2021 Board of Directors
Debra Frenkel
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
Education:
BA Journalism, MSW
Career:
Executive Director/Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Biggest Accomplishment:
Establishing Freedom Waters Foundation
Family:
Me and my pup, Happy
“Live life to the fullest! ”
Shirlene Elkins
Jill Wheeler
Hometown:
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Education:
Bachelor’s in Human Development
Masters in Psychology
Previous Career:
Outward Bound Course Director + Social Services Caseworker + Therapist
Biggest Accomplishment:
Motherhood
Awards + Achievements:
2010 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40
2014 Naples Illustrated Leading Lady
Family:
Husband Carter and 2 Daughters
“Just as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise nor blame.”
– The Dhammapada
Founder & Secretary
Colby Robertson
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Education:
Bachelor’s in Psychology
Broadcast Journalism
Previous Career:
TV Reporter
Marketing/PR Specialist
Biggest Accomplishment:
Completing my first marathon
Awards + Achievements:
2014 Naples Area Chamber Young-
Professional of the Year
2015 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40
Next Big Goal:
Completing TransRockies 6-Day Stage Race in August and Climbing Kilimanjaro in October 2019
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
– Joseph Campbell
Co-Founder
Ashley Mandeville
Hometown:
Redondo Beach, CA
Education:
University of Houston – B.S. in Management (concentration Human Resource Management)
University of Alabama – Ph.D. in Management (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management)
Previous Career:
Assistant Professor of Management at Florida Gulf Coast University (current)
Senior Organizational Change Management Consultant at Hitachi Consulting (previous)
Biggest Accomplishment:
Becoming a mom to two wonderful kiddos.
Awards + Achievements:
Several top tier publications in Organizational Behavior and Management journals, including Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Management Inquiry. Recently nominated for Junior Teaching Excellence Award at FGCU for 2020 (winner will be announced in April).
Family:
Jon (husband), Greyson and Isla (kids)
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because her trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Always believe in yourself.”
Heather Border
Hometown:
Naples, FL
Education:
Dual Master of Science degrees in Finance and Real Estate and Construction Management, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Denver
Career:
Entrepreneur, Co- Founder of Alliance Global Advisors
Biggest Accomplishment:
My husband and I had three children in four years and we both launched our own consulting firms
Awards + Achievements:
College volleyball scholarship
Family:
Heather lives in her hometown, Naples, FL with her husband, Jay Border (retired military) and three children Jackson (5), Harrison (3) and Madelyn (1).
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”
Andrew Miranti
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Education:
Bachelor’s in Biology
Minor in Secondary Education
Previous Career:
High School Teacher
Football and Track Coach
Biggest Accomplishment:
Being a father
Awards + Achievements:
Performance Enhancing Specialist certification
Level 1 Sports Performance Certification from USA-W
Family:
Wife Shanna and 4 Children
“Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”
– Lolly Daska
Honorary Board Member
Rio DeArmond
Hometown:
Fort Myers
Education:
Northwestern University, Master’s in Counseling (Dec. 2021)
IUPUI, Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership
Nova Southeastern University, Bachelor’s in Business Administration
Previous Career:
Nonprofit Leadership and Fundraising
Biggest Accomplishment:
Spent two years juggling being a single mom, full time employee, full time college student, and community volunteer.
Family:
Husband, Rob Wilson
Daughter, Carlin DeArmond
Dogs, Biggie and Louie
“And though she be but little, she is fierce.”
– Shakespeare
Sarah Holton
Joseph Charles
Hometown:
Dearborn, Michigan
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication/Public Relations – Miami University, Oxford, OH
Career:
Senior Vice President/Private Wealth Advisor – FineMark National Bank & Trust
Biggest Accomplishment:
Completed three full Ironman races
Awards + Achievements:
NCAA Division II 3-time All American
1-time All-American Honorable Mention Diver
Family:
Married my love in 2017 – Attorney Marcie Charles
2 sons – Spencer Charles (19) currently attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University,
Nathan Charles (17) Senior at Creekside High School in Fruit Cove, Florida
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans”
– John Lennon
Laurie Kemp
Hometown:
Great Neck, NY & Hollywood, FL
Education:
EdD Curriculum & Instruction – Florida Gulf Coast University
MA Exceptional Education- University of Central Florida
BS Speech Communication- University of Miami
Career:
Director of K-12 Education, SEG, Inc.
Adjunct Instructor, FGCU
Biggest Accomplishment:
Raising a smart, kind, and independent young man.
Family:
Husband, Paul
Son, Jacob
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
– Aristotle
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