Bonita Springs Assistance Office announces 2015 board of directors

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - Feb. 25, 2015 - PRLog -- (BONITA SPRINGS, FL)Bonita Springs Assistance Office (http://www.bonitaassistance.org/) (BSAO) announced the board of directors for 2015.  Officers include, Steven Kissinger (Chair), Executive Director of Immokalee Foundation, Lori Nelson (Immediate Past Chair), owner of Nelson Marina, Teri Lamaine (Vice Chair), owner of Tsquared Renovations, Billie Porter (Treasurer), VP Trust Administrator at FineMark Bank, Maytee Gomez (Secretary), Assistant Branch Manager at CNL Bank and Mike Prioletti (Past Chair,) Vice President & Associate Branch Manager at Robert W. Baird & Co.

         2015 directors include Bill Banfield, Wells Fargo Advisors,  Scott Duvall, Brennan, Manna & Diamond, Christine Farrar, BCF Management Group,  Doug Halsey, Halsey Chiropractic and Acupuncture,  Arden McCurdy,  Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida, Sally Schreck, Mary Shallies, Adsource, and William Shikany, Shikany Funeral Home.

         Bonita Springs Assistance Office, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, has served the greater Bonita Springs, FL area since 1979. BSAO’s goal is to help ordinary people who have encountered a temporary financial hardship, pay for expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, clothing, food, or health needs. The goal is to foster independence and self-reliance through education and by bridging the financial needs of the recipients.

In addition to the food pantry, BSAO provides money management classes and referrals to other social service organizations who may be better served in answering the clients’ needs. Bonita Springs Assistance Office is a United Way partner agency. For more information, call 239-992-3034 or visit bonitaassistance.org.