NEWS - People in the News

Aug.23 – PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Laura Loftis Lanier, 30, of Statesboro has been appointed by Governor Perdue to the Jekyl Island State Park Authority. Lanier is an entrepreneur and owner of three Statesboro clothing boutiques: Runway, Social and Dish.  She served as executive appointments director and executive appointments liaison for Governor Perdue and campaign manager to the late Congressman Charlie Norwood.

Lanier is the vice president of Professional Women of Statesboro and is a previous member of the Keep Bulloch Beautiful Commission and the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Committee.

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Three local business and legal professionals from the Brunswick area have been appointed to the State Commission on Family Violence by Governor Sonny Perdue.  Named wereTaylor H. Haley, of St. Simons, attorney and partner, with Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford, and Martin, P.C.; Stephen D. Kelley of Brunswick, Superior Court Judge for Glynn County; and Valerie L. Williams, Brunswick, a motivational speaker and author.

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Lynne Bozeman, Tom Sharpe, and Lauren Tomhave of Celia Dunn Sotheby's International Realty were recently earned the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation from the Georgia and National Association of REALTORS®. They join other top producers in the residential real estate industry who hold the GRI designation across the nation.

The three completed the 90-hour curriculum required to achieve the highly acclaimed designation by attending an intensive series of instruction covering a variety of subjects including contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance and risk reduction.

.Lynne Bozeman is a Certified Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource Specialist; Tom Sharpe, SFR, LMC, has extensive experience in real estate, banking, and financial consulting, including business valuation, real estate appraisal and property management;

Lauren Tomhave, a Certified Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource, is a member of the Distinguished Sales Society of the Savannah Board of Realtors. Tomhave is currently one of three Savannah area women, working to create and establish a network to bond with the Army wives from Fort Stewart. Lauren has "adopted" eight families from the Battle Boars, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, whose husbands were recently deployed to Iraq.

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