Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s Amy McQuagge named ENPY finalist

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Amy McQuagge was named a finalist for the Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year award at the sixth annual Cape Coral Community Foundation’s Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly Awards. McQuagge was recognized for her volunteer work with PACE Center for Girls, a Southwest Florida nonprofit dedicated to providing girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training, and advocacy.

McQuagge began her involvement with PACE by joining the board of directors in 2020. Currently, she serves on the executive committee as the resource development chair. For three years, McQuagge has also co-chaired the Love That Dress!, one of the organization’s largest fundraisers and signature event. She was recently elected to the board of directors for the Guardian ad Litem Foundation 20th Judicial Circuit. McQuagge also volunteers for Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, MidWest Food Bank and United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee Counties among other local, nonprofit organizations.

The ENPYs celebrate the outstanding work of individuals and organizations in the nonprofit world dedicated to improving the quality of life in their communities. McQuagge and two other individuals were recognized as finalists for the Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year award, which recognizes outstanding individuals in the community who serve an organization and/or community.

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.

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.

Founded in 2003, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has two locations on Sanibel Island and six more locations throughout Lee County. The bank is nationally ranked in the top 2% best-performing community banks by S&P Global Market Intelligence out of more than 4,400 banks with assets under $1 billion. It is well-capitalized, with more than $729 million in total assets, and generates one of the highest returns on equity of all Florida banks. The bank employs more than 100 employees, and more than 60% are current shareholders.

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s team members provide customized individual and business banking services and specialize in residential and commercial lending. The bank offers free personal and business checking, deposit accounts with competitive interest rates, instant issue debit cards and a full array of digital banking products and services, including mobile banking apps, CardValet, online bill pay, Zelle^®, Positive Pay and ACH Manager. To learn more, visit www.SanCapBank.com.