Fort Myers Sunrise Rotary

IMAG History & Science Center Club Social Event
2023-04-21 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford Ave, Fort Myers, FL, 33916
IMAG History & Science Center Social EventApril 21st, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Please join us on April 21st at the IMAG History & Science Center for a club social to celebrate our partnership.
The IMAG History & Science Center social event marks the last of 3 events this month in support of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise’s Drive For Education, which benefits the educational initiatives of three Fort Myers organizations: Take Stock in Children, De LaSalle Academy, and the IMAG History & Science Center.
CLUB SOCIAL EVENT
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2000 Cranford Ave, Fort Myers, FL, 33916
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Featured Speaker: Brian DelNegro - General Manager
2023-04-19 07:30 - 08:30 | Jaguar Dealership, 15875 S. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, FL, 33908
Featured Speaker for April 19th Meeting:Brian DelNegro
General Manager
Brian DelNegro is a proud Worcester native and attended college at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts. After living in Massachusetts for most of his childhood Brain relocated to sunny Florida in 1994. He began his career in the automotive industry a couple years later where he started selling cars at Fort Myers, Toyota.
Brian quickly worked his way up to management positions and transferred over to Naples Nissan after some time. He then took on the General Manager position at Jaguar Land Rover Fort Myers in the year 2010. He has been the General Manager at the dealership for over 13 years now where he works alongside his younger brother Nick DelNegro. Brian is an avid car lover and has enjoyed watching the Jaguar Land Rover brand grow to what it is today. Brian also believes in giving back to the community as much as possible and works closely with local charities and organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club, Blessings in a Backpack, Valerie’s House, FGCU Athletics, ECS Highschool and much more.
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15875 S. Tamiami Trail, FL, 33908
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Featured Speaker: Bill Waichulis - Managing Director
2023-04-12 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for April 12th Meeting:Bill Waichulis
Managing Director
Bill Waichulis is Managing Director for the Florida Resort Division of Boykin Management Company. His career has spanned many property operations with two management companies, Interstate Hotels and Resorts for 14 years and Boykin Management Company since 2006.
Bill has managed many different brands to include Westin, Sheraton, Hilton, and Holiday Inn, all within the state of Florida. In his last position, he was Director of Operations for South Seas and the Sanibel properties. He is currently responsible for the Florida region. Bill serves on the Board of Directors for Visit Florida, Lee County Hotel Association, and Lee County Tourist and Development Council.
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Drive For Education Club Assembly - April 5th
2023-04-05 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Drive For Education Club Assembly – April 5thNo Featured Speaker This Week
Sunrise Rotary Club of Fort Myers will host a club assembly this week for the annual Drive For Education golf tournament, hosted at The Forest Country Club on Friday, April 28th.
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Featured Speaker: Rob Spicker - Assistant Director
2023-03-29 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for March 29th Meeting:Rob Spicker
Assistant Director
Rob Spicker is the Assistant Director of Media Relations and Public Information for the School District of Lee County. He serves as the primary spokesman for the School District and is involved in all District communication efforts, social media, video production, and community outreach.
Prior to joining the School District, Rob was a broadcast journalist for 27 years. He spent 10 years waking up Southwest Florida as the anchor of WINK News This Morning on both WINK-TV and WXCW. Rob helped lead WINK News This Morning to unprecedented ratings success. Rob and his wife have three children and have called Fort Myers home since 2007. He is Board Vice President for the Animal Refuge Center in North Fort Myers, which is Southwest Florida’s largest no-kill shelter.
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Featured Speaker: Bryon Wilfert - Consulate General of Mongolia
2023-03-22 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for March 22nd Meeting:Bryon Wilfert
Consulate General of Mongolia
Bryon Wilfert has Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Toronto and a degree in public administration from St. Lawrence College in Kingston. In addition, he is an Accredited Municipal Clerk. He taught history and political science at Havergal College in Toronto from 1977 to 1997.
The Honourable Bryon Wilfert has served more than ten years as the Chair and other Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group (CJIG) posts. He has contributed significantly to enhancing the relationship and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and Canada through interaction between both countries’ inter-parliamentary groups. In June 2011, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, Japan’s second-highest honor, by Emperor Akihito to recognize these outstanding contributions officially.
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Featured Speaker: Lucrecia Garcia - Youth Services Chair
2023-03-15 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for March 15th Meeting:Lucrecia Garcia
Youth Services Chair
Lucrecia Garcia was born and raised in Venezuela. She studied Political Science at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Administration. After working for a couple of years at an Advertising and communications company in Caracas as an information department coordinator, she decided to move to the USA.
