Executive Board
Peter Tobin
Chairman: Veteran Entrepreneur and Business Manager
Aileen Figueroa
Vice Chair: Owner and Publisher Woman to Woman Magazine
Teresa Vázquez Martínez
Treasurer: Florida Public School System Veteran; Long-standing Trustee of Polk State College; Founder of the Institute of Spanish Communications, owner/editor Viva Polk, published author
Laura Bebb
Secretary: Laura Bebb, Lakeland Business Owner / Child Activist
Board of Advisors
Alberto Bonfil
Director Financial Advisor for Edward Jones / Special Education Activist
Patti Panara
Published Author / Education Activist
Lisa Moore
CEO of Enterprise systems primarily in the healthcare and higher education sectors, founder of Moore Integrated Solutions Inc. (MIS, Inc.), employee for Oracle, focusing on architecting and delivering cloud solutions
Sandra Gonzalez
Parent Liaison / Parent of Alumni
2020 - 2023 School Years
Executive Board
Peter Tobin
President: Veteran Entrepreneur and Business Manager
Aileen Figueroa
Vice President: Owner and Publisher Woman to Woman Magazine
Teresa Vázquez Martínez
Treasurer: Florida Public School System Veteran; Long-standing Trustee of Polk State College; Founder of the Institute of Spanish Communications, owner/editor Viva Polk, published author
Board of Advisors
Laura Bebb
Secretary: Lakeland Business Owner / Child Activist
Alberto Bonfil
Director Financial Advisor for Edward Jones / Special Education Activist
Patti Panara
Published Author
Sandra Gonzalez
Parent Liaison / Parent of Alumni
2018 - 2020 School Years
Executive Board
Dr. Naomi Boyer
Board Chair: Vice President / CIO Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Polk State College, Talon Robotics
Aileen Figueroa
Vice Chair: Owner and Publisher Woman to Woman Magazine
Laura Bebb
Secretary: Laura Bebb, Lakeland Business Owner / Child Activist
Peter Tobin
Treasurer: Veteran Entrepreneur and Business Manager; Community Activist for Student and Animals; Owner and Instructor for Fire Arms Safety
Alberto Bonfil
Director Financial Advisor for Edward Jones / Special Education Activist
Toni Howe
Polk County Schools Veteran Educator: Retired Elementary Principal & ESE Satellite School; Dropout Prevention Program
David Wood
Ph. D, Retired State Special Education Director; Retired Polk County Schools ESE Principal and District Facilitator of ESE Transition Programs
Bill Fraker
Retired Methodist Minister; one of the founding fathers of Lakeland YMCA
Board of Advisors
Charles Barrios
MD, Board-certified Psychiatrist; Peace River Center’s Medical Director
2016 - 2017 School Years
Executive Board
Bill Mutz
Community Leader
Alberto Bonfil
Financial Advisor for Edward Jones
Wayne Kline
Bold Solutions Group
Dr. Naomi Boyer
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Polk State College, Talon Robotics
Dr. Charles Barrios
MD, a board certified psychiatrist and the Medical Director of the Peace River Center
