Education Foundation

Right now, a student is having a learning experience made better by the work that we do.
Investing in education now to impact our future.
One teacher can inspire the lives of many.
Innovation in and outside of the classroom.
Enhancing the quality of education for all.
  • Foundation Board Meetings

Board meetings are at noon on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Executive Board Meetings are at 4pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Board, Financial, and Executive meetings are open to the public.

The Education Foundation Executive Board meeting will be held on
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 4 p.m. at the 2045 Pruitt St., Leesburg, FL 34748

The Board of Directors meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at 
201 W Burleigh Blvd, Tavares, FL 32778 

Committee Meetings held at 2045 Pruitt St., Leesburg, FL 34748
Nominating Committee – 3/27 at 11 a.m.
Visioning Committee – 4/2 at 2:30 p.m.

2023- 2025 Board of Directors

 
Lori Baker – President
Baker Hamptom Team at
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty
 
 
Matthew Hackler – Vice President
Edgewater Family Wealth | Mount Dora
 
 
Rich Billings
Rich Billings – Treasurer
Citizens First Bank, Retired
 
 
Kasey Hobbs – Secretary
United Southern Bank
 
     
Kevin Stone – Board Attorney
Stone & Gerkin, PA
 
 
Margo Odom – Executive Advisor
Embarq, Retired
 
 
Mike DeGraw – Executive Advisor
DeGraw Properties LLC
 
   
Diane Kornegay – Ex Officio
Superintendent
 
Kathy Smith Lake County Education Association 
Kathy Smith – Ex Officio
Lake County Education Association

Dr. Stephanie Luke – Ex O
fficio
Lake County School Board
 
 
Rosanne Brandeburg

Insight Credit Union

 
Don Marx

Financial Services, Retired

 
Kristy Parsons

NFM Lending

 
Marc Robertz Schwartz Board of directors
Marc Robertz-Schwartz

Red Apples Media

 
Pam Burtnett
Florida Education Association, Retired 

 
Brenda Peterson.Board Member
Brenda Peterson

Fairwinds Credit Union, Retired

 
Lee Woods 
Lee Woods

Lee Woods Construction

Cindi Falanga

Cindi Falanga
Citizens First Bank 
 

 
Meeghan Moldorf
 
 

Cari Warnock

 
 
Jimmy Adams board of directorsJimmy Adams

Electric Services, Inc.

 
 
 
Bobby Rhodes

ECO Construction

 
Janet Bolivar

Bolivar Consulting

 

 
Lorn Vasquez board of directors
Loren Vasquez

McLin Burnsed

 
   
   
   

Emeritus

Scott Blankenship

Peggy Fuller

Lillian Lockette

B. Grassell

Jim Miller

Honorable Terry Neal

Commissioner Sean Parks

Allan Seabrook

Rich Yoder

Barbara Wilson-Smith

Peggy Campbell

Dick Bowersox*

Jerry Miller*

Mike Stone*

*posthumous