BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Laurie Smith 
City of Lakeland
Lakes & Stormwater Division
laurie.smith@lakeland.gov

Vice President
Mary Thornhill 
City of Winter Haven
Natural Resources Division
mthornhill@mywinterhaven.com

Secretary
Jacqueline Hollister
Polk County Utilities
jacquelinehollister@polk-county.net

Treasurer
Thomas E. Jennings, CPA
Thomas E. Jennings & Company, CPA, PA
tejcpa1@gate.net

DIRECTORS

Chandra Frederick, AICP
Assistant County Manager
Planning and Development
Polk County
chandrafrederick@live.com

Hunter King
Regional Biologist
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Invasive Plant Management Section
Hunter.King@MyFWC.com

Lance M Lumbard, MS, MBA
Principal Scientist
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions
lance.lumbard@woodplc.com

Rachelle Selser
Executive Director
Green Horizons Land Trust
greenhorizonlandtrust@gmail.com

David Teets
Polk County
Parks & Natural Resources Division
davidteets@polk-county.net

Paul Thomas
Retired Fisheries Biologist with
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
biosci3@aol.com

Charles Thompson
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Regional Biologist
Charles.Thompson@MyFWC.com

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Danny Kushmer
P.O. Box 7607
Lakeland, FL 33807
863-221-5323
lakeseducation@hotmail.com