Optimist International is a worldwide non-profit, volunteer organization, made up of more than 2,500 Clubs throughout the USA, whose members work each day to make the future brighter by bringing out the best in children.
The Clarkston Area Optimist Club embraces this vision. Our core values resonate through the Optimist Creed and remain a constant reminder of the examples we strive to set for the Clarkston community in which we live, work and play for over 38 years!
Here is a list of our current members (as of 02/13/2024). Browse through the names. You may see some familiar ones!
- Brian Adams
- Lisa Austin
- Robert Balding
- John Bennink
- Debra Berry
- Kelly Berti
- Gary Bigger
- Thomas Biggs
- Michael Blicher
- Don Brose
- Robin Brose
- Paul Brown
- Greg Bunting
- Charlie Campbell
- Curt Carson
- Michelle Carson
- Tanya Carson
- Bill Cox
- Linda Danek
- Ahdi Dasuqi
- Jean Dasuqi
- Ann Degen
- Jim Degen
- Allie Dennis
- Phillip Dutton
- Kenneth Ermer
- Anne Evans
- James Evans
- Matthew Evans
- Nate Fuller
- Stan Garwood
- Julie Gascho
- Matthew Gifford
- Jill Giovas
- Jim Gotch
- Janalee Grainer
- Glen Gualtieri
- Elaine Guttenberg
- Melissa Harwood
- Myrna Hirn
- Bob Hoff
- David Johnson
- Eric Johnson
- Karen Joliat
- Rick Karlewski
- Gary Kaul
- Linda Knott
- Amy Laboissonniere
- Jim Lawson
- Tom Lowrie
- Heidi McClain
- Jessica McDonald
- John McDonald
- Richard McGregor
- Bruce Mercado
- John Merz
- Kathyrn Middleton
- Thomas Middleton
- Diane Midgley
- Delia Miller
- Kathy Novak
- Chelsea O'Brien
- Michael Page
- Alan Partington
- Richard Paul
- Dennis Pawley
- Sissy Phillips
- Jeffrey Price
- Angela Regiani
- Daniel Regiani
- David Regiani
- Joe Regiani
- Sherri Regiani
- Susan Ring
- Paula Rosneck
- Peg Roth
- Shawn Ryan
- Mark Schroeder
- Stacia Serafin
- Sam Skene
- Edward Stone
- Frank Strother
- Anita Van Wagoner
- Mike Walkowski
- Nancy Walkowski
- Carrie Weidenbach
- Robert Whitcomb
- Steve Wyckoff
- Jodi Yeloushan