A seasoned Florida property broker and sales associate in the greater Sarasota area, Roger Pettingell has served as a Luxury Waterfront Specialist with Coldwell Banker Realty since 1985. He is also a passionate philanthropist who counts the nonprofit Southeastern Guide Dogs among his chief charitable partnerships.

The Professional and Philanthropic Accomplishments of Roger Pettingell

Over the course of his career in the real estate sector, Roger Pettingell has brokered more than $2.6 billion in total real estate sales with a specific focus on waterfront properties in the counties of Sarasota and Manatee. Among his other accomplishments, he has ranked as the top Coldwell Banker agent in Florida and the fourth Coldwell Banker agent in the entire United States.

Among his numerous specialized Coldwell Banker real estate credentials, Roger Pettingell is a certified Luxury Property Specialist. He has been particularly successful as a top producer over the past decade. He excelled even in the extremely challenging COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020. In addition to setting a career closing record of over 200 million in total annual sales volume, he secured his 11th consecutive finish as the leading real estate agent in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Residents of Bird Key, Roger, and his family are active members of the larger Sarasota community and have raised four guide dogs for Southern Guide Dogs. When he isn’t busy with his real estate practice, he supports a number of local aid organizations and cultural institutions such as the Child Protection Center, the Forty Carrots Family Center, the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe, and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Roger Pettingell has also partnered with several national charities, including the American Red Cross, Adopt A Family, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Southeastern Guide Dogs.

The Venerable and Successful Operations of Southeastern Guide Dogs

For the past four decades, a simple yet compelling organization-wide vision has guided southeastern Guide Dogs: “to help those who cannot see.” Although it has evolved over the years to provide service animals to children and veterans with a variety of physical disabilities and life challenges, it has remained a leading charitable supplier of seeing-eye dogs.

Southeastern Guide Dogs has successfully developed thousands of guide and service dog teams in all 50 US states. It currently supports more than 600 active teams and oversees the well-being of more than 1,200 puppies and dogs.

Supporting extensive training initiatives at its Puppy Academy and Canine University as well as in the homes of its dedicated care staff, Southeastern Guide Dogs raises its animals for a full two years from birth to placement. It also offers educational training for the people that it serves, offering 20-day and 11-day courses on its official campus in Palmetto, Florida. During this time, people with vision loss and other disabilities learn to operate as a functional team with their new service animals.

Southeastern Guide Dogs offers all dogs and services free of charge, Funded solely by private donations. This is even more remarkable considering the exceptional breeding of its animals and the outstanding training that they receive. Southeastern Guide Dogs prides itself on “creating healthier, stronger, more intelligent dogs that love people, love to learn, and live to please.”