FORT MYERS, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2022) – Amy McQuagge, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s vice president and director of marketing, joined the board of directors for the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit. As a board member, she will be responsible for program oversight, fundraising, event coordination and public awareness campaigns.
The foundation’s mission is to ensure every abused, neglected, or abandoned youth in Southwest Florida has a voice as they navigate the judicial, education and child welfare systems. The foundation recruits, trains and provides support for court-appointed volunteer child advocates who represent the best interests of a child until safe, permanent placement is established. The nonprofit also raises funds that help meet a child’s health, educational and social needs.
McQuagge joined the bank in 2018 as the organization’s first in-house marketing director and is responsible for providing direction, guidance and leadership of the bank’s marketing and community outreach efforts. She was previously the senior marketing and event manager for the Lee County Economic Development Office, co-owner of a full-service fundraising company and media buyer for several national and regional advertising agencies.
She is an active community member working with other nonprofit organizations including PACE Center for Girls as a board member, resource development chair and co-chair of the Love That Dress fundraising event. She has also served on the Uncommon Friends Board of Directors. McQuagge also volunteers for Habitat for Humanity of Lee & Hendry Counties, MidWest Food Bank Florida, United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades & Okeechobee Counties along with other local nonprofit organizations. A native Lee County resident, McQuagge holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Southern College and is a certified financial marketing professional through the American Bankers Association.
