 and served on the Public Policy Committee of the National Association of Realtors® from 2018 until 2019.
Jack is married and has a child who attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Juliana DaCosta
Sellstate Achievers Realty Network
Juliana DaCosta, Broker-Associate, at Sellstate Achievers Realty Network and Director of Education for Sellstate Corporate. First licensed in 1982 in New Hampshire, then Connecticut in 1987 and in Florida in 2003; state certified real estate instructor in three states.
Administrator/owner of DaCosta School of Real Estate, Inc since 2006, the following are my following designations: Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), Transactional Referral Certified for World Properties (TRC), Electronic Professional Certification (E-PRO), At Home with Diversity (AHWD). Currently working on the following: Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES), Resort and Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS), and Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR).
Conversational skills in Italian, French and Spanish. Past President of Women’s Council of Realtors® (2012), achieving Gold level status for my chapter, honored as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013. Served in 2016 and 2016 as a Director for the Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association, Secretary in 2018, and as a Florida Realtors® Director in 2018 and 2019.
I have served on the local level for the following committees: Global Business Council, Budget & Finance, Professional Development, Public Policy, Professional Standards, Events, and Education Ambassador. I have also served on the Executive Committee ratifying, mediations and arbitrations of the Code of Ethics and standards of our Realtor® membership, member of delegation of Realtors® that lobbies our legislators for Homeownership rights and Realtor® professional challenges, and Crystal level of support for Realtor® Political Action Committee (RPAC).
Nick Bejelis
Starlink Realty
Nick is a GRI-certified licensed Realtor and former longtime mortgage broker. He was born and raised in the Sunshine State.
Nick believes in and prides himself on creating a privileged and luxurious level of convenience for his clients while giving back to his community.
Besides RPCRA, he is a member of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors. Within RPCRA, he has served as chair and vice chair on several committees while also serving on the Board of Directors for Florida Realtors. Nick graduated the RPCRA Leadership Academy in 2017 and is a Florida Realtors Faculty member, licensed to teach FR CE-approved courses.
He attended Florida Gulf Coast University, where he received several business degrees including a master’s degree with a concentration in accounting and taxation.
Combined, his mortgage experience, collegiate background and accounting practice helped prepare him for his career in real estate. Nick says he loves being a Realtor® because it allows him to branch out and pursue other avenues of the business that he enjoys such as teaching, coaching and learning. His interests outside real estate include SCUBA diving, flying and traveling with his wife Lindsay.
Nick is co-host of the RPCRA YouTube show “Realtors Corner” and host of the “Realtor Riff Rap” podcast.
Marlissa Gervasoni
Jones & Co Realty
Marlissa was born and raised in northern New Jersey and relocated to Cape Coral in 2003 with her husband, Howard, and two sons, Donovan and Tyler.
She is and active Realtor® with Jones and Co. Realty with the following designations: ABR, ACCRS, AHWD, CRS, GRI. She was previously a Realtor® with Century 21 Selling Paradise and Encore! Realty Services Inc.
Marlissa’s other experience includes director of sourcing and procurement at Source Interlink Companies and sourcing and procurement management with M&M MARS and Source Interlink Companies. She had also been employed by Citicorp/Citibank and in sales and marketing with Schein Pharmaceuticals, Encore Realty and Century 21 Selling Paradise.
Her prior board experience includes:
- 2020 Past President, Florida Gulf Coast MLS
- 2018 and 2019 President, Florida Gulf Coast MLS
- 2017, 2018 and 2019 Director, Florida Realtors® Board of Directors
- 2017 member of the Board of Directors, Gulf Coast MLS
- 2016 president, Miramar Apartments Condominium
- 2016 Board of Directors, Cape Coral Association of Realtors® (prior to board merger)
- 2014 board vice president, South Florida Canoe Kayak Club of Cape Coral
Marlissa brings a strong customer focus to her profession to complement her skills in project management.
Her son Donovan is a student at Valencia College in Orlando and Tyler attends high school in Cape Coral.
Paul Cohen
John R. Wood Properties
Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in Management from Rutgers University in 1982. He also holds a Community Association Manager license; Certified Fraud Examiner; SFR Certification; VA Certification; and Certification in Risk Management Assurance. He has over 35 years of experience in the Banking industry related to Finance, Compliance, Credit and Real Estate.
