Lori Shea
Executive CommitteeBoard Vice-Chair, Interim Chair
Associate Vice President, Women & Children's Service Line – Lakeland Regional Health
Governance
Board of Directors
The ELC Polk Board of Directors guides our mission to support the success of children and families across Polk County.
Open Seats
Board Chair · Gubernatorial Appointee (Private Sector)
Executive Committee
Tammi Haas
Executive CommitteeBoard Secretary
Principal – St. Joseph Catholic School (Representative of Faith-Based Child Care Provider)
Nancy Ebrahimi
Executive CommitteeBoard Treasurer / Finance Committee Chair
DCF Childcare Regulation Representative or Childcare Licensing Agency Head (Ex Officio: DCF)
Dr. Mary Clark
Executive CommitteeEnhancements Committee Chair
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation and Research – PSC
Rick Maxey
Executive CommitteeNominating Committee Chair
Private Sector Business
Members
Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely
Ex Officio: Board of County Commissioners Appointee
Marketing Project Manager – Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Amanda Wilson
Ex Officio: DCF
Department of Children and Family Services Regional Administrator or Designee
Stacy Campbell-Domineck
Ex Officio: Workforce Development Director
CEO – Career Source Polk
Frederick Heid
Ex Officio: District Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent of Schools – Polk County Public Schools
Brenda Register
Ex Officio: County Health Department Director Designee
Director of Nursing and Community Health Services – Florida Department of Health in Polk County
Dr. Emily Shaffer
Representative of Children with Disabilities
Associate Professor – Bay Area Early Steps Program Director, University of South Florida, Dept. of Pediatrics
John Griffin
Representative of Private Child Care Provider
President/Owner – Beacon Hill Preschool
Dr. Lori Allen
Ex Officio: Head Start Director Designee
Senior Director, Foundational Learning & Educational Systems – Polk County Public Schools
Courtney Jackson
Private Sector Business
Physician Liaison-Business Development – Nemours Children's Health System
Benjamin LeFrancois
Private Sector Business
Shareholder – GrayRobinson, PA
Crystal Miller
Private Sector Business
Branch Manager – Lake Michigan Credit Union
Child Care Provider Representative
Licensed providers can apply for a designated board seat.