Mission Statement: Focus community resources to ensure a quality public school education for every student
Executive Committee
Chair - William Tim Myers, Region President - Seaside National Bank & Trust
Chair Elect - James R. Galbraith, Senior Director of Government Affairs - SeaWorld Orlando
Vice Chair/Treasurer - Alan Fidelo - FTF, Inc.
Immediate Past Chair - Kevin M. Noonan, Director, Conservation & Renewables OUC - The Reliable One
Kimberly A. Cornett, Vice President, Communications and Business Development - Workforce Central Florida
Eric Dodson, Jr., Vice President Educational Facilities - McCree, Inc.
Melanie B. Fernandez, Pasrtner - Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP
Wayne L. Herring, Senior Vice President - SunTrust Bank
Catherine M. Hertz, VP/Human Resources - Bonnier Corporation
Susan E. Kelley, VP/Institutional Advancement - Valencia Community College
Tyler Kirby, Principal - Baker Barrios Architects, Inc.
James W. McIlrath, Attorney - GrayRobinson
Ruth Z. Mustian, Director of Communications - Central Florida Partnership
Jim Waters, Retired - Universal Orlando Resort
Board Members
Tobi L. Allen, Community Relations Manager - Lockheed Martin
Randy Bernard, Senior Vice President- Skanska USA Building, Inc.
Roger E. Bolling, Director, Education Studio - Song and Associates
Steven F. Brown, President - DeVry University
Debbie A. Clements, Community Relations Manager - Progress Energy
Ben Gentile, District Manager, FVP - JP Morgan Chase
Kati Gilroy, Assistant Director of Administrative Services
Deni Gorden, Senior Location Leader, Orlando Site - IBM
Vishaal Gupta, Vice President - Park Square Homes
Jon K. Johnston, Assistant Vice President - BBT - J. Rolfe Davis Insurance
Dr. James Lawson, Area Superintendent, West Learning Community - Orange County Public Schools
Joseph A. Losch, Jr., President and CEO - Colonial Bank
Rosina McVicker, Marketing Executive - Marriott Vacation Club
George Novo, Senior Project Manager - WELBRO Building Corp.
Melissa L. Reiker, 2010 OCPS Teacher of the Year - Apopka High School
Judge R. Roach, Vice Chair, School Board District 3 - Orange County School Board
Eddie Sanabria, Jr., Vice President, Risk Management - CFE Federal Credit Union
Rich Sloane, Director, Community & College Relations - University of Central Florida College of Education
Douglas R. Storer, Director of Business Development - Suffolk Construction
Christopher C. Stowers, Vice President & Executive Director - Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation
Josh Truitt, Rollins MBA Student
Claudia Vogt, Principal - Conway Middle School
Patti Reilly-White, Senior VP, Chief Information officer - Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Ormend G. Yeilding, Attorney - Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Highlights of Foundation Programs:
For 20 years, the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, Inc. has been living its mission – to bring together community resources to ensure a quality education for every student. Through innovative programs and projects, the Foundation has acquired more than $10 million in direct contributions to help create a bright future for our students – a future that revolves around constant teaching, learning and growing.
The Foundation – which serves the 11th largest public school system in the nation - is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that supports more than 178,000 students and 23,000 teachers, administrators and school personnel in over 200 schools in the county.
Our core programs include …
• Count Me In!, a grassreoots community engagement initiative to reconnect the public with our schools to achieve the quality of education it desires.
• Classroom Teacher Grants, including Darden Innovative Grants for classroom projects; Citigroup Teacher/Mentor grants for teacher collaboration initiatives; and Progres Energy Empowerment grants for science and math-related equipment and supplies, The West Orange Middle School Science grants, and the Universal Orlando Foundation K-2 Readiness Grants that address the special needs of our youngest learners.
• Middle School Kids, a youth development project for middle school students that brings together students, parents, and community resources.
• Read2Succeed, a one-on-one reading tutoring and mentoring for second grade students reading below grade level
Click for Classrooms, a web-based grants programto underwrite education needs not funded by public dollars.
Updated 06/16/09
