Board of Trustees - myLakeland

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


Beverly A. Vitaz Vice Chair 11/16/2012 – 10/12/2022 Retired director and owner, Neece, Malec, Seifert & Vitaz B.A., Baldwin Wallace University	Stephen C. Ellis, Esq. 3/7/2019 – 3/6/2024 Retired Partner, Tucker Ellis LLP B.A., Denison College J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Duane H. Frager 3/4/2015 - 10/12/2022 Director of operations and supply chain, United for Growth Councilperson, Madison Village B.S., Bowling Green State University

Matthew J. Hebebrand *4/21/2022 – 3/6/2026* Assistant Prosecutor, Ashtabula County Prosecutor's Office J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law B.A., Miami University	Ellen Foley Kessler 3/7/2020 - 3/6/2025 Retired, Commissioner Lake Metroparks P.P.E, Oxford University Graduate Degree Notre Dame B.S., Lake Erie College Radio Host, Integrity Radio 101.5 FM /1330 AM	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

Dr. Kathleen T. Malec 3/31/2000 - 3/6/2025 Retired nursing instructor B.S.N., St. John College M.P.A., Cleveland State University D.A.E., University of Central Arizona Member, The Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors	Jerrie Lee Rispoli 4/18/2019 – 3/6/2024 Vice president, Aexcel Corp B.B.A., Cleveland State University C.P.A., Cedarville University Lakeland Community College	Mark A. Tyler, P.E. 5/26/2016 – 10/12/2022 Principal engineer, The Lubrizol Corporation A.A., Lakeland Community College B.S., Cleveland State University M.S., Cleveland State University Lakeland Community College Alumni Hall of Fame (inducted 2010)