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 - 2026
Board meeting minutes
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| Paul Rupert, CPA, MACC, Chair
12/20/2022 - 10/12/2027
Partner, Rehmann
MACC, Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management
B.A., Business Administration, Ohio University | Kevin 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 Majka
1/29/2026 - 3/6/2031
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 Hebebrand, Esq.
1/29/2026 – 3/6/2031
Assistant Prosecutor, Ashtabula County Prosecutor's Office
J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law
B.A., Miami University | Jack 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 Elsing
3/7/2025-3/6/2030
Director of Secondary Education, Auburn Career Center (start date: 8/1/2026)
M.Ed., Ashland University
B.A., Kent State University | Nancy Fellows
4/25/2025-10/12/2027
Sr. Clinical Education Consultant, Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP)
M.S.N., University of Phoenix
M.P.A., Cleveland State University
B.A., R.N., Cleveland State University
| Joshua Strickland
5/21/2026-3/6/2030
Attorney at Law, Partner-Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law
B.A., Capital University
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