Mission Statement:

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

 

Executive Committee:

Chairman - George E. Seegers, Retired, Citigroup Tampa

Vice Chairman - Michael C. Poland, Ernst & Young LLP

President - WilliamE. Hoffman, Hillsborough Education Foundation

Treasurer - John B. Brannan, Dwight Darby & Company

Secretary - R. Duane Johnson, Northern Trust Bank of Florida, NA

Legal Counsel - Kevin H. Sutton, Hill, Ward & Henderosn, P.A.

Past Chairman - Gordon L. Gillette, TECO

Member-at-large - Luis Garcia, Garcia & Ortiz, P.A.

Member-at-large - Hank Sheraw, Retired, Bright House Networks

Member-at-large - Mary Sue Rothenberg, Community Volunteer

Superintendent - MaryEllen Elia, Hillsborough County Public Schools

School Board Representative - Candy Olson, Hillsborough County Public Schools

 

Board Members: 

Paul E. Avery - Outback Steakhouse, Inc.

Betty Castor - Kiran Patel Center for Global Solutions

Tom R. Dorety - Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union

Sol J. Fleischman, Jr. - Fleischman Garcia Architecture

James T. Fortson - Marketing Development

Mary Gamble - Competitive Performance Systems

Andrew M. Harris - GE Healthcare Financial Services

Sue M. House - Powerhouse Consulting

Randy James - James Group International

Brian P. Keenan - Fifth Third Bank

Hugo A. Keim, M.D. - Chairscholars Foundation

Renu Khator, Ph.D. - University of South Florida

Jim Major - Retired, WFTS 28 ABC

Gene Marshall - Retired, JPMorgan Chase

Gov. Bob Martinez - Holland and Knight

Kiran Patel, M.D. - Patel Foundation for Global Understanding

Teddy A. Pierre - The Pascall Company, LLC

Angela Rasmussen, D.D.S. - Gentle Dentistry

Yvette Serluco - Citigroup, Inc.

Matt Silverman - Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Amy Shimberg - Community Volunteer

Christine C. Smith - Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

S. David Stamps, Ph.D. - University of South Florida

Ted Stasney - The Tampa Tribune

Alton C. Ward - 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)

Communities in Schools  - Hillsborough Reads Early Literacy Program; Take Stock in Children Mentoring Program

Recognition Events - Business Partnership awards; Diversity Educator of the Year; Instructional Support Employee of the Year; Teacher 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 - Celebrate Summer; Comedy Night; Play FORE Education Charity Golf Classic; Tools4Schools Breakfast

 

 

Updated: 8/22/07