Member Directory

Larry has been an information technology leader with over 35 years of experience delivering world-class technology solutions and implementations to improve business operations. He and his wife Elaine have been living in Dunedin since 1999.
Larry has been involved with Dunedin youth sports. He has served as an assistant coach for Dunedin Little League and the Dunedin Junior Falcons Football. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Dunedin Stirling Soccer Club.
Currently, Larry is a member of The Dunedin Rotary Club and is President-Elect for the year 2021-2022. He serves on the Grants, International, and Rotary Foundation Committees and Chairs the Triathlon, Interact, and Scholarship Committees.
Larry serves on the Committee on Aging and the American Disability Act Advisory Committee for the City of Dunedin.
Larry also serves on the Advisory Board for the Academy of Architecture, Robotics, and Construction Technology (ARC) associated with Dunedin High School. He also assisted the Robotics Club students with programming robots for competitions.

Phyllis Gorshe is the Library Director of the Dunedin Public Library. She has been a librarian with the City of Dunedin since 2000. She earned her M.L.S. degree at the University of South Florida – School of Library and Information Science in 1999. She has her B.A. in English Literature from Loyola University – New Orleans.

Phyllis has worked as a Law Librarian, Youth Services Librarian and Reference Librarian. She loves her current job as Director and has worked on numerous initiatives such as online resources, an award winning seed library, collaboration with local organizations and schools along with being involved in libraries and literacy at the County and State level.

Phyllis enjoys spending time with her family in our beautiful community and of course, reading!

For 25 years, Dena has worked as a project manager and researcher for the Florida Institute of Government at Florida State University. She provides training and consulting in the areas of leadership, governance, process improvement, performance management, and change. She co-authored Oracle of the Obvious: Secrets of Common Sense Leadership and has contributed chapters on leadership and philosophy in several publications. She has also contributed to several philosophy and pop culture books including, Philosophy and Psych, Philosophy and Supernatural, Philosophy and Jim Henson, and The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy. Dena teaches applied philosophy courses for St. Petersburg College. In addition to her service in Florida, she has had opportunities to work in various parts of the Caribbean, Colombia, Australia, China, India, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Great Britain. Dena has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Stetson University and a master’s degree and a doctorate in philosophy from Florida State University. She is an avid volunteer for the Taoist Tai Chi Society and a member of The Rotary Club of Dunedin.