Volunteers

Sue Huff has been an active volunteer for NCEF since 2005. She was originally invited to be part of the PR Committee by NCEF’s executive director. At that time, there were an average of eight to 10 people on the committee; for the past few years, it has been Sue and three of her “PR Peeps” (Clay Cone, Donna Murphy and Sandy Pastoor) who make up the committee.

Sue became familiar with the Wine Festival the first year it began as she had friends that were associated with some of the founders. Admiring the work that was being done to change the face of children’s charities in Collier County, Sue jumped at the chance to be part of the volunteer team.

Looking back on volunteering for NCEF, Sue’s favorite Festival memories include meeting the celebrity chefs, seeing huge smiles on the kid’s faces at Meet the Kid’s Day, and of course, the excitement under the tent during the bidding process.

Sue has owned a marketing and management consulting firm in Naples since 1996. Originally from Southwest Virginia, Sue has lived in several States and relocated to Naples from Cincinnati in 1994.

In addition to volunteering for NCEF, Sue has and still does volunteer for various other organizations. She is one of the founders of the Junior Women of Initiative Mentoring Program at the Boys and Girls Club Collier County; she produced and hosted a community service program for many years on a local Christian radio station; she volunteers as an Ambassador for the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Above Board Chamber; and is the current Chairperson for the Community Engagement Committee for the Blue Zones Project of Southwest Florida.

Sue enjoys spending time with friends, family and her best buddy, Mickey Ursophyne (her 13 years old DAS cat). She loves to travel and has traveled to 47 US States and over 40 countries. She also loves art, theatre and humor; she acts as a guest speaker, emcee and moderator for various groups throughout SWFL. Her bucket list – to visit Machu Picchu, Peru.

Superpower: sense of humor
Favorite Quote: Nothing changes if nothing changes.