Paul’s has served on the MLS Board, MLS Committee (Chair); Grievance Committee; RPCRA Holdings Board; Professional Development Committee; ACE Subcommittee; Curriculum Subcommittee; Florida Realtors®; and the SWFL Cooperative and will serve on the Professional Development and Finance committees for 2021.
In addition to these activities, Paul is Past President and a current Director of the SW Florida Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Past Chairperson and current member of the Finance Advisory Committee of the Lee County School Board, Member of the Lee County Attainable Housing Coalition, Treasurer of an HOA Board and Past Treasurer of a Condominium Association Board. He also previously served on the Zoning, and Planning Boards, Environmental Commission, Fair Rent Committee and Chaired the Teen CERT program in New Jersey.
Karen Borrelli
John R. Wood Properties
Karen brings a well-rounded skill set to her work as a Realtor®. Her background includes working as an esthetician while in college and owning and managing a commercial laundry that provided contract services for state and military entities. She also worked trade shows throughout the U.S. to promote geo textiles.
She received her real estate license in 2001 and has been a full-time Realtor® since then.
Karen’s local real estate experience includes affiliations with John R. Wood Properties, Gulf Gateway Realty, Remax Downtown and Remax Realty Team.
Serves on several Florida Realtor® committees: Attainable Workforce Housing, Land Use, Property Rights, Sustainable Development, Legislative Think Tank and RPMIC, Florida Realtor® Party Coordinating and Major Investors Recognition Subcommittee.
She is also active with the National Association of Realtors®, having served on the Research Committee, Society Committees and RRC/CRS Education Committee. She is a FR director as well as a Local Area director of RRC/CRS.
At RPCRA, she is active with the Public Policy Committee and served as RPAC vice chair in 2019.
She graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1993 and the RPCRA Leadership Academy in 2018.
Karen is a Certified Residential Specialist, a Top Producer at John R. Wood Properties, a member of the Florida Realtors Honor Society and RPAC Crystal R.
2021 MLS Board of Directors
Robin McKeever
Paul Realty, Inc. – Paul Homes of Florida, LLC
Robin brings many years of professional and volunteer experience at all levels to her role as incoming president of RPCRA.
She is a certified new home sales professional and a Realtor® sales associate with Paul Homes of Florida, LLC, a custom builder of luxury homes serving Cape Coral and Southwest Florida. She specializes in new home custom design and construction.
Robin has served as a member, chair or officer on the following organizational entities within RPCRA:
Committees
- Attainable/Affordable Housing
- Housing Foundation Board of Directors
- Member Value
- Events
- Special Education Programs Champions
- Top Guns
- Strategic Planning
- Budget and Finance
- Association Finance
- MLS Finance
- Global Business
- Bylaws
Task Forces
- Investment/Audit
- Reserves
- Merger
- Leadership Team
- Communications
- Community Outreach
- Candidate Screening
Boards:
- Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association
- Florida Gulf Coast MLS Association
Robin has also been secretary and treasurer for both the association and MLS board. She is a 2009 graduate of the association’s Leadership Academy as part of its inaugural class.
She has served on many committees and boards of Florida Realtors®, the state’s largest trade association, and served as a Florida director for seven years. She was also appointed to the National Association of Realtors® Resort and Second Home Committee.
Robin is affiliated with the Women’s Council of Realtors® at the local, state and national levels, and is a former state president for the council.
In 2013, she served as regional vice president of Region 7 for the National Women’s Council of Realtors®. In this position, she served state and local chapters of Women’s Council in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Robin received the 2013 Women’s Council of Realtors Florida State Member of the Year Award in 2014 and the 2013 National Women’s Council of Realtors® Member Award awarded in 2014 during the national meetings.
In 2004, she achieved the Leadership Training Graduate and Performance Management designations, and TRC and AHWD certifications through NAR in 2009.
She received the Florida State Chapter of Women’s Council’s Governor of the Year Award in 2007, the State Chapter Presidential Award in 2006 and for several years was named her local chapter Mentor of the Year.
Josh Burdine
RockStar Realty
Broker Associate and Co-Founder of RockStar Realty has been a Realtor® for 13 years.
He currently holds the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designations along with a Florida Community Association Manager’s License.
Josh has been an RPAC major investor for 8 consecutive years and served as a Director for Florida Realtors® and the National Association of Realtors®.
