A Brief History of the Naples Branch of the ESU

Branch History

The Churchill Dinner is the Naples Branch major fund-raising activity.  With these funds we support the TLab program (Teachers Learning Abroad) for selected teachers in Collier and Lee Counties.  The teachers become students while studying English Literature and theatre at Oxford University, Edinburgh University in Scotland and the Globe Center in London.

Additionally, the Branch sponsors a Shakespeare Competition being held on February 21, 2026.  Young high school thespians compete to win an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in the National Shakespeare Competition that is being held on April 27, 2026.

Naples Branch Officers and Directors

OFFICERS DIRECTORS
Ms. Jenne Mosher
President

Mrs. M. Joy Gorence
Vice President

Ms. Karen L. Lannan
Executive Secretary

Ms. Karen L. Lannan
Treasurer

Term Expires 2026
Ms. Jean Brakefield
Ms. Lenore Brakefield
Mr. W. Wesley Devoto, OBE
Mrs. M. Joy Gorence
Ms. Elizabeth Holdsworth
Mr. Jacob Winge