Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors consists of up to 27 business and community leaders. The voluntary officers and directors are responsible for the management of the Speakers Assembly within the parameters established in the governance manual.

The Board of The Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida

PRESIDENT
Mark Walchak
Pharmaceutical Company Operations Executive (Ret.)
VICE PRESIDENT 
G. Donald Thomson, Esq.
Attorney
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Steven "Rusty" Whitley
Partner
Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson, & English, CPA

The Directors of The Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida

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 Tiffany Esposito
 President and CEO
 Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
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    Donna M. Flammang
    Partner
   Brennan, Manna, & Diamond, PL
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Anne Frazier
Major Gift Officer
Lee Health
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    Ken Ginsberg
    Adjunct Professor at FGCU
    Higher Education Legal Advisor
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    Charles T. Hopkins
    Managing Partner, (Ret.)
     KPMG
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Gary Israel
Publisher
Estero Life Magazine
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 Louis E. Lataif
 Dean (Ret.)
School of Management, Boston University
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 Vince Modarelli
  Major Gifts Officer
​ Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties
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   Margaret McMorrow
   Vice President 
   The Northern Trust
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   Nancy A. Near
  Community Volunteer

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Andrew P. Porio
Wealth Management Adviser
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Cathy Walchak 
​Consumer Products Research Director (Ret.)
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Douglas E. Wiebel, CPA
ACT Principal
Rehmann CPA's and Consultants
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 Edward E. Wollman, Esq.
 Owner and Senior Partner
 Wollman, Gehrke & Solomon, P.A.

                              The Staff of The Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
R. Arden McCurdy