As a primary member of the Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association, Josh has sought to improve member communications, grow community engagement, and further the Protection of Private Property Rights.
Josh and his wife Susan, live in Cape Coral with 2 children, Devin and Ava and have resided in Lee County for 18+ years.
Maggie Morris
RE/MAX Realty Group
Maggie entered the Real Estate Profession over 38 years ago in Miami, Florida. She relocated to the Fort Myers area in 1976 and has been involved in the SWFL Real Estate community ever since.
Maggie is Past President of the Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association, Past President of Women’s Council of REALTORS®, Past President of Florida State Chapter Realtors®, also served the Florida Association of REALTORS®, as District Vice Present, 2004 FAR Secretary, 2006 FAR Treasurer. As an over 29 Year Honor Society member, she is committed to the real estate industry and members. Maggie has served the Florida Realtors®, in a Leadership position for the past twentyfive years. She is serving on committees on a local and state level.
Maggie currently serves on the Florida Gulf Coast MLS Board of Directors for the Royal Palm Coast Realtor® Association and Florida Realtors®.
Blaine Elmer
Jones & Co. Realty
Award-winning Realtor® Blaine Elmer has spent all his adult life serving the country and community. He had an 11-year career in law enforcement and served 24 years in the military, retiring as Navy master chief in 2015.
Since becoming a Realtor® in 2014, he has served on many committees, including Professional Development, Top Guns Task Force, Finance, Investments and Reserves. He has also chaired the Public Policy Committee, RPAC and Candidate Screening. He was co-chair of the Grievance Committee.
Designations:
- Florida Military Specialist (FMS)
- Military Relocation Professional (MRP)
- Accredited Cape Coral Residence Specialist (ACCRS)
Memberships, affiliations and accomplishments:
- 2017 Florida Realtors® Leadership Academy
- 2015 Realtor®Association of Greater Ft. Myers and the Beach (now RPCRA) Leadership Academy
- 2015 Graduate of State Spokesman Training in Orlando and Crystal R Major Investor for RPAC
- 2019 RPCRA Executive Committee (Secretary)
- Association Director 2017-2018
- State Director (three years)
- Florida Realtor®Party Coordinating Committee 2018
- RPCRA Public Policy Committee, four years (chair 2018)
- RPAC, four years (chair 2016-2017)
- RPCRA Finance Committee, three years
- 2019 Investments and Reserves
- National Association of Realtors® Federal Political Coordinator for Congressman Francis Rooney (third year)
- Crystal R Major Investor for RPAC
Awards:
- 2017 Triple Crown Award from Florida Realtors®PAC for reaching and exceeded the 2017 Florida Realtors® PAC goals
- 2017 RPCRA Leadership Award
- 2016 State Newcomer of the Year Award
- 2016 RPCRA New Member Participant of the Year
2015 Rising Star Award awarded by the Cape Coral Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors®
Michelle Deal
Real Deal Realty & Property Management, Inc.
Michelle has been a full-time Realtor® in Florida since 1999. In 2007, she and opened her own real estate office, specializing in Cape Coral Property management.
For the past 12 years, she has been very active in the former Cape Coral and Fort Myers Realtors® Associations (now RPCRA) on multiple levels.
Michelle is a current or past a member of many association committees and subgroups, including the MLS, Building, Public Relations, Budget and Finance, Audit and Strategic Planning Committees. She has also been extensively involved in the Rental Task Force, Matrix, Installation Programs and Florida Realtors® Property Management Committee.
She is a former director of the Cape Coral Association/Cape Coral MLS (since 2009) and served as president-elect in 201. She was board president in 2012 and 2013.
At RPCRA, she has served as a Florida Gulf Coast MLS Director and was its secretary in 2017. She is also a member and past president of the Women’s Council of Realtors.
Michelle has attended several Florida Realtors® and the National Association of Realtors® conventions as well as Great American Realtor® Days in Tallahassee.
Prior to moving from Southwest Michigan, she was very involved with all aspects of her family businesses – primarily property management and a full-service lakeside resort.
Michelle says her parents and two sons are a big part of her life and enjoys creating family memories and traditions with them.
Jack Martin
Century 21 Selling Paradise Commercial
A native of upstate New York, Jack has been a licensed Realtor® since 1989. His real estate background includes many years in Fort Lauderdale as a commercial real estate practitioner, specializing in hotels, motels and income properties.
