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


Jerrie Lee Rispoli Chair 4/18/2019 – 3/6/2024 Vice president, Aexcel Corp B.B.A., Cleveland State University C.P.A., Cedarville University Lakeland Community College Member, The Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors	Stephen C. Ellis, Esq. Vice Chair 3/7/2019 – 3/6/2024 J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law Retired Partner, Tucker Ellis LLP B.A., Denison College	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

Nancy E. Fellows *8/3/2023 - 3/6/2025* Sr. Clinical Education Consultant, Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) M.S.N., University of Phoenix M.P.A., Cleveland State University B.A., Cleveland State University	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	Ellen Foley Kessler 3/7/2020 - 3/6/2025 Radio Host, Integrity Radio 101.5 FM /1330 AM Retired Commissioner Lake Metroparks P.P.E, Oxford University Graduate Degree Notre Dame B.S., Lake Erie College Member, The Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors

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	Paul L. Rupert, CPA, MACC 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	Beverly A. Vitaz 11/16/2012 – 10/12/2027 Retired director and owner, Neece, Malec, Seifert & Vitaz B.A., Baldwin Wallace University