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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: David Gallentine - Financial Advisor
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for January 4th Meeting:David Gallentine\nFinancial Advisor\nDavid is a Certified Financial Planner™ and holds business degrees from the University of South Florida. He began his career in 1984 as a banker and worked in the southwest Florida banking community for 15 years. In 1999\, he began working in his present capacity as a financial advisor in Fort Myers. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers–Sunrise and believes in Rotary’s mission of helping local communities worldwide. He is a proud Ohio State Buckeye – in spirit – and has lived in Fort Myers since 1973. He has personally experienced the dramatic growth of southwest Florida. He still remembers a Thomas Edison “quote” that regularly appeared on every front page of the Fort Myers News-Press: “There is only one Fort Myers…and ninety million people are going to find it..!” \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a desktop computer\, laptop computer\, tablet or phone. If you use a desktop or laptop you can use your regular browser or download the Zoom App for your computer. If you plan to join via a tablet or phone\, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-david-gallentine-financial-advisor-2/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: Tamara Pigott - Executive Director
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for January 11th Meeting:Tamara Pigott\nExecutive Director\nTamara (Tam – uh – ruh) Pigott (Pie – get) is the executive director of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau in Southwest Florida. She oversees the promotion of the islands\, beaches and neighborhoods of the Fort Myers area as a travel destination to targeted domestic and international visitors\, including vacationers and business travelers. She is responsible for the strategic planning of the domestic and international sales and marketing efforts\, along with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organization. \nA graduate of Florida State University\, Tamara holds a bachelor of science degree in economics and political science and a master of science degree in political science. Her experience includes working as a research analyst and vice president of local research companies\, analyzing the economic feasibility of local developments and business opportunities. \nIn 2015\, Tamara earned the tourism industry’s highest educational achievement\, the Certified Destination Management Executive designation\, from Destination Marketing Association International. \nCurrently\, Tamara Pigott is the executive director of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB). As executive director of the VCB\, she is responsible for an annual budget of $11.7 million. She oversees the promotion of The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel as a travel destination to targeted domestic and international visitors\, including vacationers and business travelers. She is responsible for the strategic planning of the domestic and international sales and marketing efforts\, along with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the VCB.Tamara (Tam – uh – ruh) Pigott (Pie – get) is the executive director of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau in Southwest Florida. She oversees the promotion of the islands\, beaches and neighborhoods of the Fort Myers area as a travel destination to targeted domestic and international visitors\, including vacationers and business travelers. She is responsible for the strategic planning of the domestic and international sales and marketing efforts\, along with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organization. \nA graduate of Florida State University\, Tamara holds a bachelor of science degree in economics and political science and a master of science degree in political science. Her experience includes working as a research analyst and vice president of local research companies\, analyzing the economic feasibility of local developments and business opportunities. \nIn 2015\, Tamara earned the tourism industry’s highest educational achievement\, the Certified Destination Management Executive designation\, from Destination Marketing Association International. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a desktop computer\, laptop computer\, tablet or phone. If you use a desktop or laptop you can use your regular browser or download the Zoom App for your computer. If you plan to join via a tablet or phone\, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-tamara-pigott-executive-director/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: Dilman Thomas - Executive Director
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for January 18th Meeting:Dilman Thomas\nExecutive Director\nDilman Thomas is the former Executive Director of the Horizon Foundation\, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization\, which works in partnership with the Horizon Council and the Lee County Economic Development Office (EDO). \nHe has been in SW Florida for over 30 years and has served as a Senior Vice President for SunTrust Bank\, Retail Banking\, Regional President for Encore Bank\, and Executive Vice President and General Manager for Oswald\, Trippe and Company\, and now McGriff Insurance. \nPrior to coming to SW Florida\, he served in a similar role with Pioneer Savings Bank\, managing 27 offices from Springhill to Marco Island. \nCommunity Service has been an integral part of his life\, serving in the following roles in SW Florida: \nCampaign and Board Chair of the United Way \nFounding Chair of the Housing Development Corporation\, building affordable housing in Lee County \nChair of Jr. Achievement of SW Florida \nChair of the Nations Association \nPast President of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise \nBoard Member and Treasurer of the Quality Life Center \nPast Chair of the FSW Foundation\, Lee County \nBoard Member\, The Chamber of SW Florida \nGraduate of Leadership Pinellas and Leadership Lee County \nDilman lives in Lee County with his wife\, Diane\, and has two children and four grandchildren. He is a proud graduate of the University of Florida\, along with both children. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a desktop computer\, laptop computer\, tablet or phone. If you use a desktop or laptop you can use your regular browser or download the Zoom App for your computer. If you plan to join via a tablet or phone\, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-dilman-thomas-executive-director/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz - Music Director
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for January 25th Meeting:Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz\nMusic Director\nGulf Coast Symphony founder Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz enters his twenty-eighth season as the Symphony’s Music Director\, President & CEO. His deep-rooted commitment to new work\, community\, and education\, combined with a vibrant artistic vision\, has led to creating and nurturing one of the most dynamic arts organizations in the region. \nHe was named the 2007 Performing Artist of the Year at Lee County’s Angel of the Arts Awards. Kurtz’s repertoire encompasses a wide range of music styles\, from baroque to contemporary\, and multiple genres\, including symphonic\, opera\, ballet\, musical theater\, jazz\, cantorial\, and symphonic pops. \nKurtz also served as General Director of Center City Opera Theater\, a professional opera company in Philadelphia dedicated to new work\, new audiences\, and new artists. During his sixteen-year tenure\, he led over four dozen productions\, including numerous world or regional premieres. Notable productions that received international praise and recognition include the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (chamber version)\, the East Coast premiere of Daniel Catan’s Il Postino\, the world premiere of Paul Morovec’s Danse Russe\, and the world premiere of Michael Ching’s Slaying the Dragon. \nKurtz was the international tour conductor for CANTORS: A Faith In Song\, featuring three of the world’s leading cantors\, and now is the tour conductor for the NEW YORK CANTORS. In 2022\, he and the Gulf Coast Symphony recorded TRINITY: CLASSICALLY IRISH for PBS\, and he serves as the show’s tour conductor. He served as the Music Director of the Florida Jewish Philharmonic Orchestra and as Producing Artistic Director of Synergy Productions\, a professional musical theater company in Southwest Florida. \nKurtz is the past president of the board of the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. An avid arts educator\, Maestro Kurtz was Resident Music Director at the Luzerne Music Center. In 2001\, he won First Prize in the Dell’Arte di Firenze International Conducting Competition and made his European conducting debut in Florence. In 1995\, Kurtz made his international operatic debut in Tel Aviv while working as a staff conductor at the Israel Vocal Arts Institute. In 1997\, he conducted the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s educational tour production of The Best of Puccini. He was a scholarship conducting student at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and boasts numerous other conducting credits\, including the Pennsylvania Opera Theater\, the Pennsylvania Ballet\, the Charlotte Symphony\, Gonzaga Symphony\, and the Ocean City Pops. \nKurtz completed his doctoral studies in conducting at the Peabody Conservatory and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Virginia\, where he received his master’s degree in music history and a bachelor of arts in music and drama. A native of Philadelphia\, Kurtz has called Southwest Florida home for 30 years\, where he currently resides with his wife\, Julie\, and their son\, Benjamin. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a desktop computer\, laptop computer\, tablet or phone. If you use a desktop or laptop you can use your regular browser or download the Zoom App for your computer. If you plan to join via a tablet or phone\, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-dr-andrew-m-kurtz-music-director/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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