Eddie Anderson, New Hanover County Schools’ director of facility planning, is the recipient of the 2012 Planner of the Year Award. Anderson will also receive the national Southeast Region Planner of the Year Award. The Planner of the Year Award is presented annually to an individual whose professional activities have produced a positive and significant impact on educational facility planning, while adding to the body of knowledge and best practices in the field.

Century 21 Sweyer & Associates was named a Platinum Level Firm for second year in a row by Cartus Broker Network. Platinum is the highest of the Excellence Award recognition presented to qualified brokers.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage has announced its top producers. For the Wilmington office they are Sandy Borowiec, top listing agent; Sherwood Strickland, top selling agent and overall top producer; David Cummings, top listing agent; Stephanie Gasparovic, top selling team and overall top producer. Carolina Beach Office: Sherri Pridgen, top selling agent; Rick Rogge, top selling agent and overall top producer; Shawndy Conway and Jessica Keenan, top listing and selling team. Leland Office: Edward Wood, top listing agent; Sean Skutnik, top selling agent. Brunswick Office: Ken Keegan, top listing agent; Lynda Haraway, top selling agent and overall top producer; Hank Troscianiec & Associates, top listing team; Emily Willetts, top selling team. South Brunswick Office: Frances Warner, top listing and selling agent; Anna Marie Kozel, top listing team; Monroe and Amanda Enzor, top selling team. Hampstead Office: Christina Block and Helen Marotto, top listing agents; Nora Ruehle, top selling agent. Onslow/Pender Office: Jenna Morton, top listing agent; Christina Pitz, top selling agent and overall top producer; Lori Smith, top listing team; Deana Bowen, top selling team and overall top producer. Laurie Rogers and Jennifer Buske are the top new home sales associates. Overall top producers: Beth Fortunato, Jennie Stevens, Brett Knowles and Kay Baker.

Scooter Hayes, library staff member at New Hanover County Public Library, was named “mover and shaker” in the library industry by Library Journal. Hayes serves NHCPL as an early literacy consultant with Smart Start Raising A Reader, a program that supports daily book-sharing to strengthen parent-child relationships in a literacy-rich environment. Hayes has performed 331story times, distributed books to nearly 4,000 children and organized 30 community events, reaching a total of 3,736 people.

Intracoastal Realty announced top performers for the month of February. Debbie Mitchell won Closed Volume Team of the Month. Mark Bodford won Closed Volume Agent of the Month. Vance Young won Listing Team of the Month and Under Contract Volume Team of the Month. Paula Ferebree won Listing Agent of the Month and Under Contract Volume Agent of the Month.

Ron Meyer, director of information technology for Wilmington Health, was elected chairman of Cape Fear Technology Leadership Exchange. This organization was created to offer information exchange and fellowship for technology leaders in the Cape Fear area. Meyer will be the group’s first chairman and he will serve for one year.

Law firm Smith Moore Leatherwood has added Brian Morrison to its Wilmington office corporate team. Morrison will provide corporate and estate planning for individual and corporate clients in the fields of taxation, estate planning and estate administration. In addition, Morrison will offer counsel to businesses, families and individuals on life planning issues. Morrison received a B.A. from the University of North Carolina Asheville and a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.

Network Real Estate announced its agents of the month for February. Carolina Beach Office: Renae Perrett, listing agent and sales agent; Pam Peterson, top producer. College Road Office: Linda Coite, listing agent; Mary Martin, sales agent and top producer. Water Street Office: Lee Hill, listing agent; Jim Bitto, sales agent; Laura Heitz, top producer.

Donald C. “Clem” Seifert Jr. has joined IronGate Partners as the newest wealth advisor. Seifert has served with Edward Jones for 15 years and he specializes in financial planning and investment management for families and individuals.

TD Bank has named Scott Sharp as regional vice president for its North Coast and Wilmington regions of the Southeast U.S. Sharp oversees commercial and small business lending and related services for the 18 TD Bank locations throughout the region. Sharp joined TD Bank as a VP relationship manager in 2009 and has recently served as VP commercial team leader in commercial lending. Sharp received a B.A. from SUNY Cortland and a Masters from Converse College.

Lagniappe Promotions has hired Monique Williams as its marketing director. Williams is responsible for creating communication systems for the company’s major accounts. She has increased the online presence of Lagniappe Promotions through the use of LinkedIn, Twitter, Company Blog and other social media outlets. Williams graduated from UNCW last December with a degree in integrated marketing communications.