In September of 1994, she landed in Chicago to study English at Concordia University. After a few months, she continued her English language studies at Truman College. In the summer of 1998, she moved to Miami, FL, where she started and continued practical learning in accounting, specifically bookkeeping. From 1998 through 2007, she worked for different companies as Officer Manager and Bookkeeping Clerk. Her two children, Christopher and Alyssa, were born in Miami.
In 2007 Lucrecia had the opportunity to move to Fort Myers, where two of her sisters were already living and raising their children. During her first four years in the SWFL area, she continued to work in the accounting area with a couple of construction companies. In 2012 she had the opportunity to explore another area of work, this time as a Legal Assistant at Bruno & Prado PLLC, and was able to learn and work on Personal Injury and Worker Compensation cases, and sometimes in Family cases. In 2016 the opportunity began to work in the insurance industry and found guidance from the experience of William Garcia, who is not just a friend but the father of her children. She has been working as a licensed agent for Allied Marketing Group since then.
In 2019 she started a new line of work, acquiring a Liberty Tax franchise in Fort Myers. The office was operative until October 2022, when she and her business partner decided to close the operations and dedicate more time to health insurance. In the summer of 2017, she was asked by the parent of her children’s friend if she was interested in being a host family in the Rotary Exchange Student Program. Since then, she has had a wonderful experience hosting students from other latitudes of the world, and she also sent her daughter as an exchange student to Japan in 2019. Her daughter was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise, and guided by John Steakley, her club-sponsored counselor. Last year she was asked by Rotary to be the new Inbound Coordinator for our district. At this moment, Lucrecia is the proud mom of a Marine and an International student in Sapporo, Japan.
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Featured Speaker: Judie Baker-Basil - Owner
2023-03-08 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for March 8th Meeting:Judie Baker-Basil
Owner
Judie Baker-Basil moved to Pine Island, Florida, in May 2014 with her husband, Mickey Basil. She owns Basil’s Bottle and Glassworks, located in Flea masters Flea market. Prior to moving to Florida, she lived in the Washington, DC, area where she co-owned J & F Associates (a safe company). She is a Certified Safe Technician. Other career roles included sales training and opening new branch offices as a VicePresident for WMI, an international sales company.
In 2017 Judie met Shawn Gilstad, co-founder of Charlotte County Imagination Library (in 2011), an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This program intrigued Judie, as she had studied Biology and Special Education at Towson State University and has a passion for child development. Over the next few years, Judie learned more about the Imagination Library program, which mails a free book to preschool children every month until they turn 5 years old.
Conversations with Imagination Library program staff in Tennessee gave Judie further encouragement to consider establishing an affiliate to serve the estimated 37,000 preschool-age children living in Lee County. She worked with an attorney to establish Lee County Imagination Library, a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 designation and the solicitation permit from the State of Florida in July 2022. Local affiliates of the Imagination Library program have 2 roles -to register the preschool children living in the contracted area and to raise the $26 per child needed annually to pay for the 12 free books to be mailed to each child. The Dollywood Foundation covers the other program expenses at no cost to the affiliates, such as technology, marketing materials, book selection, and contracts with publishers and other companies responsible for getting the books from publication to mail.
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Featured Speaker: Doris Colgate - Co-Owner, President & CEO
2023-03-01 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for March 1st Meeting:Doris Colgate
Co-Owner, President & CEO
Before joining the advertising department of Yachting Magazine in 1967, Doris had never been on a sailboat. However, after taking a Learn to Sail course at Steve Colgate’s Offshore Sailing School and then a sailboat racing course run by Steve Colgate, Doris became hooked on sailing – and Steve Colgate – who she married in 1969.
Doris joined Offshore Sailing School full-time as its Vice President In 1970, became President in 1978, and CEO/President in 2001. The Colgates grew Offshore Sailing School from a one-branch, two-instructor, two-boat operation into the industry leader with more than 150,000 graduates.
Doris launched the National Women’s Sailing Association to create more awareness of sailing among women and help women build confidence in their sailing skills, spearheaded You Can Sail Escapes to provide all-women sailing programs, launched the sailing-mentoring program for at-risk girls AdventureSail, and established the not-for-profit Women’s Sailing Foundation to enhance the lives of women and girls through education and access to the sport of sailing.
Doris served the sailing industry as chair of U.S. Sailing’s Commercial Sailing School Committee, BOAT U.S. National Advisory Council member, and Sail America’s Board of Directors.
