Meet Anthony Mia

Anthony Mia may have just received his blue Rotary badge, but he is no newcomer to our Rotary or our club where he was recently appointed to a vacancy on our board of directors to oversee membership.

 

Anthony first joined our club in 2007 and served on our board as director of fundraising. He had been elected sergeant at arms and was on the path to being club president when his work transferred him to Richmond. Anthony was a member of the Rotary Club of Innsbruck before he moved to Phoenix in 2011. One of the first things Anthony did in Phoenix was to join a Rotary Club. Before moving back to Hampton Roads last December he served as sergeant at arms of his Phoenix Club before serving on the board as membership director of the club, which has 225 members.

 

Anthony grew up in Highland Park, Michigan and graduated from Valparaiso University in Indiana where he earned a degree in business and finance. Although he first thought of a career in banking he gravitated toward sales management when hired by Pitney Bowes. He worked in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C. and Kentucky before a college friend connected him with Electronic Systems Inc., which is based in Virginia Beach. "I had been here for several visits and loved the area," Anthony recalls. "I thought this would be a great place for the kids."

 

Anthony joined ESI in 1996 and became director of sales for the company that specializes in information technology solutions. He remained with ESI in Richmond but moved to Phoenix to become director of operations for a security company. He is back in our region with ESI as business development manager of the multi-state company. Shortly after moving back to our region Anthony rejoined our club with Jim O'Brien as his sponsor. He is excited about heading our membership team to help create a plan to connect our club with community-minded leaders who will make excellent Rotarians.

 

"Our club is professional and has the right people in it. And, it is inviting with a lot to offer," Anthony says. He recalls how the late Mike Herbert, a member of our club and Anthony's former colleague, invited him to one of our club meetings when Anthony expressed an interest in getting involved in our community. Anthony wants to encourage club members to help expand membership and introduce Rotary to a new generation of leaders. 

 

Anthony and his wife Susan live in Virginia Beach. She works in downtown Norfolk for ADP Payroll Services. Son Trevor is 25 and daughter Lauren is 23.