Featured Speaker for March 19th Meeting: Tony Power Burmese Python Project Tony grew up back in Brisbane Australia, graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland, and then qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant. His corporate life quickly led him to be relocated to Bahrain with DHL for 2 years, living some of that time in Riyadh Saudi Arabia as well. He was relocated after 2 years for a 4-month stint at the Global Headquarters of DHL in London and then moved once again to Rio De Janeiro as Controller for Latin America for DHL. The then Regional Office was relocated to Fort Lauderdale. After 10 years with DHL Tony moved over to Burger King initially as Latin America Finance Director and completed an MBA at University of Miami, after which he was relocated back to Sydney as Director of Business Development for the South Pacific area. After another 10 [...]

Featured Speakers for March 26th Meeting: Richard Hall & Don Thomas Gift of Life Richard Hall has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1982 and the owner of Richard S. Hall, CPA, PA since 1991. He has been a member of Rotary International since 2003, starting with the Cape Coral Sunset Club and joining the Fort Myers Sunrise Club in 2009. He has served as a board member and officer for both clubs and was President of the Fort Myers Sunrise club from 2017-2018. He is also a Past President of Rotary Gift of Life Florida, Inc., where he now serves as a board member. Richard is also the Treasurer for Rotary District 6960. Richard has been married to Patricia Hall since 1991 and is the proud father of two sons, one daughter, and grandfather to eight grandchildren. Don Thomas was born in Rochester, NY. He has been a resident of Cape Coral, Florida [...]

Featured Speaker for April 2nd Meeting: Robyn DeZego BRM Constructors Robyn DeZego has been a Rotarian since the week she moved to Florida in December 2016. When her four children were in Interact, Robyn was the VP of Carolina Cancer Services and worked full-time at High Point Market Authority, leaving little time to join Rotary. Upon relocating to Florida, one of the first things she did was become a Rotarian. Robyn is the President of the Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset. After cleaning up her home following Hurricane Ian, she joined Current District Governor Kelsey Sola in Fort Myers Beach to assist with mucking and gutting. The following year, after Hurricane Idalia, Robyn teamed up with Kelsey, Judy Hammond, and Exchange student Elo for five days in Northern Florida, helping Disaster Aid USA initiate cleanup efforts. Recently, Robyn became familiar with a company that helps families keep their homes by lifting them [...]

Featured Speaker for April 9th Meeting: Chris Petkovich Medical Benevolence Foundation Chris is the Southeast Director of Partner Engagement for the Medical Benevolence Foundation in Fort Lauderdale. Chris joined the MBF Partner Engagement Team in October 2022, after a long career in Higher Education fundraising. Prior, he served in various development roles at Cross International and Covenant House Florida. His international mission experience includes trips to Guatemala, Honduras, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. MBF is a global health organization founded in 1963 and dedicated to transforming lives by building sustainable medical ministries in developing countries. Through long-term partnerships, MBF equips the indigenous church in partner countries with tools and resources that allow them to meet the healthcare needs of their communities. Their vision translates into four medical ministries that serve the poorest of the poor in the developing world: Critical health services for women and children Nursing schools and scholarships Hospital and clinic support and [...]