Doris received the Betty Cook Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award from Boating Magazine, and the Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award by BOAT U.S./NWSA. The National Sailing Hall of Fame inducted Doris into its ranks in November 2022.
Along with her husband Steve, Doris was honored with the Industry Award for Leadership by the SAIL magazine, presented the Timothea Larr Trophy in recognition of their outstanding leadership and excellence in sailing education by the U.S. national governing body of sailing, U.S. Sailing and recognized by The Beaches of Sanibel & Ft. Myers Visitors and Convention Bureau in 2010 with the Junonia Award (its highest honor) for their tremendous commitment & dedication to the Lee County Tourism Industry, and again in 2013 with the Chrysalis Award for Offshore Sailing School’s contribution to Lee County tourism in the Sales & Marketing category.
Author of SAILING: A Woman’s Guide, Doris received the 2000 Southam Award for her informative how-to guide for women. Along with husband Steve, Doris co-authored Fast Track to Cruising in November 2005 and Fast Track to Sailing in 2009.
OFFSHORE High, a biography about Doris, her husband, Steve and Offshore Sailing School debuted in October 2021. According to acclaimed sailing author Larry Kretschmer, OFFSHORE High is a biography of sailing pioneers and a fascinating panoramic of the sailing industry during its formative years.
Doris earned listings in Who’s Who of America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in the Southeast, Who’s Who in Education, and Who’s Who of the World.
Doris and Steve reside in Ft. Myers, Florida, headquarters of their Offshore Sailing School and Colgate 26 enterprises.
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Featured Speaker: Denise Wheeler Wright - Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
2023-02-22 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for February 22nd Meeting:Denise Wheeler Wright
Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
Denise began practicing law in 1994 in Tampa, Florida. Initially, she litigated cases on behalf of the Resolution Trust Corporation (“RTC”) to recover assets for failed savings and loans, along with representing businesses in commercial and contract disputes. Eventually, she focused more of her practice on representing employers in all types of employment litigation. She moved to Fort Myers in 2005 and continued representing employers and litigating commercial and business disputes. In addition to employment and commercial litigation trials, Denise has successfully tried land use cases on behalf of a public entity.
In 2014 Denise was certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Civil Mediator. Since then, she has spent more and more time mediating civil litigation matters. She believes that most cases can be resolved through the mediation process and is willing to commit the necessary time, effort, and patience to reach compromises necessary to resolve disputes.
Denise approaches mediation with the experience of a litigator, the impartiality of a neutral, and the determination of an active problem solver. In 2020, Denise was formally inducted to the FL Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals in recognition of excellence within the ADR sector. In addition to mediation services, Denise is available to conduct neutral party objective workplace investigations with the same goal of solving difficult problems for employers.
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Featured Speaker: Jeff Mielke - Executive Director
2023-02-15 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for February 15th Meeting:Jeff Mielke
Executive Director
Jeff Mielke has been the Executive Director of the Lee County Sports Development (LCSD) department since its creation in 2003. In his time as Executive Director, LCSD has increased sports tourism by over 500%.
As the sports development agency for Lee County, the Sports Development office markets the region as a destination for state, national, and international sporting events and sports business. Sports Development works closely with Lee County Parks & Recreation, the Visitor & Convention Bureau, and our local colleges, universities, and sports clubs in attracting and managing over 150 events annually.
Jeff has a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from Florida State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Missouri.
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Featured Speaker: Earl Quenzel - Rotary Club of Fort Myers - Sunrise President
2023-02-01 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for February 1st Meeting:Earl Quenzel
Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise President
Earl Quenzel will provide an overview of what to expect from this year’s Super Bowl advertisers, share insights about what makes a television commercial effective, and preview a few of the television commercials that will air during Super Bowl LVII at this week’s Rotary meeting.
Earl currently serves as president of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise, president of the McGregor Woods Homeowners Association, and is on the Players Circle Theater board. In addition to his active community involvement, Earl is a partner at Quenzel Marketing Agency with his wife, Colleen.
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Featured Speaker: Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz - Music Director
2023-01-25 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for January 25th Meeting:Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz
Music Director
Gulf 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.
He 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.
Kurtz 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.
Kurtz 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.
Kurtz 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.
Kurtz 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.
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Featured Speaker: Dilman Thomas - Executive Director
2023-01-18 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for January 18th Meeting:Dilman Thomas
Executive Director
Dilman 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).
He 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.
