Stroudsburg – Carol Demarest, Realtor with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates has accepted the position of Admin Asst to Patricia Blank-Toombs, Vice Pres of the Property Management and Vacation Rental Dept. Prior to the promotion, Demarest was a fulltime in the Bushkill office.

Demarest began her real estate career with Wilkins in 2003. During her career she won numerous awards and designations including being a graduate of the Floyd Wickman Sweathog Program and a Million Dollar Salesperson in 2004 through 2008. Demarest presently holds the ABR designation.

In Demarest’s new position she will be responsible for taking reservations for the vacation units and handling certain day to day operations of the long-term property management division. Wilkins has a vacation rental department that handles both timeshare and vacation home rentals throughout the Pocono Mountains region.

Said Blank-Toombs, “I’m excited to have Carol in my department. Her work ethic and customer service skills are something that’s important to that position and she fits that type personality without any hesitation.” Blank-Toombs recently took over the long-term property management division in a restructuring move by the company. Blank-Toombs is the person who reopened the Vacation Rental Department approximately one year ago and is responsible for vacation rentals including Northslope II, a community managed by the Wilkins organization and Eagle Village, an award-winning timeshare community located in Tamiment, Pennsylvania. Collectively, the Vacation Rental and Long-term Rental dept account for 8% of the Wilkins business.

The Vacation Rental and Long-term Rental department is open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can visit them online at www.wilkins1.com