Officers
Constance Jones, PhD
Chair
Chief Academic Officer, School District of Lee County
Howard Finch, PhD
Chair-Elect
Associate Dean, FGCU, Lutgert College of Business
David Hall
2nd Chair-Elect
President, COO, First Community Bank of Southwest Florida
Gerry Poppe
Secretary
CFO, Waterman Broadcasting
Craig Sherman
Past Chair
Executive VP, Chief Loan Officer, Bank of Florida Corporation
Board Members
| Sharon Arnold | Gravina Smith & Matte, Vice President | |
| Steve Brown | John Madden Company, Vice President of Project Development | |
| Todd Gates | Gates, Chairman | |
| Marcia Hobe | US Trust Private Wealth Management, Sr. Vice President, Trust Officer | |
| Carl Howes | Pachira Company, Vice President / Controller | |
| Jennifer Laderer | Bonita Bay Group, Director of Strategic Marketing | |
| Butch McGovern | McGovern Group, LLC | |
| Charlotte Miller | Florida Power & Light, External Affairs Manager | |
| Bernard Narine | Wachovia Bank, Sr. VP/Community Bank President | |
| Joe Paterno | SW FL Workforce Development Board, Executive Director | |
| Bill Price | McGarvey Development Co., COO, Executive VP Asset Management | |
| Dilman Thomas | Oswald Trippe & Co., Executive VP & Director of Client Relations | |
| Sandi Wilson | Comcast, Manager of Community Affairs | |
Chairmen Emeriti |
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| Bob Bassett | BB&T Bank, Area President | |
| Richard Durnwald | Northwestern Mutual/Durnwald & Associates, President |
Honorary Advisory Board
| John Garbo | Broker Associate, Germain Properties of Naples | |
| Jerry F. Nichols | Senior Vice President, Brown & Brown Benefits | |
| Holland Salley | Chairman, Holland Salley, Inc. | |
| Sabra Smith | COO, Veritas Employer Services | |
| Joel Whittenhall | President, CNL Bank of Southwest Florida |
Staff
Victoria Stephan,
President
Jodie Greenhoe,
Executive Assistant
Karen Hargrove,
Program Manager
Cecilia St. Arnold,
Program Director
