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 sponsors Grande Dames Tea event

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands was proud to support Pace Center for Girls, Lee’s Grande Dames Tea event on Tuesday, April 14 at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. The bank served as the event’s Silver Teacup Sponsor. Each year, the event honors women who exemplify the organization’s guiding principles and have made a significant impact […]

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands supports Women Build 2026

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 […]

Edison National Bank names Liz LaForce as concierge

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 […]

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands supports Strides for Education 5K

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 […]