Prior to coming to SW Florida, he served in a similar role with Pioneer Savings Bank, managing 27 offices from Springhill to Marco Island.
Community Service has been an integral part of his life, serving in the following roles in SW Florida:
Campaign and Board Chair of the United Way
Founding Chair of the Housing Development Corporation, building affordable housing in Lee County
Chair of Jr. Achievement of SW Florida
Chair of the Nations Association
Past President of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise
Board Member and Treasurer of the Quality Life Center
Past Chair of the FSW Foundation, Lee County
Board Member, The Chamber of SW Florida
Graduate of Leadership Pinellas and Leadership Lee County
Dilman 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.
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Featured Speaker: Tamara Pigott - Executive Director
2023-01-11 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for January 11th Meeting:Tamara Pigott
Executive Director
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.
A 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.
In 2015, Tamara earned the tourism industry’s highest educational achievement, the Certified Destination Management Executive designation, from Destination Marketing Association International.
Currently, 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.
A 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.
In 2015, Tamara earned the tourism industry’s highest educational achievement, the Certified Destination Management Executive designation, from Destination Marketing Association International.
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Featured Speaker: David Gallentine - Financial Advisor
2023-01-04 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for January 4th Meeting:David Gallentine
Financial Advisor
David 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..!”
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Featured Speaker: Greg Frith - Fireservice Customer Advocate
2022-12-28 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for December 28th Meeting:Greg Frith
Fireservice – Customer Advocate
Greg Frith was born in Hamilton, Bermuda, where he attended school. After high school, Mr. Frith studied at Edison State Community College in Ohio. In recent years, Frith has moved to Cape Coral, Florida, and works for Fireservice Disaster Kleenup in their marketing department. Fireservice Disaster Kleenup provides people with cleanup services for smoke odors, mold growth, standing water, natural disasters like Hurricane Ian, and more.
When Greg Frith is not at work, he enjoys riding his bike and even competed in the Tour De Cape to raise support for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Aside from his passion for biking, Mr. Frith enjoys spending time with his wife and children at their volleyball games and other events.
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Holiday Club Assembly
2022-12-21 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos.Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise will acknowledge its members and their families with a Holiday Club Assembly open to members’ spouses, significant others, children, and grandchildren.
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Featured Speaker: Neil Snyder - Rotary International District 6960
2022-12-14 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for December 14th Meeting:Neil Snyder
Rotary International District 6960
Mr. Snyder received his Law Degree and Master’s Degree from the University of Baltimore. Mr. Snyder was a prosecutor in Collier County from 2003 through 2006. Since he left the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Snyder has been in the private sector, devoting his practice to civil litigation and criminal defense. Mr. Snyder is a member of the Florida Bar and the DC Bar and has trials in the Federal Courts, Middle District of Florida, and Southern District of Florida.
Outside of his success as an attorney, Snyder spends much of his time working to help his community. Snyder is currently the District Governor of Rotary District 6960 and works tirelessly to help the community of Marco Island through his work with the Rotary Club and his law firm. His efforts won him the 2017 Naples Daily News Marco Island Citizen of the Year Award. Every day Neil works to provide for his family and the community.
At home, Mr. Snyder enjoys spending time with his wife, Rebecca, and their foster children. Rebecca and Neil love their roles as foster parents and state, “Although these children may not have your blood, they quickly find a place in your hearts. You will find that the first smile pays you back tenfold for your efforts.”
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Featured Speaker: Max Costanzo - De LaSalle Academy
2022-12-07 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for December 7th Meeting:Max Costanzo
De LaSalle Academy
Max Costanzo has been in the SWFL area for over 8 years. Max attended Florida Gulf Coast University for his undergraduate degree in Marketing and Communications. After graduation, Max started pursuing his dream of working in Sports and as an Events and Marketing Coordinator at Gulfstream Park Casino and Horse Racing. When Covid hit, he was presented with a new opportunity. He started interning at a small sports marketing firm called Just Win Management in 2020 while pursuing his Master’s in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown University. After recently graduating from Georgetown, Max has become an Athlete Marketing Agent on the side. Max works full-time at De LaSalle Academy as the Director of Development, where he is in charge of donors, fundraising, and marketing. Max is motivated by helping children and adults with learning disabilities and his drive to make a difference in his local community!
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Featured Speaker: Matthew Johnson - The Imaginarium Group
2022-11-30 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for November 30th Meeting:Matthew Johnson
Executive Director – The Imaginarium Group
Executive Director Matthew Johnson will share information on a community partnership initiative with IMAG History & Science Center and Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise.
