Charitable Foundation of the Islands Welcomes New Board Member John Morse

The Charitable Foundation of the Islands (CFI) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of John Morse to the Board. John and his wife Kay have been year-round residents of Sanibel since January 2005. John graduated from Wichita State University in 1972 and received his J.D. degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1975.

As of January 1st, of this year, John fully retired as a corporate attorney, having spent ten years in private practice in Wichita, and the past 35 years as Senior Vice President and General Counsel (and a partner) of LodgeWorks Partners, L.P. (and its predecessors), a national hotel development and management company with corporate offices in Wichita. Upon his retirement, John was named Senior Vice President & General Counsel Emeritus. 

John is serving in his tenth year on the Board of Directors of F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc., having served two years as Board Chair. John is the current Board Chair of the F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva Foundation, Inc. He has also served two terms as President of the Kiwanis Club of Sanibel-Captiva Islands and continues to serve on its Board. John recently retired from the volunteer position of Secretary and General Counsel for USA Swimming, Inc., the national governing body for swimming and USOC member. 

He served as the Board Chair of the Wichita State University Foundation for two years and was a member of its Board of Directors for 28 years. John continues to serve on its National Advisory Council.

John and Kay are Life Members of SCCF and were sea turtle volunteers for 12 years. John served five years on the SCCF Board of Trustees, with one term as President and two separate terms as Vice President. He continues to serve on the Finance Committee. 

“John’s legal expertise along with his commitment to strengthen the Sanibel-Captiva community will be a welcome addition to the CFI board”, said, Virginia Stringer Co-chair of the CFI Board.

Chip Roach, Co-chair of the CFI Board added, “John’s passion for the Sanibel-Captiva community is evident in his support of critical organizations within the community. We are thrilled to welcome him to the CFI board.”