Upon moving to Cape Coral in the summer of 2000, he has focused on commercial real estate sales and leasing of strip centers, single-tenant buildings and community shopping centers.
Jack’s professional designations include CCIM, Broker Associate and GRI. Present and past involvement with the Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association includes director, 2016-19, Public Policy Committee chair, Commercial Alliance Committee vice-chair, RPAC Committee and Technology Committee. He was a Florida Realtors director from 2017-19 and served on the Public Policy Committee of the National Association of Realtors® from 2018 until 2019.
Jack is married and has a child who attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Nancy Williamson
Realty World C. Bagans First
Nancy Leota Williamson was born in Dublin, Ohio, and lived there until she was 25, when she moved to Fort Myers.
She first came to real estate through her marriage and decided to become a Realtor® in 2013.
Nancy has been involved in many committees with RPCRA, including Realtor® Political Action Committee (major investor since 2014) chair for two-plus years, Public Policy, MLS Forum, MLS Committee (chair two years), MLS Board of Directors in 2018, 2019 (secretary) and 2020 as secretary/treasurer. She has also served on the Candidate Screening Committee, Awards Committee and the Young Professional Network Committee.
Nancy is a Florida Realtor® Director for the association. She has received two President’s Awards and was named Realtor® of the Year in 2018.
She is passionate about her work with RPAC and efforts around affordable housing for all in Lee and Hendry Counties. She is active in the Building Industry Association’s Build My Future events and has participated in a Habitat for Humanity build.
Nancy is also active in the community with the Chamber of Commerce and her church. She and her hospitality committee at church provide food for those in need in Lehigh Acres every Wednesday night. She sits on the board for the church and has participated in an overseas mission trip to Kenya.
Marlissa Gervasoni
Jones & Co Realty
Marlissa was born and raised in northern New Jersey and relocated to Cape Coral in 2003 with her husband, Howard, and two sons, Donovan and Tyler.
She is and active Realtor® with Jones and Co. Realty with the following designations: ABR, ACCRS, AHWD, CRS, GRI. She was previously a Realtor® with Century 21 Selling Paradise and Encore! Realty Services Inc.
Marlissa’s other experience includes director of sourcing and procurement at Source Interlink Companies and sourcing and procurement management with M&M MARS and Source Interlink Companies. She had also been employed by Citicorp/Citibank and in sales and marketing with Schein Pharmaceuticals, Encore Realty and Century 21 Selling Paradise.
Her prior board experience includes:
- 2020 Past President, Florida Gulf Coast MLS
- 2018 and 2019 President, Florida Gulf Coast MLS
- 2017, 2018 and 2019 Director, Florida Realtors® Board of Directors
- 2017 member of the Board of Directors, Gulf Coast MLS
- 2016 president, Miramar Apartments Condominium
- 2016 Board of Directors, Cape Coral Association of Realtors® (prior to board merger)
- 2014 board vice president, South Florida Canoe Kayak Club of Cape Coral
Marlissa brings a strong customer focus to her profession to complement her skills in project management.
Her son Donovan is a student at Valencia College in Orlando and Tyler attends high school in Cape Coral.
Bev Larson
Lahaina Realty
Bev brings 40-plus years of diversified real estate experience in Southwest Florida to her role as a member of our board. She specializes in commercial, investment, retail, office/medical, industrial, land, hospitality and residential/multifamily properties and is also a business broker.
She has lived in the Fort Myers Beach/South Fort Myers area since 1976.
Bev started building and developing in the area in 1977. She has earned designations including CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), ABR (Buyers Representative) and ASR (Sellers Representative). In addition, she holds the CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist), AHWD (At Home With Diversity), SFR (Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource), BPOR (Broker Price Opinion Resource), TRC (Transnational Referral Certification), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) and PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor).
As a CCIM designee, Bev has extensive experience at the district, chapter and institute levels. She coordinates CCIM courses in our area and organizes Commercial Real Estate classes, seminars, workshops, events and networking, including University Alliance with FGCU.
Bev is active in many organizations and is certified in ABR, ASR, CRS, AHWD, TRC, BPOR, SFR, PSA, CIPS & CCIM.
Outside of real estate, she is certified in Feng Shui and has obtained the Advanced Business Certification. She is a Master-4th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 1st Degree Black Belt in Hapkido.