December 16, 2025
Rhonda Harvey
Keep Charlotte Beautiful
Speaker Bio:
Rhonda started with Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) as a volunteer in 2003. She was passionate about the environment and education, and she wanted to share the knowledge and experiences she would gain with her children and Girl Scout Troop. In 2007, she was hired part time to assist with KCB’s website, event planning, and reporting while continuing to work in the Charlotte County Public School System. In 2015, she was hired by Charlotte County to take over as Coordinator for Keep Charlotte Beautiful. Learn more on the Keep Charlotte Beautiful website.
Presentation:
Most people believe that we just do cleanups. We do but there is so much more. Our mission is to inspire and educate people to take action to improve and beautify Charlotte County with the goals of reducing waste, improving the quality of recycling, ending littering, and helping to green up our community. Education is the foundation of our programs and what makes what we do to care for our environment sustainable.
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