IMAG History & Science Center focuses on providing the community with a hands-on science and aquarium museum in Fort Myers, Florida. IMAG focuses on providing scientific learning opportunities for children of the community.
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This Week's Meeting Cancelled Due to Thanksgiving.
2022-11-23 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
This Week’s Meeting Cancelled Due to Thanksgiving.Regular meetings will resume on Wednesday, November 30th.
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Featured Speaker: Michael Perino - One Digital
2022-11-16 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for November 16th Meeting:Michael Perino
One Digital – Managing Consultant
Michael Perino grew up in Laurel, New Jersey, and graduated from Lenape High School in 2006. After high school, Mr. Perino went to Drexel University to get his Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management and Business Administration, where he graduated in 2011. During his education at Drexler, Michael worked as a Benefits Enrollment Counselor to help people understand and enroll in their company’s benefit plans for Univers Workplace Benefits. Michael would continue this work with employee benefits shortly after college by working with Roller Consulting Co. in Pennsylvania. After about a year, Michael took a new job with M.F. Irvine AssuredPartners Company as a Senior Account Manager/Executive. Then in 2019, Mr. Perino moved to Bonita Springs to be a Senior Benefits Consultant and a Managing Consultant for One Digital.
Michael often stays busy at work to help benefit his community and provide for his family. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife, Kayli, and their two children.
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Featured Speaker: Robert Cacioppo - Players Circle Theater
2022-11-09 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for November 9th Meeting:Robert Cacioppo
Players Circle Theater
Robert was born and raised in New York City and began his professional career in 1978 with The Passion of Alice at New York City’s famous Greenwich Mews Theatre. He directed extensively in New York City before coming to Florida 30 years ago and, since that time, has become a leader in Southwest Florida’s theater movement. He became Artistic Director of the Pirate Playhouse in 1990, turning that company, at the time, into the area’s only resident Actors’ Equity Association Company and directing over 60 productions.
Robert Cacioppo, Florida Rep’s Founder, was honored by the Florida Professional Theaters Association with the Richard G. Fallon Award for Excellence in Professional Theatre for his tenacity, vision, passion, and leadership in creating professional theater in the state of Florida.
Currently, Robert stays busy as the artistic director of Players Circle Theater. Players Circle Theater is one of the premier theaters in Southwest Florida and “has a three-fold mission: to create a home for a variety of theater employing an ensemble of professionals; to become an outlet for community involvement in the arts; and to enrich, educate and entertain our community with classes and performances.” Players Circle Theater follows this mission by continuously putting on award-winning performances and staying engaged in the community. This season check out amazing shows like “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s”, “Admissions”, and more.
When he is not working at the theater, Robert’s favorite direction is home, where he happily lives in Fort Myers with his wife, actress/producer (and co-founder of Florida Rep and Players Circle Theater), Carrie Lund.
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Featured Speaker: Earl Quenzel - Rotary Club of Fort Myers - Sunrise - President
2022-11-02 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for November 2nd Meeting:Earl Quenzel
Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise President
Earl currently serves as president of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise, president of the McGregor Woods Homeowners Association, and is on the board for Players Circle Theatre. In addition to his active community involvement, Earl is a partner at Quenzel Marketing Agency with his wife, Colleen.
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Featured Speaker: Neil Snyder - Rotary International District 6960
2022-10-05 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for October 5th Meeting:Neil Snyder
Rotary International District 6960
Mr. Snyder received his Law Degree and Master’s Degree from the University of Baltimore. Mr. Snyder was a prosecutor in Collier County from 2003 through 2006. Since he left the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Snyder has been in private sector, devoting his practice to civil litigation and criminal defense. Mr. Snyder is a member of the Florida Bar and the DC Bar and practices in the Federal Courts, Middle District of Florida, and Southern District of Florida.
Outside of his success as an attorney, Snyder spends much of his time working to help his community. Snyder is currently the District Governor of Rotary District 6960 and works tirelessly to help the community of Marco Island through his work with the Rotary Club and his law firm. His efforts won him the 2017 Naples Daily News Marco Island Citizen of the Year Award. Every day Neil works to provide for his family and the community.
At home, Mr. Snyder enjoys spending time with his wife Rebecca and their foster children. Rebecca and Neil love their roles as foster parents and state, “Although these children may not have your blood, they quickly find a place in your hearts. You will find that first smile pays you back ten-fold for your efforts”.
