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Whitney Dutton and Caroline Carrara<\/p>\n
Jennifer Belt, executive director of the\u00a0Historic Stranahan House Museum<\/a>\u00a0(Stranahan House), is proud to announce Whitney Dutton as Interim Board President and Caroline Carrara as Vice President of the Board of Directors. Dutton is the residential sales director and advisor at Native Reality, and Carrara is the managing broker, Florida, at Side.<\/p>\n The Stranahan House is governed by a passionate group of community leaders who comprise the museum\u2019s Board of Directors\u00a0and are committed to advancing the organization\u2019s mission to\u00a0honor the memory of Frank and Ivy Stranahan and perpetuate their passions for justice, education, civic involvement, economic growth, and the environment.<\/p>\n As Interim Board President and Vice President of the Board of Directors, Dutton and Carrara will play vital roles in supporting key Stranahan House programs and values, including championing community leadership, giving back, and a committed dedication to preserving the history and spirit of Fort Lauderdale and the legacy of the Frank and Ivy Stranahan for generations to come.<\/p>\n \u201cWhitney Dutton\u2019s dedication to the Stranahan House spans more than eight years, and I could not be more proud to see him step into the role of interim Board President,\u201d said Belt. \u201cI am also thrilled to welcome Caroline Carrara as Vice President of the Board of Directors. Both Whitney and Caroline are pillars of the Broward County community. They are deeply committed to our mission of creating meaningful opportunities for residents and visitors of all ages to connect with Fort Lauderdale\u2019s rich history and strengthen our community\u2019s social, cultural, and historical legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n Belt also expressed her sincere gratitude to outgoing Board Chair\u00a0Maggie Gunther\u00a0for her exceptional leadership and service for the past 11 years.\u00a0During her tenure with the Stranahan House, Maggie helped guide the organization through a period of growth, community engagement, and strategic advancement.<\/p>\n For over two decades, Dutton has helped sellers, buyers, and investors navigate their real estate goals with the focus to protect the client and bring them value. He leads the residential division at Native Realty, where he was brought in to expand the firm\u2019s brokerage services after building one of the highest-producing teams in the market.<\/p>\n Dutton is a longtime supporter and community advocate across Broward County. He serves in numerous leadership positions with Leadership Broward, including Chair of the Board of Directors, Vice President of Programs, and Vice President of Events. He has also supported organizations, including the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, the Pace Center for Girls Broward, and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, while also serving on the City of Fort Lauderdale Sustainability Advisory Board. Dutton resides in Fort Lauderdale with his wife and three children.<\/p>\n Carrara currently serves as Managing Broker, Community Growth in Florida at Side, where she supports real estate partners throughout the state with brokerage operations, compliance, market growth, agent development, and risk management. With more than 20 years of experience in South Florida real estate leadership, she has built a reputation as a trusted resource and advocate for the professionals and communities she serves.<\/p>\n Carrara is a deeply engaged leader within Florida\u2019s real estate and civic communities. She has served as a Florida Realtors Director since 2013. Through Miami Realtors & RWorld, she is active on the Professional Standards Committee, the RWorld Housing Foundation,Broker Think Tank Task Force,\u00a0and serves as Vice Chair of the Broward County Community Outreach Committee. She also holds a Board seat with the Master Brokers Forum Gold Coast Chapter. A longtime admirer and supporter of the Stranahan House, Carrara brings a deep personal connection to the role and a shared commitment to preserving the history and spirit of Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n The museum\u2019s Board of Directors includes\u00a0Executive Director and Secretary Jennifer Belt, ex officio; Treasurer Pete Gosnell; and Member-at-Large Marianna DeJager. Board members include Brady Alexander, Alec Bogdanoff, Nichola Davis, Mary Fertig, Tom Harman (docent representative), Lindsay Lehn, Abbie Lipton, Brianna Reeves, Daphne Shephard-Karl and Doug Smith.<\/p>\n About Historic Stranahan House and Museum:<\/p>\n The Historic Stranahan House and Museum, the oldest and most historically significant surviving structure in Broward County, has served as a trading post, post office, town hall and home to the Stranahans. Frank Stranahan is Fort Lauderdale\u2019s first businessman and most respected pioneer. His wife, Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, was the area\u2019s first school teacher and a champion of many civic, social service, environmental and educational causes. Today, the mission of the Historic Stranahan House Museum is to tell the story of the birth of the community through the lives of two extraordinary people and the homestead they created and to serve as an enduring legacy of historic preservation. Its purpose is to preserve, interpret and promote the House, historic site and history of our community\u2019s founding family. Every year, more than 3,000 fourth-grade school children and 30,000 tourists and locals visit, making the House one of the top cultural attractions in Fort Lauderdale. Stranahan House and Museum is located at 335 SE 6th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please visit\u00a0www.stranahanhouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whitney Dutton and Caroline Carrara Jennifer Belt, executive director of the\u00a0Historic Stranahan House Museum\u00a0(Stranahan House), is proud to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-326279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}