Meet our Officers and Directors

The Friends of Istokpoga Board of Directors for 2022

The Board of Directors is made up of seven volunteers that are elected at our annual meeting in February. The officers are selected from and by the Board Of Directors. 

Directors and officers serve for a term of one year.

If you have an interest in being a director, please email us and let us know.

2022 Board of Directors
2022 Officers
President 2022 -
	Bert has been a member of Friends of Istokpoga since its inception and served as the President for several years. He’s the one who arranges the facilities, ensures our insurance coverage and other expenses are covered, and works behind the scenes to make sure everything is taken care of. His years of experience are invaluable to the operation of the Friends of Istokpoga.
Bert Galloway Vice-President 2020 -
Secretary 2022 -
	Roger is originally from West Virginia and moved to Florida at about the age of 18. He has excelled as a building contractor in the construction industry and built his own house in Istokpoga Shores. Roger joined Friends of Istokpoga in 2008 and has been invaluable as the organization’s treasurer. In that capacity Roger is important to the organization’s success in maintaining the records and bank account, and also looking after the correspondence and FOI’s mailbox. Roger is really at the center of the day-to-day activities of the Friends of Istokpoga.
Roger Williams Treasurer 2009 -
2022 Directors
	Bill Dwinell’s background includes service in the US Navy for 4 years as an electronics technician. Afterward, he joined the IBM Corporation. While at IBM he was a Field Engineer in Louisville, KY; an instructor and course developer in Washington, D.C.; a Field Manager in Shreveport, LA; and held several positions in Boca Raton, FL, including, PC software support Planner in PC Division, New Products Manager in the Industrial PC Division, OS2 Pre-release Product Support Manager, OS2 Developer Support Manager, and OS2 Developer Marketing Support Manager. Upon retirement from IBM after 31 years, he moved to Lake Placid. As a homeowner and fisherman on Lake Istokpoga, he recognized the need for citizen involvement and coordination with the number of government agencies that maintained the lake. In 1998, Bill met with a small group of Istokpoga residents and subsequently founded the Friends of Istokpoga. After creating the organization, he served as President for about 8 years and has served as a director since then.
Bill Dwinell Founder, Director Emeritus 2002 -
	Jim retired after 34 years in the US Air Force, where he was an experimental test pilot and qualified as a pilot for the military space program. His final assignments were in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Honolulu, and after retiring he stayed in Asia as the Director for Business Development – Asia for Unisys Defense Systems. After moving to Florida, he managed the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program in Palm Beach County and managed a local lake there. Most of you probably know him as that annoying guy who would interrupt your fishing to find out what you’d caught and how long you’ve been fishing. Post-retirement, he’s active on a variety of lake-oriented operations and is working with Highlands County on the plans for bass tournament facilities improvements on Lake Istokpoga.
Jim Reed Past President

 

Director and Officer History

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