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Featured Speaker: Elmer Tabor - Cape Coral Rotary Club
2022-09-21 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for September 21st Meeting:Elmer Tabor
Cape Coral Rotary Club
Elmer Tabor grew up in West Virginia before his family moved to Cape Coral, Florida, about 62 years ago. While living in Cape Coral, Tabor has witnessed much of the growth of Southwest Florida. Tabor watched his town grow from a place that did not have stores, restaurants, or parks to a thriving community in Southwest Florida.
Tabor says that witnessing the growth of Cape Coral “gave me the advantage to learn all I could about growth-related issues, be it infrastructure, building codes, zoning, utilities, public reverse osmosis systems, construction types, parks systems, and much more.” With his expanded knowledge of growth issues, Tabor became an owner and broker for Wonderland Realty Inc. Aside from his work in real estate, Elmer Tabor has owned and operated many local Cape Coral businesses ranging from grocery stores and banks.
Outside of owning his businesses, Tabor spends much of his time working to improve the community he loves. Tabor states that his passions are “boating and leaving Cape Coral a better place.” One of the ways Tabor works to benefit his community is with his extensive work with the Cape Coral Rotary Club. With his countless hours provided to the Rotary Club, Cape Coral’s “Community Foundation,” the foundation created the “Elmer Tabor Award” to recognize great philanthropists and humanitarians within Cape Coral.
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Featured Speaker: Drew Ogden - Lion's Club President
2022-09-14 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for September 14th Meeting:Drew Ogden
President of Fort Myer’s Lions Club
Drew Ogden grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has been the CEO and founder of Gurrilla Marketing for Small Business since 2014, a marketing agency that focuses on providing services to local businesses in the Southwest Florida area. Prior to working with Gurrilla Marketing for Small Business, Mr. Ogden worked as a Marketing Manager for Verizon Wireless. Also, he was an Area Sales Manager for General Hotel and Restaurant Supply. Ogden has dedicated his professional life to marketing and sales for small businesses, wireless companies, and the hospitality industry.
Before his professional career, Ogden served as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1971-1975. After his service, Ogden received his Bachelors of Science in Accounting from the University of Texas, Austin. Later he received his CHA for Hotel and Motel Administration and Management.
Drew Ogden is always looking to improve himself; for example, he is currently learning Spanish at the University of Phoenix. When he isn’t focused on his education or career, Ogden enjoys the day fishing, golfing, or with his wife and three daughters.
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Featured Speaker: Kerri Goldsmith - Area 3 Assistant Governor
2022-09-07 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for September 7th Meeting:Kerri Goldsmith
Area 3 Assistant Governor
Kerri Goldsmith is a senior financial advisor in the HBKS® Wealth Advisors office in Fort Myers, Florida and has been with the firm since 2009. She specializes in helping her clients fulfill their dreams through personalized financial planning, investing, and risk management services. Her assistance helps her clients plan for their own future, their children’s or grandchildren’s education, or passing their wealth onto future generations or charitable causes.
Kerri also works with businesses to provide qualified retirement plans and financial education for their employees. She takes great pride in providing individualized, hands-on client solutions with strategic vision and problem-solving creativity that offer unique perspectives on financial planning.
With a strong belief in professional development and community involvement, Kerri is active in numerous organizations. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Southwest Florida and the Estate Planning Council of Lee County. She is a past president of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South, where she continues to serve in leadership roles. She volunteers with United Way Allocations Team, is a graduate of Leadership Lee County, and is active in the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce.
Kerri earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of South Florida, as well as an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration from Lake Region State College. She is a certified financial planner™ professional and holds the Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist℠ and Accredited Investment Fiduciary designations.
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Featured Speaker: W. Brent Cox, Jr CFE Former FBI Agent and Private Investigator
2022-08-31 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for August 31st Meeting:W. Brent Cox, Jr CFE
Former FBI Agent and Private Investigator
SA Cox entered duty with the FBI on 8/2/1998. After graduation, he reported to the San Antonio Division, McAllen RA, where he worked on drugs and public corruption matters until 9/11/2001. He transferred to the National Security Branch and was a full-time bureau pilot with the Special Operations Group.
In 2004, SA Cox transferred to the Tampa Division, Fort Myers, RA, where he started the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). In 2009, SA Cox was assigned to the Intelligence Division, and in 2010, he was transferred to the Cyber Division, where he expanded the Innocent Images Task Force and battled child pornography.
In 2014, he was transferred to white-collar crimes working public corruption, healthcare fraud, and financial crimes. SA Cox completed a tour of duty in Iraq on behalf of the FBI in 2005.
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