Profiles
Profile: Priscilla Masselink
January 15, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN
Boca Grande resident Priscilla Masselink grew up in Maine and moved to the island with her husband, Mark, in 2012.
She met Mark while attending college in North Carolina, a…
PROFILE: Jane Carlson
January 8, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN
A shell-lined walkway leads to the ground floor studio of Boca Grande artist Jane Carlson. Colorful paintings adorn the walls and line the room leading to the serene, seafront w…
Profile: Mike McMillan
December 31, 2015
BY SUE ERWIN
Island resident and tennis enthusiast Mike McMillan grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He went to the University of Alabama Dental School to study dentistry.
Mike moved to Flori…
PROFILE: Kendra Flanagan
December 24, 2015
BY SUE ERWIN – The next time you’re strolling around town on Park Avenue, you might want to stop by the Chamber of Commerce office and say hello to the new Executive Assistant, Kendra Flanagan. You’…
PROFILE: Tracy Peppers
December 18, 2015
BY SUE ERWIN – Island employee Tracy Peppers has worked at the Englewood Bank & Trust branch in Boca Grande since June. In the few months she has been there, she has already been promoted to Sen…
Profile: Christina Sexton
December 11, 2015
BY SUE ERWIN – Island Realtor Christina Sexton was born and raised in Englewood, and she is enjoying watching her real estate career blossom in Boca Grande. She recently joined Michael Saunders &…
PROFILE: Dianne Pavia
December 4, 2015
BY SUE ERWIN – Island employee Dianne Pavia has worked as a cashier at Hudson’s Grocery for the past year. She is originally from Massachusetts and relocated to Rotonda West two years ago. “My twin s…
Profile: Jon Burdette
November 27, 2015
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN
Islander and local business owner Jon Burdette started visiting Boca Grande in 1985 when his grandparents were introduced to the island by Stewart Turley. By the early 1990s…
PROFILE: Nicole Tillotson
August 28, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Island School teacher Nicole Tillotson is just settling into her new classroom this week. She is sharing the duties of teaching third, fourth and fifth graders with last…
Profile: J.T. Tremaine
August 21, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
J.T. Tremaine, a new teacher at The Island School this year, is a man of many talents. He learned at an early age by watching his father, Robert, that knowing how to do…