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 39 years!
Here is a list of our current members (as of 10/28/2024). 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 Jennifer Caldwell Charlie Campbell Curt Carson Michelle Carson Tanya Carson Nick Catinella Bill Cox Linda Danek Ahdi Dasuqi Jean Dasuqi Allie Dennis Kenneth Ermer Anne Evans James Evans Matthew Evans Nate Fuller Stan Garwood Matthew Gifford Jill Giovas Janalee Grainer Glen Gualtieri Elaine Guttenberg Melissa Harwood Myrna Hirn Bob Hoff David 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 Carrie Ouellette Michael Page Alan Partington Richard Paul Dennis Pawley Sissy Phillips Jeffrey Price Mathangi Purushotham Amy Randolph Angela Regiani David Regiani Joe Regiani Sherri Regiani Susan Ring Peg Roth Shawn Ryan Mark Schroeder John Sentgerath Stacia Serafin Stacey Shipp Sam Skene Frank Strother Anita Van Wagoner Mike Walkowski Nancy Walkowski Robert Whitcomb Steve Wyckoff Jodi Yeloushan