Fort Myers Sunrise Rotary

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. [...]

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. [...]

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; [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 3 Ways to Join ONE Click 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This Week's Meeting Cancelled Due to Thanksgiving. Regular meetings will resume on Wednesday, November 30th. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 3 Ways to Join ONE Click 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. Sunrise ZOOM Room TWO Click on the link below and and enter Meeting ID: 465 653 4071 Sunrise [...]

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. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 3 Ways to Join ONE Click 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]