Prominent Lakewood Ranch homebuilder promotes 14

A plethora of employees at Neal Communities have something to celebrate — promotions. 

The Lakewood Ranch homebuilder promoted 14 employees, with tenures ranging from two to nearly 14 years, over the last several months. 

“We try hard to create a family atmosphere,” Pat Neal, founder and chairman of Neal Communities, says in a release. “Many employees stay with us for a long time, and we work with them to ensure they are growing in their careers.”

The company supports 295 employees in Southwest Florida. Two of the announced promotions included a couple of new vice presidents — Ivory Matthews, the new VP of community and governmental affairs, and Carlos Puente, VP of sales and marketing. 

The rest of the promotions included: 

• Pam Curran, director of finance.
• Rob Kozlowski, business insights and analytics manager.
• Janet Ladwig, director of community design and product development.
• Mathew Lavish, director of construction.
• Heidi Lustig, senior accountant.
• Jodi McConnell, controller.
• Marjory McGloin, purchasing supervisor.
• Kristin Mullins, accounting manager.
• Ben Renner, director of construction.
• Kameren Saffold, construction manager.
• Michael Thomas, estimator.
• Rob Woods, area construction manager.