
Sheila Nestler
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Community Leadership Committee
Boca Raton Campus
Sheila Nestler graduated from Community Hospital School of Nursing in Springfield, Ohio. While in school, she was privileged to work with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. She received her registered Nursing license in 1973 and moved to Miami in 1974. While living in Miami, she worked at Mt. Sinai Hospital, specializing in Neurological Care. In 1980’s Sheila moved to Boca Raton with her husband Mark and worked in the Home Health field as a Discharge Planner for many years becoming the Director of Nursing of Coastal Home Health Care. In 1996 Sheila created a 501C3, Adoption Source, bringing 110 newborns to families in the United States from Russia and China. She traveled to Russia, China, and Belarus to facilitate these permanent placements for the orphaned children. She received her Real Estate License in 1985, and now works with her husband Mark in their firm Nestler Poletto Sotheby’s International Realty. They recently sold to One Sotheby’s International Realty, and she continues to work in their organization. Sheila has also been involved with Big Brother and Big Sisters Organization since 1973 and she mentored a young girl and helped her on a path towards nursing as a career. Sheila and Mark have two wonderful daughters, Jennifer and Michelle, living in Broward county.