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 Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
The Heights Foundation/ The Heights Center
Uncommon Friends Foundation

Board Affiliations News

Bank of the Islands steps up as Presenting Sponsor for the 2025 Coastal Cleanup

Bank of the Islands is leading our islands’ annual conservation community event once again this year. Serving as the Presenting Corporate Sponsor, the Bank is partnering with SCCF to present the local Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, September 21. Besides the financial underwriting of t-shirts and other event expenses, Bank of the Islands will also […]

Bank of the Islands Partners for FISH Back-to-School Drive

Bank of the Islands President Robbie Roepstorff is pleased to recognize the Bank’s returning role as a FISH Partner in collecting for the back-to-school needs of our young neighbors. Beyond lending its Sanibel Office as an official Back-to-School Drive Drop-Off Site, Back of the Islands also made its own in-kind donations to the cause. “For […]

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands hires Nathan Halligan, Sr., as vice president of commercial lending & business development

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands has welcomed Nathan Halligan, Sr., as the company’s new vice president of commercial lending & business development. In his new role, Halligan joins the commercial lending team, providing oversight for underwriting and portfolio growth while fostering the bank’s commercial banking relationships through strategic business development. Halligan has over 16 […]

Bank of the Islands Supports Garland of Goodwill Project

Bank of the Islands is pleased to announce it has become a key supporter of the Garland of Goodwill Project, a community initiative of the City of Sanibel. When completed, the Garland will weave together messages of hope, gratitude, and good cheer – gathered from residents, visitors and members of the island business community – […]