James Parker

James (Jimmy) Parker's real estate history begins in the upper Rio Grande Valley in 1974 where he constructed and sold single-family custom and speculative homes in McAllen, Texas. In 1980, as a Certified Public Accountant, he became Principal and Chief Financial Officer of Padre Grand, Inc., the development company that built and sold Padre Grand Condominiums, South Padre Island, Texas, a $15 million, thirteen story, 85 unit beachfront condominium complex. In 1983 he took the position as Chief Financial Officer of Bridgepoint, Inc., the development company that built and sold Bridgepoint Condominiums, South Padre Island, Texas, a $33 million, twenty-eight story, 114 unit beachfront condominium complex.

Jimmy went on to start his own real estate company, SandDollar Realty, in 1986. The company specialized in real estate sales as well as condominium rentals and homeowners association management and quickly became the number one real estate company on the Island and in the Laguna Madre area. After selling the rental division of SandDollar Realty in 1996, the sales division of the company continued to grow and in February 2002, became a franchise of the best-known real estate company in the world, Century 21 Real Estate Corporation. As President and Principal Broker of CENTURY 21 Sanddollar Realty, James Parker shares his 30 years of experience in real estate with the best team of real estate agents in the Laguna Madre/South Padre Island area and is ready to provide assistance over and above your expectations of any real estate company.

John Thobe

John Thobe has a long history in the local Real Estate market with his specialty being Commercial Real Estate. His extensive experience includes Permitting and Development, Land Planning and Environmental Consulting, Marketing and Political Consulting as well as serving on various boards, including the Cameron County Industrial Development Corporation as Vice-President and the Port Isabel/South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce. With his many years of experience and his knowledge of this region's unique requirements, John Thobe is the go-to person in this area when it comes to any commercial real estate transaction.

Kay Young-Ezell

 Kay was born and raised in the Laguna Madre Area and returned in 1991 after traveling extensively while employed in the insurance and airline industries. She began her real estate sale career in 1993 and has since then continued to excel in real estate and received awards and recognition from Century 21 Real Estate Corporation as top sales agent in the Laguna Madre Area in both 2002 and 2003 and top sales agent for the entire Rio Grande Valley in 2003. With her extensive knowledge of the Laguna Madre Area real estate and her insistence that her customers are always number one priority…Kay Young-Ezell is always ready to assist you with all of your real estate needs.

Christine Corbett

Christine attended Lynchburg College where she was elected to Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities before graduating with a double major in sociology and comparative religions in 1970. She earned a Masters Degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Virginia in 1972. Christine has been a middle school teacher and Life Skills Coach in US and Canadian public school systems. She has traveled extensively and lived in Mexico, Sicily and Canada. She is fluent in Spanish.

 Christine received her real Estate license in 1996. She has been actively selling Real Estate on South Padre Island since then. Christine has been a REALTOR® with CENTURY 21 SandDollar Realty since 2003.

Les Datesman

Les is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia and has a Business Degree in Marketing/Management. He was previously employed in Management with Mobil Oil Company – now Exxon Mobil – taking an early retirement in 1993.

 He received his Real Estate License in 1993 and has been selling Real Estate on South Padre Island since then. He has been a REALTOR® with CENTURY 21 SandDollar Realty since 2003.

Shawna Caruthers

Shawna’s real estate career began in 1996 when she worked as property manager for several apartment complexes in the San Diego, California and San Antonio, Texas areas. She moved to the Laguna Madre/South Padre Island area in 1998 and began working for the South Padre Island/Port Isabel press in the advertising department while working towards her real estate license, which she acquired in 2002. Shawna is currently attending the University of Texas–Brownsville working towards a Business degree and a real estate Broker’s license. Shawna’s experience in both real estate management and advertising has proven to be a great asset to CENTURY 21 SandDollar Realty and gives her a wonderful foundation for taking care of her customers in all areas of a real estate transaction.