Tina was born in Hawaii. She spent part of her childhood in Indiana and Florida. Prior to making Southwest Florida her home, Tina lived in Chicago where she attended school and worked as a Court Reporter.  Tina has resided in Southwest Florida since 1984 (a Florida native by some definitions).

Tina has been a Certified (Nationally and State of Florida) Court Reporter for over 30 years. She owned and operated a very successful court reporting agency (DiCharia & Associates Court Reporting, Inc.) for over 20 years. She maintains her certifications and still performs court reporting for select clients. With this training and experience, Tina’s attention to detail is unmatched.

She has extensive experience in community involvement. Tina has been on the Board of Directors for P.O.L.O. Club of Lee County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and the YMCA, and currently on one of the United Way Allocations Team, and three-year term Board of Director for the Sanibel and Captiva Islands Realtors Association.

Tina is married to Gus Simmons, Esq. (son of Sanibel Realtor, Glen Simmons and Tina’s real estate partner) who is a local attorney and who is also a Realtor. Tina has one daughter in college at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, who is her pride and joy.

If you’re looking for an ambitious Realtor, whose smile and personality brightens a room, and whose attention to detail is unmatched…your search has ended. Give Tina a call and you will be happy you did.