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
G. Donald Thomson
Attorney
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. 
​VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER
Vince Modarelli
  Major Gifts Officer
​ Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties
SECRETARY
Teri Lamaine
President and CEO 
​Bonita Springs Assistance Office
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Mark Walchak
Pharmaceutical Company Operations Executive (Ret.)

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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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 Emeritus 
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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   Margaret McMorrow
   Vice President 
   The Northern Trust
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   Nancy A. Near
  Community Volunteer

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 William Pope
 Foreign Service Officer (Ret.)
​ U.S. Department of State
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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

                              The Staff of The Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
R. Arden McCurdy