March 2022 ~ Jacksonville Real Producers

What college did you attend and what were some of the activities you were involved in?

KENDRA PECK, COLDWELL BANKER VANGUARD REALTY St. Cloud State University in St Cloud, MN, and I was on the swim team.

ALLISON CHANCE, ANCHORED REAL ESTATE GROUP University of Florida! Go, Gators! I was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority!

TAMMY BARANOWSKI, MOMENTUM REALTY University of North Florida…Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and master’s in nutrition. And now I’m a REALTOR® and I love it! Props to UNF for teaching me business skills along the way. I was a research coordinator, vice president of the student nutrition club, a graduate teaching aid, and I taught “Magic Tricks in Chemistry” to elementary students. My work was even published in a peer-reviewed journal!

COLLEEN BELLAR, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS I went to Florida State and double majored in real estate and marketing. I was a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and did intramural sports (softball, soccer, flag football, bowling, and dodgeball).

BENJAMIN BARFOOT, BENJAMIN BARFOOT EXPERT HOME ADVISORS I went to FSU and double majored in real estate and marketing. Go Noles!

JACI WARD, PONTE VEDRA CLUB REATY I graduated from Florida Southern College and was heavily involved in Panhellenic and philanthropy activities and was president of my sorority, ADPi.

JEFF RIBER, ERA HEAVENER REALTY Played basketball at Liberty University.

ROSANNE HEARN, THE HEARN GROUP POWERED BY EXP REALTY College of St. Benedict in Minnesota. I tried rowing but 5 am practice was not working for me.

AUSTIN PREIK, EXP REALTY Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. I played A LOT of hockey on the Rideau Canal.

JOSH ROGERS, JOSH ROGERS REAL ESTATE TEAM - EXP REALTY I was kicked out of UNF because my GPA was bringing down the college average, seriously. However, while partying at the Ritz in Jax Beach, I met a friend who got me an internship with a builder, and here we are 17 years later. College is about networking!

BRIAN LUNSFORD, JACKSONVILLE REAL PRODUCERS Graduated from the University of Georgia with a political science degree, studied at the University of Oxford in England for a semester, worked at FOX in Atlanta as a television producer and commuted back and forth to UGA, attended a lot of football games, and enjoyed the Athens nightlife with friends. Go Dawgs!

TANYA COSMINI, FLORIDA HOMES REALTY & MORTGAGE UCONN! March Madness is life! I was on the equestrian team (no surprise there). Block and Bridle Club as well!

SCOTT BABBITT, MOMENTUM REALTY Flagler College, partying!

CHRISTINA TATUM, ATLANTIC COAST TITLE & ESCROW I graduated from the University of West Georgia and my favorite college memory is playing quarterback for an all-girls football team; we went all the way to the state championship.

KELLEY PIERCE, MARSH LANDING COUNTRY CLUB REALTY Majored in biology and received my master’s in education from the Chaminade University of Honolulu. I was a dual scholarship athlete in both tennis and cross county. Staff writer for the Student Voice, biology club, and captain of my tennis team.

CHARLES GIFFORD, GIFFORD HOME SERVICES University of Florida. Class of 1980. Political science/history. Most of my activities revolved around the Naval ROTC program and wiring. Met my wife at the same restaurant we worked at 41 years ago. Married 40 years last December.

MARIA COUTU, ATLANTIC COAST TITLE & ESCROW Western Carolina University. Greek life (Alpha Xi Delta) and intramural sports (favorite was kickball)!

ALI GRIFFIN, HEAD MOSS FULTON & GRIFFIN LAW I attended Florida State University. I enjoyed being a part of a sorority (Phi Mu) and attending football games.