Our Board

Lakeland Institute for Learning

2019 - 2020

Dr. Naomi BoyerBoard Chair: Vice President/ CIO Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Polk State College, Talon Robotics
Aileen FigueroaVice Chair: Owner and Publisher Woman to Woman Magazine
Laura BebbSecretary: Lakeland Business Leader; Education Activist for ESE Students
Peter Tobin Treasurer: Veteran Entrepreneur and Business Manager; Community Activist for Student and Animals; Owner and Instructor for Fire Arms Safety
Alberto Bonfil 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

Advisors

Charles Barrios MD, Board-certified Psychiatrist; Peace River Center’s Medical Director

2018 - 2019

Dr. Naomi BoyerBoard Chair: Vice President/ CIO Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Polk State College, Talon Robotics
Aileen FigueroaVice Chair: Owner and Publisher Woman to Woman Magazine
Laura BebbSecretary: Lakeland Business Leader; Education Activist for ESE Students
Peter Tobin Treasurer: Veteran Entrepreneur and Business Manager; Community Activist for Student and Animals; Owner and Instructor for Fire Arms Safety
Alberto Bonfil 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

Advisors

Bill Fraker Retired Methodist Minister; one of the founding fathers of Lakeland YMCA
Charles Barrios MD, Board-certified Psychiatrist; Peace River Center’s Medical Director

2016 - 2017

Bill MutzCommunity Leader
Alberto Bonfil Financial Advisor for Edward Jones
Wayne KlineBold 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

Non Discrimination Policy
The Lakeland Institute is committed to protecting its students, employees and applicants for admission from bullying, harassment, or discrimination for any reason and of any type. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, or age in employment, but grants all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available at the school. It believes that all individuals are entitled to a safe, equitable, and harassment free school environment.