Meet Our Team of Experts
David Stidham
President/Broker | 251-504-2500 | dstidham@clgulfcoast.com
With more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage, insurance, real estate and property management industries, David currently serves as president of Gulf Shores, Alabama based IL Group, which includes Crye-Leike Gulf Coast Real Estate and Vacation Rentals. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, his career started at a large regional bank, a private mortgage banking firm, and then partner and now owner of an independent insurance consulting firm and real estate brokerage. In addition to being licensed in 50 states in insurance as well as holding the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation, he is also a licensed realtor and broker in both Alabama and Florida. He currently also serves as Broker for Crye*Leike Gulf Coast Real Estate & Vacation Rentals
In 2003, David, his wife and 3 children relocated to the Alabama Gulf Coast to enjoy the laid back coastal living lifestyle. He and his family now live in Orange Beach and enjoy spending time watching the local wildlife and the natural beauty that abounds in this area.
Jenna Adams
Realtor | 205-410-7992 | jadams@clgulfcoast.com
Jenna spent her childhood in Birmingham, AL and moved to Mobile for college. She secured a job as an elementary teacher for many years. She has always visited the Gulf coast her whole life and fell in love with the beach life from a very young age. She always dreamed of making the Gulf coast her home one day. In 2010, she and her family made the move to Orange Beach. They have loved raising their family here and being part of a wonderful community. Jenna has always been intrigued with the real estate market and decided to finally pursue it as a career. Her many years of experience as a teacher helped mold her attention to detail, willingness to go above and beyond expectations, and strive for 100% customer satisfaction, which now carries over into real estate. Jenna looks forward to working with you and helping you find your slice of paradise!
Katie Benford
Realtor Licensed in Florida | 850-341-6874 | kbenford@clgulfcoast.com
Katie is an artist and avid dog enthusiast who grew up right here on the Gulf Coast. Originally from Gulf Shores, she has always loved the Pensacola area and, in 2016, she finally took the leap and made Pensacola her home. Katie has been interested in local real estate for some time and, after building a successful art business from the ground up, she was given the opportunity to take another leap and become a Florida Realtor. Katie’s background in customer service and the meticulous nature of the art industry have provided her with useful tools like attention to detail and consistency which translate well into her career in real estate. Katie looks forward to working with you and to petting your dog, if you have one.
Lauren Cason
Realtor | 828-747-0700 | lcason@clgulfcoast.com
Lauren grew up on the Gulf Coast and started her Real Estate journey 13 years ago in Orange Beach. Lauren has a passion for nature and the outdoors so eventually that passion led her to North Carolina where she acquired a License to sell Real Estate in the mountains. In 2018 she moved back down to the Gulf to be closer to her family. Real Estate is her biggest passion and she will strive to make sure that she will answer your questions and help her clients make informed decisions. She conducts herself as your personal consultant or as she calls herself your “Trusted Advisor.” Lauren provides exceptional customer service to clients in a competitive Real Estate market with expansive knowledge of the market and home value to help achieve the highest and best use of the home and to ensure my clients they are receiving the best quality experience possible. I look forward to working with you and helping you find home in paradise!
Josh Couch
Realtor Licensed in Florida | 513-417-3068 | jcouch@clgulfcoast.com
Josh brings years of experience in real estate, excellent customer service and a commitment to listen and follow through. He provides quality service to build relationships with clients and more importantly, maintain those relationships by communicating effectively.
“Serving you with excellence”, is his mission and motto. A repeat client of his once said, “Josh simply does what he says, and does it with excellence”.
His life of service includes being a Senior Pastor for nearly a decade. During that span, Josh led several multi-million dollar renovations to local non-profits. He is committed to the community of Pensacola and has developed key relationships in both the public and private sectors.
Josh is married to Carissa and they have two children. They thoroughly enjoy living in the heart of Pensacola, and all things emerald coast!
Ann Hale
Realtor | 901-494-3962 | ahale@clgulfcoast.com
InHALE! ExHALE! You’ll breathe easy with Ann on the job!
