Mission Statement
The Hillsborough Education Foundation invests community resources to help students achieve academic success.

Executive Committee:

Chair – Mike Poland, Partner/Assurance and Advisory Business Services, Ernst & Young, LLP

Vice Chair – Christine C. Smith, Public Affairs Manager, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

President – William E. Hoffman, Hillsborough Education Foundation

Treasurer – John B. Brannan, CPA, Dwight Darby & Company

Secretary – R. Duane Johnson, Vice President, Trust Administrative Officer, Northern Trust Bank of Florida, NA

Immediate Past Chair – George E. Seegers, Retired President, Citigroup Tampa

Legal Counsel – Kevin H. Sutton, Hill Ward Henderson

Board Members: 

Betty Castor – Former Commissioner of Education and President of the University of South Florida

Carlos Del Castillo – Vice President/General Manager, Bright House Networks

Tom R. Dorety – President & CEO, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union

MaryEllen Elia – Superintendent of Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools

Jennifer Faliero – School Board Member, Hillsborough County Public Schools

Sol J. Fleischman, Jr. – CEO & Chairman, Fleischman Garcia Architecture

James T. Fortson, Marketing Consultant

Mary Gamble, Ph.D. – President, Competitive Performance Systems

Luis Garcia, Certified Public Accountant, Garcia & Ortiz, P.A.

Martin L. Garcia, Managing Partner, Pinehill Capital Partners

Gordon L. Gillette, President, Tampa Electric & People’s Gas

Andrew M. Harris, Managing Director, GE Healthcare Financial Services

Sue M. House, President & CEO, Powerhouse Consulting, Inc.

Randy James, President, James Group International

Brian P. Keenan, President and CEO/Tampa Region, Fifth Third Bank

Jim Major, Retired, General Manager, WFTS 28 ABC

Gene Marshall, Board Member, NorthStar Bank

Governor Bob Martinez, Senior Policy Advisor, Holland and Knight

Mary Sue Rothenberg, Community Volunteer

Amy Shimberg, Community Volunteer

Matt Silverman, President, Tampa Bay Rays

Ted Stasney, Market Development Director, The Tampa Tribune

Alton C. Ward, Attorney-At-Law, Hill Ward Henderson

Highlights of Foundation Programs:   

Teacher & School Grants -Teachers and school leaders receive grants to enhance classrooms and schools

Scholarships- Annually award more than 500 post-secondary scholarships (College & Technical School)

Teaching Tools for Hillsborough Schools - Provide free school supplies to students with the greatest need

Take Stock in Children Mentoring Program
Recognition Events - Teacher of the Year; Business Partnership awards; Instructional Support Employee of the Year; Diversity Educator of the Year
Nature's Classroom - An outdoor environmental education program for all public school 6th graders.  Students learn hands-on about their native Florida environment.

Fundraising Events - "Play FORE Education" Charity Golf Classic; Comedy Night; Tools4Schools Breakfast; Celebrate Summer

Updated: 08/07/09