Board of Directors

A Message from our Board President

As a local business owner, community advocate, resident and parent, I understand the daunting task we have as leaders in this community to provide valuable resources for our students, educators and schools.  Our Public School system is the 9th largest in the state, providing a safe space for learning to over 106,000 students.  The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools has strived for 36 years to bridge the gap between financial resources, inequities and rising costs of education to ensure no student gets left behind.  The impact of our efforts long term will not only benefit the students but the community as a whole, especially as they leave our educational system to pursue jobs and careers in our local economy and become our future business and community leaders.  The Foundation also strives to support our educators and teachers as they rise to the challenges on a daily basis of teaching, mentoring, guiding and shaping our students and ultimately our community's future.  All that combined with the support and engagement of our local business community and community at large, bring together the success of our mission and goals.  It is a privilege and an honor to serve on the Board of Directors to help shape the initiatives and goals of The Foundation, which ultimately shape our students and our future.  Thanking everyone in advance for your continued support of The Foundation whether through financial or in-kind contributions.  As our new Superintendent of Schools, Christopher Bernier recently stated, "No matter what you do, you have impact."

Sincerely, 

Michele Laboda, D.M.D.                          
Gulf Coast Orthodontics

OFFICERS

Marshall T. Bower, Esq

President and CEO
THE FOUNDATION FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INC.

Michele Laboda

Chair
GULF COAST ORTHODONTISTS

Michael Wukitsch

Vice Chair
LEE HEALTH

R. Noelle Branning, Esq.

Secretary
LEE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR

Kyle DeCicco

Treasurer
SANIBEL CAPTIVA COMMUNITY BANK

Harlan C. Parrish*

Immediate Past Chair
FINEMARK NATIONAL BANK & TRUST

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Christopher Bernier, Ed.D.

Superintendent
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LEE COUNTY
Gary H. Griffin*
B & I CONTRACTORS

Richard G. Lewis II, Ph.D.

COMMUNITY LEADER

Robbie B. Roepstorff*

EDISON NATIONAL BANK/BANK OF THE ISLANDS

Mike Martin, Ph.D.

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY

BOARD MEMBERS

Kevin B. Anderson
MAYOR OF FORT MYERS
Keith Banasiak
WASTE PRO OF FLORIDA, INC.
Denise Gergley
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LEE COUNTY
Lawrence Cremia
FIBER SOLUTIONS
Kevin Daly
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - LEE COUNTY
Amira Fox
STATE ATTORNEY - 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
John Hayes
GATES BUTZ INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Thomas H. Giles
AVALON ENGINEERING, INC.
Kristin Gwinner
CHICO'S
Brian Hamman
BOARD OF COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4
Mark Loren
MARK LOREN DESIGNS, INC.
Debbie Jordan
SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR - DISTRICT 4
Jeffrey L. Kunberger
SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION
Darrel Lieze-Adams
WATERMAN BROADCASTING/NBC2
John Miller, Esq.
BOY AGNEW POTANOVIC
Carmine Marceno
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF
Cindy McCurry-Ross
NEWS-PRESS MEDIA
John D. Meyer, DBA
HODGES UNIVERSITY
Cole Peacock
RC PEACOCK CONSULTING, LLC
Joe Mitchell
POOL PROS INC.
Thomas A. Mueller
COVANTA
Jeff Ospina
WELLS FARGO
Mike Perino
ONEDIGITAL
Andrew S. Reddish
BANK OF AMERICA
Brian Rist
STORM SMART
Kevin Shimp
THOMAS MARINE CONSTRUCTION
Mark Weber
MINNESOTA TWINS
Constance White-Davis
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Peter Tuffo
SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION
Denise Vidal
LCEC
Michele Yovanovich, Ed.D.
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE
Matthew Zwack
OWEN-AMES-KIMBALL COMPANY

EMERITUS

Richard Ackert*

RETIRED CEO - SOUTHTRUST BANK

Chris Bundschu*

PRESIDENT - BUNDSCHU KRAFT, INC.

Jon  Cecil *

Lee Health

Eva Freeman*

DESIGN CONSULTANT

Charles K. Idelson*

PRESIDENT & CEO - INVESTORS SECURITY TRUST

Gerald Laboda, D.M.D.*

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ORAL & FACIAL SURGERY

Kenneth A. O'Donnell*

BANKING CENTER MANAGER, VP, C1 BANK

Steve Pontius*

WATERMAN BROADCASTING/NBC2

Steven C. Shimp*

COMMUNITY LEADER - RETIRED, PRESIDENT, OWEN-AMES KIMBALL CO.

E. Bruce Strayhorn*

PARTNER - STRAYHORN & PERSONS, P.L

Linda K. Taylor*

FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - PAST MEMBER

Gary V. Trippe*

CHAIRMAN AND CO-FOUNDER - DISABLED VETERANS INSURANCE CAREERS, INC.

* Past Board Chairman