The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
                                      is pleased to announce that

                                     Tonna Gruber
                                               has been recognized 
                                            as an exceptional agent in

    The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal   
                                                         and in
                             Barron's Financial Weekly.                               

                       Tonna  is one of a select group
                                              invited to be featured
                       in Barron's exclusive weekly financial magazine.
                                                                                           

     




Tonna is a member of the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, Certified International Property Specialist, International Consortium of Real Estate Associations, Realtors Political Action Committee and is a designated PMN (Performance Management Network),  E-Pro (R), TRC, e-Buyer (R) and Resort Property and Second Home Specialist.  Gruber is a line officer and  2007  Sarasota Women's Council of Realtors Chapter Treasurer and Board Member of the Sarasota Association of Realtors International Council .  She is also an Honor's Graduate of the local  University of South Florida, Sarasota, with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Psychology.  A year 'round resident of Sarasota for the better part of fifteen years, Tonna has been awarded membership in AMERICA'S WHO'S WHO, Metropolitan Who's Who, Who's Who in International Real Estate, Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Gamma Mu International Honor Society and Phi Theta Kappa International Scholastic Order. First licensed in 1988, she currently is a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty working from the Downtown Marketing Center located at  1819 Main Street, Suite 110, Sarasota, FL 34236. Tonna is active in the greater Sarasota area with a local, national and international customer base and specializes in relocations, second homes and investment properties. Both Tonna and Kelly are certified Commercial Property Consultants, increasing cash flow and accelerating depreciation for commercial and investment property owners.Tonna Gruber can be reached locally at 941-556-7087, by calling the International Toll Free Line 888-556-7087 -- or reach Tonna on-line by e-mailing to her electronic address:  Tonna@TalkToTonna.com. You can reach Tonna or Kelly regarding commercial and investment property benefits by going on-line to www.TaxBenefitEngineering.com.

Tonna Gruber moved to a growing Siesta Key in the spring of 1994. Over the past 13 years she has enjoyed the environmental benefits offered by Sarasota's healthy lifestyle and has benefited from the positive community developments. Tonna is the wife of baseball legend and former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman, Kelly Gruber. Their blended family of six beautiful children ranging in age from 10 to 17 enjoy all aspects of the Sarasota lifestyle. Active in community life, they have also been fortunate to travel extensively while involved in their real estate and charitable concerns. The Gruber's are Board Members of The Florida Center hosting The Annual Off-Shore Grand Prix, The Annual Carlton Fisk Celebrity Golf Classic, The 
Annual Festival of Trees and Lights and the Annual Thunder By The Bay events!  The Grubers Co-Chair the signature annual event The Festival of Trees and Lights.  The Florida Center for Child and Family Development is a nonprofit, community-based agency with the mission of providing quality programs and services that focus on strengthening relationships within the family and the community, and that support the healthy development of children.  The Florida Center is pleased to announce the opening of ther first  Fetal Alcohol diagnostic and treatment center in the state of Florida. To learn more about the great work realized by The Florida Center you can go on-line to www.TheFloridaCenter.org . The Gruber's travels have taken them throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada and the US on behalf of the Major League Baseball Alumni and their work with U.S. Armed Forces stationed abroad. They are in Washington, DC frequently and participate in national bi-partisan political events such as the Women's Campaign Fund and fundraising for The Florida Center.

These travels have given the Gruber's an appreciation of the cultural environment Sarasota has provided them and their children over the years. In Sarasota they have found a quality of life, which combines small town comfort and elegant sophistication. They look to the future and can envision a satisfying and robust "third life" here in the fountain of youth they call Sarasota and Her Islands. Evidenced by our international friends who come to Sarasota for a visit and become our neighbors, Sarasota has a special flavor and international appeal.

Kelly Gruber, with his many sport achievements, private coaching and charitable activities is very involved with Tonna in all their children's sports and school activities. Kelly uses his dynamic experiences recruiting new marketing centers to Keller Williams.You can touch base with Kelly and the family online at TheOfficialKellyGruber.com.

Designations:

National Association of Realtors Florida Association of Realtors Sarasota Association of Realtors International Consortium of Real Estate Associations (ICREA) Realtors Political Action Committee America's Who's Who Metropolitan Who's Who WHO'S WHO in International Real Estate  Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society  Golden Key International Honour Society CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST NETWORK MEMBER At Home With Diversity Certified TRC REBAC e-Buyer Commercial Property Consultant Affiliate Associate Board Member Sarasota Association of Realtors International Council

RESORT PROPERTY & SECOND-HOME Specialist Board of Realtors International Council Member Womens Council of Realtors 2007 Treasurer Member Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce WCR Harnessing the Power-Certified Phi Gamma Mu International Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa International Scholastic Order E-Pro(r) Member - Institute for Luxury Home Marketing Commercial Property Consultant Realtors Land Institute 1031 Exchange Certified Board Member The Annual Carlton Fisk Celebrity Classic Co-Chair The Festival of Trees and Lights Board Member The Florida Center for child and family delevopment PMN (Performance Management Network) WCR-Harnessing the Power WCR-Networking and Referral Systems

   
       
                                              

      





Find Your Dreams In Sarasota...Talk To Tonna!
Talk to Tonna at 941-556-7087   or email   Tonna@TalkToTonna.com