R. Todd Dantzler, CCIM, is managing partner of SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty.
He is a well-known authority on commercial properties and
land use in the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro and surrounding areas. Todd
specializes in commercial properties, investment properties, and commercial
leasing.
Also, a principle with Real Estate Central Group, LLC, a
residential real estate brokerage in Winter Haven, Todd has been active in East
Polk County real estate for over 36 years. He is a second-generation real
estate leader — his father having served as chairman of the Florida Real Estate
Commission (FREC) in the early 80’s.
Todd was recognized as the 2012 Florida Realtor® of the
Year in August of 2012. In 2000, he was elected president of the Florida
Realtors® — the youngest president in the history of Florida Realtors®. He is a
current member of the board of directors, past treasurer, and past chairman of
the Legislative Committee and Affordable Housing Task Force of the Florida Realtors®.
He is a past president of the East Polk County Association of Realtors®.
In 2010, Todd was elected to the Polk County Board of
County Commissioners and served as the Chairman of the Commission in 2014 and
2018. As a sitting County Commissioner, he also serves on the Finance
Committee, the Community Relations Advisory Council, the Polk Transportation
Planning Organization. He is the Commission liaison to the Central Florida
Development Council, the economic development arm of the County.
In addition, Todd is a current member and former
secretary of the Winter Haven Hospital Board of Trustees. The Winter Haven
Hospital Baycare, a major medical center serving East Polk and Highlands
counties, is the largest private employer in East Polk County. He is currently
the chairman of the Winter Haven Hospital Quality and Safety Committee.
Todd received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration with a major in Marketing from the University of Florida and is
a member of the Florida Blue Key at UF. He also was the president of his
fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega.
He has been both a deacon and elder in his church, First
Presbyterian Church of Winter Haven.
Disciplines
Commercial Properties
Investment Properties
Industrial properties
Commercial Leasing