Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty welcomed several new agents, including:
• Peggie Black, who moved to Northeast Florida more than 25 years ago, will be in the Ponte Vedra office. Before that, at age 19, she focused on direct sales and marketing as co-founder of Marcol Publishing in Memphis, Tenn. Her background includes recording a jazz album, working as a vocal coach and using ventriloquism in art therapy.
• Jennifer Dulebohn, who will be in the Beaches/Intracoastal West and Southside office. She was a senior underwriting manager for ING Direct/Capital One. She moved to the Beaches two years ago from the Northeast with her husband and two children. Dulebohn has an MBA from Wilmington University and a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University.
• Chai Janvier, who grew up in Massachusetts but has called Jacksonville home for 17 years. Outside the office, Janvier enjoys spending time with her friends and family, especially her two daughters. She enjoys trying different cuisines and has a love for music from the 1980s. She will work out of the Metropolitan Office.
• Katie Roddy, who will work in the Beaches/Intracoastal West and Southside office. She previously worked for another local real estate company. Roddy grew up riding horses and competed at the top of her age group in shows across the country. She also enjoys offshore fishing and spending time with her husband and two children.
• Morgan Wells, a native of Virginia who received a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from James Madison University. Her career led Wells to become a Realtor. The profession runs in her family, which has operated a real estate brokerage in Virginia for more than 25 years. She will work in the Beaches office.
• Also joining the company are Philips Dickerson and Jill Islava, who will be in the Metropolitan office, and Stephanie Lancer, who will work in Ponte Vedra.
Davidson Realty
Several new agents recently joined Davidson Realty, including:
• Justin Hahn, who had a successful career in the outdoor advertising industry before finding a passion for real estate. The Michigan native earned a degree in marketing and management from Grand Valley State University.
• Ethel Henry, who brings a background of accounting and real estate sales to the firm. She began her accounting career with Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. in Louisville, Ky. After moving to Northeast Florida in 1988, she transitioned into real estate, working in property management, accounting and sales. She has an accounting degree and an MBA.
• Brian Martin, who’s been a licensed Realtor for 15 years. He originally pursued a career in television but shifted to property management in 1995. Six years later, he earned his real estate license and focused on commercial and residential sales. Martin also spent years with national homebuilders, Centex, Mattamy and Standard Pacific homes.
• Matt Roberts, a St. Petersburg native who received his business degree in financial services from the University of North Florida. Before becoming a real estate agent, he was in the automative industry, working for Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Volkswagen.
Traditions Realty
Joy Montgomery, a veteran Realtor from Illinois, Georgia and Florida, has joined Traditions Realty.
She became an agent in Chicago, where she led a property management department for a developer.
After a stop in Georgia, Montgomery went to South Florida in 2010.
She moved to Jacksonville in June.
HomeBridge
HomeBridge Financial Services hired two mortgage loan originators in North Florida.
Mike Sherman will bring more than 20 years of experience in the housing industry to HomeBridge’s Jacksonville office, while Arin Noyes will join the Palm Coast office.
The company has 10 offices in Florida and employs about 1,500 associates nationwide in 90 branches.
Watson Realty
Charles Willits joined Watson Realty Corp. as director of technology services.
He has worked in the IT field for more than 25 years, including coordinating Multiple Listing Services policy, systems and rules compliance.
Willits most recently was chief information officer for the Naples area board of Realtors. The Daytona Beach native graduated from Stetson University.