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Stefan obtained his Bachelor of Science from Western Illinois University in 1998. He began his career in hotel management immediately following graduation. Stefan has worked for various hotel companies in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas before relocating to the Naples area in 2008 where he manages two properties for LaQuinta Inns and Suites with whom he has been employed with since 2002.

Stefan previously held positions in Arkansas as Vice President of the Little Rock SKAL Club and was active on the North Little Rock Advertising and Promotions committee, where he served a term in various positions, including Chairman of the Board.

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Chris Lenardson entered in the US Marine Corps after high school and was a graduate of Parris Island, SC. Stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC Chris served most of his time in Okinawa Japan and living throughout Europe supporting Operation Joint Guardian, Noble Anvil and Allied Harbor.

After 4 years of active duty in the Military Chris attended and graduated from The University of Toledo with a double major in International Business and Marketing with a minor in Management. During this time Chris participated in two study abroad programs, the first in Prague Czech Republic and the next in Berlin Germany.

After graduation Chris moved to Naples FL to start his career with Fifth Third Bank. Chris was a graduate of Fifth Third Bank’s 1st Commercial Associate Program. Mentoring with all department leaders and learning all commercial roles throughout the bank. Mr. Lenardson spent three and half years with Fifth Third working in the Treasury Management Department.

Currently Mr. Lenardson is a Vice President with Regions Financial Corporation. He serves the Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota markets providing Treasury Management Solutions to mid and large size commercial clients. Working with company’s CFO’s Chris works hand in hand to build value in their receivables, payables, short-term investments and reporting.

Chris is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), The Marine Corps League Naples Detachment, and a graduate of the 3rd class of Leadership Colliers GAIN Program.

In his spare time, Chris enjoys golfing, boating and training for triathlons.

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-CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

-BA Economics University of Dayton 2000

-Northwestern CFP® Certification Program 2005

-GAIN Spring 2010 Class

-Treasurer Young Professionals of Naples 2010

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D.J. Gardner is an Account Manager with Payscape Advisors. Payscape Advisors excels in providing it’s cliental with quality Processing Payment Solutions.
Prior to living in Naples, D.J. resided in Louisiana where he attended University of Louisiana before graduating from Louisiana State University with a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in Pharmacology. Shortly after graduating he began his career in the Mortgage Backed Securities Markets in 1999. Following promotions and numerous production records, in 2005 D.J. was promoted to Regional Manager with the New Orleans Branch office of First Magnus Financial days before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the coast. Following Katrina, he volunteered his time and energy to the massive cleanup and rebuilding projects of the Carter Work Project and the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity.
D.J. relocated to South Florida in 2006 continuing his career in the MBS markets with First Magnus Financial, IndyMac Bank, and Stonewater Mortgage and finally settling down in Naples. In early 2009, D.J. transitioned out of the banking/ MBS markets to his current role in the payment processing sector with the 2009 Inc. 500 company Payscape Advisors.