The Colleton River Group

Decades of experience strengthen the top-producing Colleton River Group, Colleton River Club's onsite real estate team. Comprised of six seasoned Realtors® with Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty, the Colleton River Group leverages leading sales and marketing techniques on a local, regional, and global level.

Meet the Team

Skip Gilliam | Skip greatly enjoys the natural beauty and architecture of the Lowcountry here in Bluffton and feels fortunate enough to call it home. “The rivers and marshes have such an abundance of wildlife. It is just so relaxing and enjoyable to spend time around the water. I love low country architecture, homes with a great natural setting, massive live oak trees with Spanish moss and a wide front porch. My family and I found a community that just feels like home, I love having the opportunity to help others find a place that feels like home to them.”

Duchess Raehn | Duchess Raehn has filled homes with her music for decades. She is well-known throughout the South for her warm personality and as one of the best pianists, you’ll ever hear. In this new venture, the multi-talented Raehn is bringing that warmth to her clients as she joins her husband Bobby as a real estate agent with Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty. Their clients love that they offer the most innovative technology and marketing strategies to find the perfect properties for their buyers while developing targeted world-class marketing plans for their sellers.

Bobby Raehn (Ran) | Bobby Raehn began working with pioneer developers in the early 1980s, such as Sea Pines, Daufuskie Island, Indigo Run, Belfair, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, and Oldfield. He is honored to have represented many of the Lowcountry’s best properties throughout his years in real estate. Bobby’s mission has always been a commitment to excellence, using knowledge of the Lowcountry and experience to meet his client’s needs. Bobby is an active outdoorsman and has always enjoyed the area’s superb hunting, fishing, and golfing opportunities.

Doug Winters | Doug is an experienced real estate broker and licensed Professional Engineer. He holds a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Rutgers University’s School of Engineering along with an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Niels Brock California International Business University. Over the past 14 years, Doug has exclusively served clients as a real estate professional and investor. His technical background and training in systems, along with his personal real estate investments, have given him the knowledge and expertise to help his clients tackle their real estate sales and purchases. Prior to joining Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty, he also spent a few years selling luxury homes in the Bahamas and Central America.

Lisa Swatton | Lisa moved to the Lowcountry after college graduation and never looked back! Her love of golf, wildlife, and coastal living first led her to Harbour Town, where she and her parents ran Café Europa for many years. Lisa currently lives in a private golf community in Bluffton with her husband Colin. Together, they have traveled extensively for the past 10 years with the PGA Tour, as Colin fulfilled his role as coach and caddie for former World #1 golfer Jason Day. Now she is applying her 25 years of restaurant business experience and her love of customer service and satisfaction, to a new and exciting career in real estate. Lisa’s honesty, integrity, and knowledge of the local area will help buyers and sellers achieve their goals.

John Patterson | John Patterson is a Bluffton-based Realtor® with Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty specializing in private golf communities. Having spent 30 years in and around the private golf club industry, it’s a service he’s uniquely positioned to provide. John spent several years playing on the professional circuit, equipping him with an insider’s perspective and an impressive network. Much like golf courses, real estate transactions pose their own nuances. John’s many experiences as an agent and a golfer have honed his ability to overcome challenges and obstacles that may arise. When the brand’s leading technology and worldwide reach unite with John’s local expertise, it’s a hole-in-one.