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                                                                Board of Directors

                                                                The all volunteer Board of Directors currently consists of eleven community members bringing skills and experience from financial, legal, educational, and business careers.
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                                                                Mr. Phil Plessinger,
                                                                President

                                                                Retired Executive, Merrill Lynch

                                                                Mr. W. Theodore Etzel, III,
                                                                Past President
                                                                Owner, Conditioned Air

                                                                Mr. Don Grandi
                                                                Vice President
                                                                Retired, Financial Consultant

                                                                Ms Trisha Hare,
                                                                Treasurer
                                                                Financial Advisor, Key Private Bank


                                                                Mrs. Nancy Hahn
                                                                Secretary
                                                                ARNP, AIMS Dermatology

                                                                Dr. Walter Douglas
                                                                Retired Professor, Diversity & Multiculturalism


                                                                Mr. Todd Gates
                                                                CEO, Gates Incorporated


                                                                Mrs. Stephanie Speall
                                                                Director of Community Outreach
                                                                Collier County Sheriff Department


                                                                Mr. Bill Hazzard
                                                                Attorney, Coleman, Hazzard & Taylor, PA

                                                                Mrs. Shari Huene-Johnson
                                                                Director of Leadership Development,

                                                                Collier County Public Schools

                                                                Mrs. Kristen Perry
                                                                Pergola Landscape Architect

                                                                Mr. Mario Valle
                                                                Relationship Manager, PBS Construction


                                                                Mr. John Wasmer
                                                                Morton, Wasmer Construction
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                                                                Grace Place for Children and Families, PO Box 990531, Naples, FL 34116, 239-455-2707 (Campus: 4300 21st Ave SW, Golden Gate)