Michelin-trained chef Drew Adams has joined CW Prime at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort as its new head chef.

The Patterson Foundation has hired Brian Ries as a consultant for its Community Impact initiative. He will work with the foundation to explore the role of agriculture in the region and explore opportunities to strengthen its impact on future generations.

Tricia Wisner has been named utilities director for the City of North Port.

The Sarasota Paradise recently announced that Mika Elovaara has been appointed the club’s head coach and technical director. 

Premier Sotheby's International Realty has appointed Kayla Fleeman as senior regional marketing director for the company’s Sarasota region. 

The Humane Society of Sarasota County has named Connie Boros as its new executive director and Rebecca Blitz as its senior director of advancement.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties recently announced the promotion of Marvin B. Austin to vice president of finance.

Suzanne Hackman, Visit Sarasota County’s director of sales and industry relations, received the 2025 Visionary Award during the 10^th Annual Smart Woman Summit.

SchoolCEO recently named Craig Maniglia, director of communications and government affairs at Sarasota County Schools, the recipient of its 2025 Excellence in School Marketing Award.

Realtor Lisa Napolitano has joined Douglas Elliman’s Sarasota office. 

B&I Contractors, Inc., has appointed Brian Mumme to its board of directors.

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty recently announced that David Liberatore, Danielle Merkel and Kaila Stickelman have affiliated with its Sarasota-area offices.

Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen, and Ginsburg, P.A., has added Kathleen Walz and Ryan Donald Opitz to its team of attorneys. 

Compass, Inc. has announced that Georgia Salaverri and Steven Windsor, of the Salaverri Windsor Group, has joined its team.

The Sarasota Police Department recently swore in five new Second Class probation police offers:  Savannah Gray, Gabriel Ornellas Victorio, Tristan Sarney, Emilio Suriel and Gabrielle Theofanous.

 The Central West Coast chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (CWC-FPRA) recently installed its 2025-2026 board of directors: Laura Ansel (president), Andrea Knies (president-elect),  Hunter Carpenter (immediate past president), Jennifer Linzy (finance director), Nicole Miller (membership director), Miranda Colavito (community liaison director); Traci Willingham (student outreach director),  Erin Guzzo (media relations director), Alyssa Holcomb and Alyssa Barnsley (digital communications co-directors), Muffy Lavens (content director), Christina Maksoud (creative director), Sharon Kunkel and Jennifer Moss Wilson (credentialing co-directors), Jennifer Hemmerdinger (signature events director), Olivia Turpening (professional events director), Jeremy Hu (STAR student board liaison), Joe Curley, Erin Hoeffer, Eleni Kouvatsos Gates and Kim Livengood (at-large, non-voting members), and Lydia Baxter, Ella Steffen, Connor Borden, Jodel Velarde, Ivey Young, Blair Bloomston, Taylor Escobar, Virgina Zimmerman, Mandie Ferguson, Travis Cornwell, Meredith Dropkin, Kassidy Gardner and Deju Johnson Davis (committee members).

The Child Protection Center proudly presented its Child Advocate of the Year award to the late Doug and Sherry Chapman.