Tim has been a resident of the low country since 2002. He earned a BS degree from West Virginia University and an MBA from Salisbury University.

Prior to joining Latitude Margaritaville, Tim spent 30 years managing restaurants, hotels and resorts. He has worked for Marriott International, Marriott Vacation Club and Chesapeake Hospitality, in positions stemming from server to general manager.

He has sat on the board of several Marriott Vacation Club properties, Daufuskie Island Club and Resort and was on the finance committee of his own community during its turnover from the Developer. Having lived in Bluffton since 2002, Tim is involved in different aspects of the community, including being on the BOD’s for the Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, part-time hospitality teaching at The Technical College of the Low Country, and was secretary and BOD member of the Hampton Hall Charitable Foundation – a charitable organization to assist those in need who are residents of the Greater Bluffton Area.

He and his wife Debby have raised 3 beautiful daughters and they love the Low Country.

Anneke is originally from South Africa, where she trained in the hospitality industry. She has lived in the United Kingdom, where she was the CFO of a printing company before moving to the United States. Anneke has lived in the United States for 16 years and relocated from Celebration FL where she was an onsite manager for 13 years and has been a Licensed Community Association Manager for 15 years and has her CMA & AMS designations. She enjoys reading, travelling, and training her working K9’s (GSD) in obedience and protection in her downtime.

oversees all landscape aspects of the community. Originally from Macon, Georgia, Ward has a degree in Business and Hospitality Management and 13 years of experience in the turf and landscaping management industry. Ward has lived all over the world, working at different resorts, hotels, and golf communities. In his downtime, Ward is a keen golfer and enjoys spending time with his 10-year-old daughter.

David was a resident of the Cleveland Ohio area up until spring of 2021, when he moved to Ridgeland SC. Prior to Margaritaville, David was involved with developers for multi-family housing. He has spent his whole adult life managing and repairing the physical plant operations of facilities. Receiving a 2 year certificate from Auburn career center for HVAC and owning and operating his own house investment company prior to 2008. Currently married and enjoying the Margaritaville way of life.

Originally from the great state of Ohio, Annie White has resided in the Lowcountry since 1992 by way of a college internship on Wilmington Island, GA. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Kent State University in Commercial Recreation and Leisure Services. Prior to joining the team, she has worked in 55 & Better (active adult) communities since 2006 in various capacities; developer warranty agent, community manager, compliance manager, and lifestyle director.

Annie loves to make people happy and seeing them enjoying life.

Erin Marinaro is a native New Yorker and “a boomerang Blufftonian, having lived here for many years” before moving back full time in 2019. In life before children, Erin was a meeting planner by trade with absolutely no fitness background. In 2008, she was diagnosed with MS. A few days after her diagnosis she was determined to do everything in her power to fight this disease and never let it define her. Erin started focusing on fitness and eating whole foods and has never looked back.

Fitness and healthy living is a way of life for Erin and it has enabled her to be medication free. Erin’s vision for the Fins Up! Fitness Center is for it not to just be a place you come to exercise, but a place that fosters a sense of community whose residents empower each other and where they can make physical and mental changes as well.

Robert is a new resident to the south moving in August of 2021 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert has worked in the food and beverage industry for nearly 25 years beginning as a dishwasher and short order cook in Erie, Pennsylvania. He has worked in every position in both back and front of the house but mostly as a sous chef and executive chef at places in Pittsburgh such as, Hilton Garden Inn, the Rivers Casino, the University of Pittsburgh, and PNC Park.

Robert is married with 5 children. He loves music, concerts, fishing and the Las Vegas Raiders. He is also finishing his Associate’s degree from Community College of Allegheny County and hopes to begin working on his Bachelor’s degree in business.