Board of Trustees
Lakeland Community College is governed by nine trustees. Three of Lakeland's trustees are appointed by the Governor, six of the trustees are appointed by the Lake County Board of Commissioners. Trustees are appointed for a term of five years.
Board meeting schedule
Board meeting minutes
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Paul L. Rupert, CPA, MACC, Chair 12/20/2022 - 10/12/2027 Partner, Martinet Recchia Inc. MACC, Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management B.A., Business Administration, Ohio University | Kevin D. Freese, Vice Chair 3/7/2024 – 3/6/2029 Chief Executive Officer, National Space Grant Foundation Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, GroovyCandies.com M.S.I.E. University of Tennessee B.S.M.E. Ohio Northern University | Janet R. Majka 3/4/2021 - 3/6/2026 LAB Academy Instructor Wickliffe School District Wickliffe Middle School M. Ed. John Carroll University Woodrow Wilson Foundation Teaching Fellow B.S., Lake Erie College Member, The Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors |
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Matthew J. Hebebrand, Esq. 4/21/2022 – 3/6/2026 Assistant Prosecutor, Ashtabula County Prosecutor's Office J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law B.A., Miami University | Jack C. Cornachio 12/20/2022 – 10/12/2027 CEO/Broker, Great Lakes Realty, Inc. CEO Midwest Realty Advisors, LLC B.A., Psychology, Cleveland State University Member, The Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors | Timothy O'Brien 3/7/2024-3/6/2029 Retired, Former Vice President & Partner at CT Consultants, Inc. B.B.A., University of Toledo |
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Deanna D. Elsing 3/7/2025-3/6/2030 Director of Innovative & Consortium Programs, Mayfield Schools M.Ed., Ashland University B.A., Kent State University | | |