2026 SPEAKER SERIES |

PBWL Speaker Series
Every Monday starting at 3:00 PM at the Pelican Bay Community Center.
Free and open to women residents of Pelican Bay No tickets or reservations are necessary.
January 5 Feeling good about Giving
Speaker: Patty Baker, Philanthropist
January 12 Sogetsu: History of Ikebana
Speaker: Marcia Borel, Advanced Practitioner of Ikebana
January 19 Award-winning Chef: Bicyclette Cookshop
Speaker Kayla Pfeiffer, Chef/Owner
January 26 Shakespeare's They/Thems: The Continuing Relevance of Shakespeare
Speaker Gail Paster, Director Emerita of the Folger Shakespeare Library
February 2 Collier Community Foundation: Celebrating 40 Years in Naples
Speaker Eileen Connolly-Keesler, President/CEO
February 9 Baker Senior Center
Speaker Marisa Luizzi, Chief Program Officer
February 16 Boys/Girls Club of America
Speaker Paul Donahue, CEO and President
February 23 League of Women Voters
Speaker Teresa Stohs, League of Women Voters Collier County
March 2 My Vantage Point of Being the Wife of the US Ambassador to China
Speaker Sarah Randt
March 9 Gulf Shore Playhouse
Speaker Kristen Coury, Founder and CEO
March 16 Shelter for Abused Women and Children
Speaker Linda Oberhaus, CEO
March 23 25 Years of Journalism in Naples
Speaker Harriet Heithaus, Journalist/Editor
March 30 Senior Living: What are Your Plans?
Speaker Cynthia Perthuis, Senior Living Housing
For more information contact Speaker Series Chair Susan Woodall: susanwoodall144@gmail.com