


In addition to being a Showcase agent, a dedicated horsewoman and hands-on grandmother, Dawn has also worked at Ocala CEP since 2012, and is currently the driving force behind the revitalized Downtown Market. What has now become one of Ocala’s big weekend destinations was suffering significant setbacks during Covid lockdown – and even before that, it had been struggling to pull in shoppers and vendors.

“I sort of volunteered as ‘interim director,’ just to get it on its feet and through the end of the year before we found the right person to take over,” Dawn remembers. “It was only meant to be temporary. At first.”





If you would like to learn more about our agents please check out some of our past “Agent Stories”.
Agent Stories | Career Best – Beckie Cantrell
You may remember when we told you last year about Indian Prairie Ranch – an idyllic, sprawling training facility built and developed by the legendary Clyde D. Rice. After nearly forty years in the family, they decided to sell the property and engaged Beckie Cantrell...
Agent Stories | Career Best – Tina Halsteter
When Tina Halsteter first walked the property on North Circle Drive in Crystal River, one of her first thoughts was that it was like a private resort, and that it was going to be a lot of fun working to find a buyer. What she didn’t anticipate was a buyer making an...
Vito DelVento | An Ocala Realtor® and Inaugural Veterinarian
When Dr. Vito DelVento accepted a position to oversee the veterinary board in the District of Columbia, it was originally meant to be a part-time gig – mostly administrative. Nothing overly taxing – just helping with things like licenses and permit qualifications,...