THOMAS POUND - PRESIDENT
Thomas comes to us with many gifts and talents. He has served on several state committees including public advocacy groups and labor unions. Thomas currently represents the Teachers Association of Lee County as a building representative. He presently teaches financial literacy at Cape Coral High School and was the program developer for the required high school course covering financial literacy, now required for every high school student before graduation. Thomas also has a financial business and does yearly taxes for several clients. He is a registered financial advisor with credentials which include Series 7 and 66. He holds both a Baccalaureate and a Master’s degree in education which adds to his wealth of people skills that will come in handy when dealing with this new role of Vice President.
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Laurett Arenz-Vice President
Dance has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. At just three years old, my mom enrolled me in tap, ballet, and tumbling (what we called gymnastics back then), and I was hooked. I loved moving my body—so much so that I practiced cartwheels in my parents’ office, occasionally splitting my lip in the process. At nine, our family moved, and with eight children, formal lessons weren’t possible. I improvised—taking the bus to the YMCA with friends to practice dance and gymnastics independently.In junior high and high school, I made the dance team, and our High School drill team went on to win a regional championship—despite my dislocating my shoulder during the final performance. The joy outweighed the pain. For the past six years, I’ve been immersed in ballroom dancing with my wonderful husband, Dave. We now know 27 dances—not perfectly, but passionately. I feel most alive when I dance. I’m deeply grateful to USA Dance and to all of our dance coaches, especially John and Penny DeFino. I want to thank Thomas Pound and Jennifer Brandon for their service and leadership, and I am honored to serve as Vice President of the Fort Myers chapter. |
JENNIFER BRANDON - TREASURER
Dr. Jennifer Brandon met her husband dancing in Burlington Vermont. They have been dancing on and off since that time. She has extensive experience in community based businesses.
Dr. Brandon also will add a wealth of iinformation in the area of of internet based adversting for the Cape Coral- Fort Myers USA Dance Chapter. But most important is she loves to dance and wants to promote dancing in SW Florida.
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PAIGE LAPPAN-SECRETARY
Paige Lappan started dancing in 2017. She especially appreciates the kinetic energy of the Waltz, but enjoys all the social dances. She is thrilled to be dancing more lately and looks forward to serving our dance community by being secretary for our Chapter #6049. |
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Joanne Bevins
Jim Lappan
David Arenz
John Defino (Special Advisor)
Jim Lappan
David Arenz
John Defino (Special Advisor)