Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty

R. Todd Dantzler, CCIM

Job title

Managing Partner, Broker

Email

todd@srdcommercial.com

Background

Todd Dantzler, CCIM, is managing partner of Coldwell Banker Commercial 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 Choice-Dantzler Properties, Inc., a residential real estate brokerage in Winter Haven, Todd has been active in East Polk County real estate for over 28 years. He is a second generation real estate leader -- his father having served as chairman of the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC).

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. As a sitting County Commissioner, he also serves on the Finance Committee, the Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Community Relations Advisory Council, the Heartland Vision Committee, the Polk Transit Authority, the Polk Transportation Planning Organization and the Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Alliance. He has also served on the Winter Haven Area Transit Policy Board and the Haines City Economic Development Committee.

In addition, Todd is a past member and former secretary of the Winter Haven Hospital Board of Trustees. The Winter Haven Hospital, a major medical center serving East Polk and Highlands counties, is the largest private employer in East Polk County.

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.