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Board Affiliations

The Bank’s officers lend their time and expertise by serving as directors on many non-profit and faith-based boards. Beyond their daily banking responsibilities, our officers find time to support the community through leadership and officer positions on various community boards. Participation has included:

  • American Heart Association
  • Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
  • BIG ARTS Sanibel Island
  • Bishop Verot High School
  • Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (C.R.O.W.)
  • Edison Ford Winter Estates Foundation
  • Edison Pageant of Light
  • F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc.
  • Florida Bankers Association
  • Florida Gulf Coast University – Board of Governors Appointee
  • Florida Transportation Commission – Governor Appointee
  • Fort Myers Women’s Community Club
  • Harlem Heights Community Charter School
  • Hope Hospice of Lee County
  • Horizon Council Foundation
  • Horizon Council
  • Industrial Development Authority – Lee County Commissioner Appointee
  • Junior Achievement
  • Kleist Health Education Center at FGCU
  • Lee County Electric Cooperative
  • Lee County Youth Basketball Association
  • Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation
  • Healthy Lee Steering Committee
  • Project Dentists Care of Southwest Florida
  • Real Estate Investment Society (REIS)
  • Roadway Landscape Advisory Committee – Lee County Commissioner Appointee
  • Rotary Club of Fort Myers
  • Rotary Club of Fort Myers South
  • Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva
  • Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce
  • Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
  • Sanibel Community Association
  • Sanibel School Advisory Council
  • Sanibel School Fund
  • Southwest Florida Community Foundation
  • St. Michael Lutheran Church and School
  • SalusCare
  • The Heights Foundation/ The Heights Center
  • The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
  • Uncommon Friends Foundation
Board Affiliations News

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands is proud to be a returning supporter of Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties’ Women Build 2026 initiative. The bank is a Bronze Hammer Sponsor this year and has supported the initiative since it was established in Southwest Florida in 2011. Each year, Habitat’s Women Build brings […]

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Edison National Bank has named Liz LaForce as its new concierge at its Cleveland Avenue office. The customer’s banking experience at Edison National Bank begins with the concierge’s warm greeting, plates of fresh-baked cookies and familiar faces of experienced professionals who know customers by name. In her new role, LaForce will collaborate closely with bank […]

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Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands was proud to support the Strides for Education 5K on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Florida Southwestern State College’s campus. Edison National Bank served as the event’s gold sponsor and sponsored the photo booth. The bank staff also showed their spirit by participating in the race. Edison National Bank has […]

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Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands is returning as a sponsor for the 2026 Market Trends real estate summit. The bank continues its support of the annual event at the Platinum level, contributing $12,000 to help bring approximately 1,300 guests together to hear from local real estate experts. This marks the third year that Edison […]

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