Uncommon Friends Foundation announces new officers
Officers have been elected for the 2009-10 fiscal year for the Uncommon Friends Foundation.
They are President Robert R. Jones, vice president of Administrative Services at Edison State College; Vice President Tammy Surratt, president of Legacy Family Office; Treasurer Leslie D’Alessandro, partner at Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson, English; and Secretary Brenda Stewart, executive director of Lee County Dental Society. Immediate Past President is Bruce Schultz, president and chief executive officer of Southwest Capital Bank, and Arlene Roth is executive director.
Serving on the Board of Directors are John Albion, executive director of Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce; JoAnn Beightol, community volunteer; Lee County Commissioner Brian Bigelow; Alexandra Bremner, teacher at Allen Park Elementary School; Larry Byrnes, retired professor of education at Florida Gulf Coast University; Berne Davis, philanthropist; Gray Davis, COO at Oswald Trippe and Company Inc.; Guenther Gosch, chief executive officer and president of Moorings Park; Jacqueline Gregory, investment associate at Legacy Family Office; and City of Fort Myers Councilman Randall Henderson Jr.
Others include Kerrey Hoolihan, owner/broker of Vision One Realty Group; Tom Hoolihan Jr., owner of Tommy Hoolihan’s Resort & Lifestyle Center; Nancy Humphrey, community volunteer; D. Hugh Kinsey Jr., attorney at The Sheppard Law Firm; Terri Kinsey, grants coordinator for The School District of Lee County; Reggie Knight, retired nonprofit executive; Connie McCormick, retired health administrator; David McCormick, Emeritus University professor and administrator; and Jim McLaughlin, broadcaster/media professional.
Still others are Fran Myers, owner of Red Coconut RV Resort; Alexander “Sandy” Robinson, president of Northern Trust Bank; Robbie Roepstorff, president of Edison National Bank and Bank of the Islands; Erleen Sanders, owner of EVENTS; Lee County School Board Member Elinor Scricca; Roxie Smith, owner of Pink Shell Development; Ken Sneeden, owner of Ken Sneeden & Associates; Sandra Stilwell, owner of Stilwell Enterprises & Captiva Island Inn; Linda Uhler, community volunteer; Jody Van Cooney, retired educator; and Steven R. Whitley, partner at Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson, English.
The Uncommon Friends Foundation, established in 1993, is a character education foundation whose mission is to instill ethics, moral values and a sense of purpose in tomorrow’s leaders.
The foundation is dedicated to enriching society by promoting the positive values author James D. Newton discovered in five unique men and their wives – Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Dr. Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh – intellectual giants who helped shape the 20th century.
Information may be obtained by calling 337-9505 or checking the Web site at: www.uncommonfriends.org.