25Years Celebrating a Quarter Century of Connecting Kids to Greatness

2013-2014 Annual Report

25Years Celebrating a quarter century of connecting kids to greatness.

success We believe in the“ promise and potential “of a good public education.

The Hillsborough Education Foundation

1988-89 1989-90 1992-93 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14

The Foundation is In its first year, the The Foundation name Awards 200 scholarships HEF/Take Stock in AmeriCorps Hillsborough License for Learning, A library revitalization INVEST is created to raise Merges with A Gift for Receives its first Four Star The Foundation office Record breaking year Invest a cumulative total of incorporated in March, Foundation raises is shortened to the and 200 classroom and Children partnership begins Reads, an early intervention Florida’s educational project launches awareness and funding Teaching creating Charity Navigator rating moves to Centro for the Teaching Tools $95 million in public education 1988 and obtains 501 (c) $177,000 to support the Hillsborough Education school grants. The effort providing mentoring and literacy program, launches specialty license plate, investing $300,000 for for career and technical Teaching Tools for for good governance, Espanol. The AmeriCorps Store distributing more in the Tampa/Hillsborough (3) status in August, 1988. district which has nearly Foundation and awards to provide financial support scholarships to at-risk serving 1,600 at-risk launches with dollars Robinson High School education scholarships. Hillsborough Schools sound fiscal management Graduation Pathways than $1.8 million in community. Conducts the first The official name is the 120,000 students and its first full 4-year Horizons for Nature’s Classroom students. students in grades K-12 allocated to support and results in the school’s Technology Matching for teachers to shop for and commitment to mentoring program free school supplies. annual Strides for Education Hillsborough Education more than 7,000 teachers to Success scholarship for begins with a “Save Nature’s by year end. Florida’s Education reading grade improving Grants are created for free school supplies. accountability. for K-12 at-risk students National Board Scholarship 5K Walk raising Partnership Foundation. economically disadvantaged Classroom” campaign, Foundations statewide. from a “D” to a ‘B”. schools to receive up to is started. Certification Scholarships $300,000 in scholarship funds Rev. A. Leon Lowry is students. and ultimately yields $25,000 for technology are launched to assist and receives “Best Overall President. HCPS has over $4 million to build improvements. teachers seeking Florida Event” from TSIC. 119,000 students and a new campus. certification. HCPS has over 200,000 almost 7,100 teachers. students and 16, 275 teachers.

1 Much has changed over the last 25 years. Our mission over the last quarter century has White boards have replaced chalkboards. never wavered – to support student success, Texting on smart phones has replaced enhance the classroom experience, provide passed notes. Social media is expanding scholarships and mentors to help students everyone’s horizons, and the Internet puts excel, and give teachers the tools they need most of the world’s body of knowledge at our to make a lasting impact. fingertips. College tuition is rising as fast as Our vision is to be a driving force for funding the technological costs it takes to effectively and opportunities needed by students and run the classroom, while the digital teachers within the country’s eighth largest distractions both students and teacher face public school district – both before and after grow by the second. graduation. We stand firmly behind the idea But one very important thing has not that all students are deserving of a fulfilling changed. For the vast majority of life beyond high school, and each and every Hillsborough County students, it is still teacher is a hero for leading them to it. virtually impossible to bring out their true We’re grateful to partner with a community greatness without a sound public education. that has risen to the challenge of investing Businesses can’t succeed without a skilled in public education, year after year, decade workforce. Communities can’t grow without after decade. talented individuals to propel them forward.

1988-89 1989-90 1992-93 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14

2 Los niños son “ la esperanza del mundo. “ Luis Garcia, Founding Board Member

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This phrase was originally spoken by Cuban Philosopher José Martí. For Luis Garcia this phrase guides his life, and its intent is what led him to be Children are involved with HEF since day one. the hope of { the world. {

Luis left Cuba in 1961 at the age of 25, and became an accountant and director of a successful Tampa practice that he still leads to this day. Even though he enjoys a rich, full life with six children and 13 grandchildren, he’s never lost sight of where the true potential of the community lies—in its children.

As one of HEF’s founding Board members, Luis joined together with some of Tampa’s most successful community leaders to meet the growing needs of public school students. Back in 1988, there were few education foundations in the state, and those operating were struggling to keep pace with demand. Today, a well-connected network of HEF donors and volunteers are reaching milestones that seemed unreachable in the beginning.

Over the past quarter century, thousands of deserving students have found a pathway to college through HEF. Career and Technical Education is an even more viable alternative today than it was 25 years ago as the need for these positions outpaces those for college graduates nearly two-to-one. Mentorship has dramatically increased, touching more lives and making a bigger impact on students who flourish under competent guidance and thoughtful direction.

For Luis, it’s been like watching a child grow and mature into its own. Despite this evolution, HEF remains forever focused on its original intent – to enhance public education in Hillsborough County.

54 By giving students the “ opportunity to achieve “personal success, we help them connect to their greatness within. Phil Jones, Hillsborough Education Foundation President 56 vision

Connecting the resources of individuals, foundations, government entities and businesses is a vital part of what the Hillsborough Education Foundation has always done. These connections have a huge and positive ripple effect on teachers and students, and ultimately on the community.

