A Ponte Vedra resident, Jim McCarthy is the president of North Florida Land Trust, as well as a volunteer at THE PLAYERS Championship for 34 years. With the tournament only a few weeks away, the Recorder decided to speak with Jim exclusively about his volunteer experience over the years. more

Sara Wilson is an advanced registered nurse practitioner at Amara Med Spa’s Ponte Vedra Beach location. She is a Jacksonville native and is happy to still call the First Coast home years later with her husband and five children now living in Vilano Beach. Family has always had a major influence in Wilson’s life, as it was her grandmother that inspired her to become a nurse. more

Amanda Webster is the design principal and president of Amanda Webster Design, and a longtime Ponte Vedra resident. more

Isabelle Renault is the president/CEO of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce and a Ponte Vedra resident. Can you please tell us about your background? I relocated to the U.S in 1999 from … more

Felicia Cox is vice president, banking center manager for First Horizon Bank in Ponte Vedra Beach. more

John Aguilera is VP for business development at TruTechnology, which helps companies align their IT with their business goals, increase day-to-day efficiency and ensure they are protected against cybersecurity threats. more

Anyone who has attended an event, organized a class or set up a business at the link in Nocatee has worked with Jeff Tawney, the director of operations. He is one of the people who keeps the innovative facility running smoothly. more

When Jeri Millard found herself unhappy with the health care she was receiving for her breast cancer several years ago, she moved from California to Northeast Florida. It was a decision she never regretted, calling this area a medical Mecca. Today, she runs In The Pink, an all-in-one Jacksonville Beach facility that caters to the needs of cancer patients and survivors. more

Kathy Esfahani is the owner of Kathy’s Creative Gardens & Nursery. more

Ryan Murphy grew up in Ponte Vedra and attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville before continuing his swimming career in college and winning four Olympic gold medals for Team U.S.A. He has partnered with Goldfish Swim School to bring a facility to St. Johns around the spring of 2024, and is also training to qualify for the Olympics that summer in Paris. more

Toni Boudreaux is the director of the Ponte Vedra Beach Division of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce and a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach. more

Sherry Mahoney is the enterprise clinical nutrition manager at Mayo Clinic, where she was previously director of nutrition and dietetic internship for 17 years. more

Chef Cassandra Cotoia is the owner of Empowered Foodie, which offers several different culinary experiences, including personal chef services, dinner parties and cooking classes for both adults and kids. She spent years honing her skills after learning her trade at the Culinary Institute of America and knows what makes a great meal. Learn more at empoweredfoodie.com. more

Rachel DuBois works at Wahby Financial Group but is invested in helping the local community through Angelwood. She was first introduced to the nonprofit in 2014 and has been involved ever since. more

Jeff Adams worked for 40-plus years in golf at the LPGA and PGA TOUR, as well as on several contract assignments in the industry. He now serves in a volunteer capacity as the vice president of tournaments for Jacksonville Area Golf Association (JAGA). more

Anderson Collier III, M.D., was recently named division chief of hematology/oncology, Department of Pediatrics for Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville. more

Claire Jane Kendrick is a local artist who lives in Vilano Beach and has a studio in St. Augustine. She specializes in plein air painting and is inspired daily by the natural beauty and landscapes of the First Coast and strives to capture that beauty in her artwork. more

Dr. Esra Weisheit is the owner of Nease Animal Hospital, which opened in August 2017. A veterinarian for more than 20 years, Dr. Esra takes a very personal approach when it comes to taking care of animals. more

As chairman of THE PLAYERS Championship 2018, Damon Olinto oversees the operations of thousands of volunteers whose efforts enable the tournament to donate millions of dollars to Northeast Florida charities each year. more

Stephanie Clarkson is president and chief executive officer of Vitis Energy, a St. Augustine-based independent power producer and clean energy solutions developer. As a woman owner/operator of a utility-scale IPP, she oversees all operations for the company, including project development, finance, engineering and operations. With a long family history as a Floridian, she currently lives in St. Augustine with her husband and four children. more

As general manager for Cabana Beach Club, Aja Owens oversees restaurant and club operations at the private beach club located at 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd. Local residents are eagerly anticipating the opening of 1912 Ocean Bar & Rooftop, a new, upscale dining experience unlike any other in the immediate area. more

Brian Gainor moved to the First Coast with his family in 2020, and it did not take him long to realize the unique and exciting sports scene the area has to offer. more

Dr. S. Akbar Hasan grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, where his father served as dean at the University of Kentucky and his mother worked as a librarian at the university. He is a board-certified, fellowship-trained cornea, LASIK and cataract specialist. He came to the First Coast in 2002 and served as the lead cataract and corneal surgeon and director of the Laser Vision Correction Program at the Mayo Clinic for 10 years. He joined Florida Eye Specialists in 2012. His practice's nonprofit arm, Florida Eye Cares, provides eye surgeries and glasses to local residents in need. more

Joy Walker is a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty and has chaired the Riverside Avondale Preservation Home Tour for the past eight years. It’s the neighborhood she and her husband chose to move to when first coming to Jacksonville from Atlanta, and one she clearly enjoys telling people about. more

Cross Regions Group President and CEO David Ergisi has been a part of the local commercial real estate development community for many years. more