Ann spent her youth in the Mississippi Delta, and moved to Memphis, TN as a young adult. In Memphis, Ann secured a job at FedEx where she negotiated multi-million dollar contracts for the company, as well as managed the Product Design and Development Team in Retail Operations. Her success at FedEx was evidenced when she was awarded the prestigious Five-Star Award – the highest honor at FedEx which recognizes team members who have enhanced service and profitability and exemplified the spirit of teamwork.
In 2003, after a twenty-one year career at FedEx, Ann followed her dreams to pursue a life-long desire to be a Realtor. Always fascinated by the real estate market, Ann was easily able to transition the corporate skills gained at FedEx to the real estate market. With the mindset of FedEx’s Absolutely, Positively, Overnight mentality, Ann possesses the sense of urgency, attention to detail, and goal of 100% customer satisfaction in every real estate transaction.
Ann and her husband live in Foley, AL and love spending time at their Gulf Shores beach condo. They have three adult children/spouses and six grandchildren, and are always eager to make memories with them!
Please call Ann anytime without obligation! She is ready to go to work for you today!
Wes Hardin
Realtor | 501-593-6204 | whardin@clgulfcoast.com
If you are looking for an agent that is professional and competent, as well as warm and friendly, who is also a multi-million dollar producer, then Wes is your guy. If you are a local looking to upgrade to a more luxurious home, to sell and downsize for a new season, or anything in between, he can help. If you are looking to move into the area and would like someone to help you acquire the right property and also point you to all the fun and exciting things in the area, then he’s the agent for you. From the beach to the golf course, to the open country, he provides quality service to build relationships with clients and more importantly, maintain those relationships by communicating effectively.
As a seller, he understands that you want to effectively (and beautifully) market your home and then negotiate to secure the highest possible price and cleanest terms for the sale. As a buyer, he understands you want a patient, yet assertive partner to help you buy the right home for you, at the best possible price. Wes can help as your consultant, negotiator, and project manager to make your goals of buying and selling possible.
In his free time, Wes and his wife Deidre, enjoy going to church, flying in his plane, traveling, discovering and dining at great local restaurants, catching sunsets at the beach, checking out the newest and exciting entertainment and shows in the area, going to amusement parks such as OWA, and taking in the sights at some of the open-air shopping malls at places like The Wharf. If you have a few minutes, shoot him a text or give him a call!
Tobi Libbra
Associate Broker | 217-320-9146 | tlibbra@clgulfcoast.com
Following 12 years as an owner/managing broker of an independent real estate agency in Illinois, Tobi Libbra’s family made the decision to move to the beautiful Gulf Coast of Alabama in 2014. With real estate as Tobi’s life long passion and given the opportunity with Owner David Stidham, IL Group Real Estate, now known as Crye*Leike Gulf Coast Real Estate & Vacation Rentals, was started with Tobi as the original Managing Broker, and now Associate Broker. The entire Team at Crye Leike is determined to continue providing the same excellent service that has always been provided as IL Group Real Estate. Although busy with her career as a National Speaker and educator for finance and real estate professionals across the country, Libbra states, “I am both privileged and honored to have been a part of founding our new real estate division as the qualifying broker, and now Associate Broker of Crye-Leike. Everyone here at Crye-Leike looks forward to assisting with all your real estate needs on the Alabama Gulf Coast and we make a promise to provide our clients with the latest technology and discreet service they are looking for in an agency relationship. We never take for granted these wonderful beaches we get to call home and we look forward to sharing them with you!”
Farzaneh Tootiani
Associate Broker | 251-609-0074 | ftootiani@clgulfcoast.com
Welcome to the Gulf Coast!
As an agent who fell in love with our beautiful area over 12 years ago, Farzaneh Tootiani brings 20+ years of finance and sales expertise to Gulf Coast buyers and sellers! She understands both processes can be challenging and sometimes complicated. Clients choose her time and time again for her knowledge of the area, skillfulness in targeting home searches, innovative marketing strategies, strong negotiating skills, and up-to-date feedback on market conditions and trends. Whether you are interested in selling your current home or considering buying a second home or investment property, her proven formula for success will have you achieving your goals in no time! Licensed in both Alabama and Florida, Farzaneh looks forward to working with you!