In our history, the community has donated over $95 million that we use to support students and teachers, and implement some of the largest and most robust public education support programs in the nation.

Here is a snap shot of HEF’s 2013-2014 fiscal year: • 379 Junior, Senior, Take Stock In • Of the students participating in Children, and Hillsborough Community AmeriCorps Graduation Pathways, 100 College matched scholarships were percent of seniors graduated high school, awarded, amounting to $2,633,512. 86 percent were promoted to the next grade level, and 70 percent maintained • $156,008 in technology, school or improved in at least three or more enrichment and classroom grants were skill learning areas. awarded to 70 schools. • Over 500 community volunteers donated • 309 TSIC students were mentored 6,800 hours towards keeping the by caring adult mentors leading to 3 Teaching Tools Store shelves stocked and valedictorians, 14 winners of two-year the doors open to serve more teachers. dorm scholarships and one TSIC Leader for Life Finalist. • Career and Technical Education grants from the Foundation helped students • A record-breaking $2,065,044 in school who are not college-bound be workforce supplies was given away to 4,600 ready through tuition, equipment and teachers in the Teaching Tools Store certification financial assistance. impacting 68,000 students.

While these are all positive steps in the right direction, we still have a long way to go. We remain focused on what we call “The Hillsborough Promise.” It is our collective promise to strive to see 100 percent of those who graduate from a Hillsborough County Public School be workforce or college ready, and ultimately ready to thrive in the increasingly competitive global economy.

76 I remember the challenges of “ being a teenager. It’s exciting

“to help him realize he will do well anywhere he goes.

Stephen Sessums, HEF Volunteer Mentor Without my mentor, I would have “ set my college goals locally. He “dared me to dream big, and soon I’ll be on my way to Harvard. David Enriquez, Take Stock in Children Scholarship Recipient 78 achievement

To listen to them talk, you’d think they’d known each other their whole lives. In reality Mentor Steve Sessums and Scholar David Enriquez met three years ago during David’s freshman year. David applied for and was awarded a Take Stock in Children Scholarship in the eighth grade and was paired with Steve as his mentor. It proved to be the perfect match.

Steve, an 80-year-old, retired attorney from Tampa, and David, a 17-year-old American of Cuban descent, soon found they had much in common despite being from such different walks of life. Steve lives on Bayshore, while David lives in the Leto area. Steve retired from a successful law practice seven years ago, while David prepares to graduate with honors from Robinson High. But many invisible threads hold them together – their love of learning, their spirited political debates, and their unending trust in and respect for one another.

David originally wanted to be a doctor, like his uncle. But after getting to know Steve, he was able to fan a smoldering love of law and politics, and began to move his life in another direction. When David spoke of going the University of Florida or University of South Florida, Steve nodded that those were good schools.

“But why not dream higher? Why not set your sights on Harvard?” urged Steve.

Set his sights he did. By his sophomore year, David went from zero to 14 leadership positions in two years. As part of the American Legion’s Boys State, he passed record legislation on the floor in Tallahassee. When visiting Washington D.C. as part of Boys Nation, he was elected Senate President and got to shake the hand of President Obama. He currently interns with Congresswoman Kathy Castor, representative from Florida’s 14th District. To top it all off, he’s been accepted to Harvard – a feat he admits he’d never had reached without the motivation of his Take Stock in Children scholarship and his mentor giving him the confidence to try.

“David is a remarkable young man. I’m richer for having known him,” said Steve.

“I wouldn’t be where I am right now if it weren’t for my friend and mentor Steve,” said David.

98 When my grades started“ slipping, I got so discouraged. But Crystal “helped pull me up.

Shqurria Walker,

Student Participant in the AmeriCorps Graduation Pathways Program When you see a student’s grades“ falling below what’s needed to stay in the program, you have “to turn things around fast. Crystal Carpenter, AmeriCorps Graduation Pathways Mentor 109 teamwork

Crystal Carpenter and Shqurria Walker are two of the reasons 100% of seniors in the Americorps Graduation Pathways dropout prevention program graduated last year. It’s students and mentors like these working together that turn lackluster performance into the opportunity to walk with their class on graduation day.

Shqurria was a typical ninth grader. She was active, social and influenced by her peers, but still made A’s and B’s on her report cards. But by the tenth grade she went from making A’s and B’s to C’s and D’s. She was making bad choices and hanging out with the wrong kids. When she got her first F, she felt discouraged and defeated.

The guidance team at Hillsborough High recognized Shqurria was on a slippery slope, and suggested she apply for the AmeriCorps Graduation Pathways program. During her 11th year, she was paired with Crystal Carpenter, a Graduation Pathways mentor from HEF.

“Shqurria had everything going for her,” said Crystal. “She’s bright, articulate and beautiful. I didn’t intend to see her fail.”

Shqurria recalls being called into Crystal’s office, where they looked at her declining grades. She asked her what kind of life she wanted after Hillsborough High School, and reminded her that she could only reach her dreams if she graduated. For Shqurria, the consequences of her actions became very real.

“I cried,” she said. “Crystal was so right. I was about to lose everything. I’m so grateful that she never gave up on me.”

Today, Shqurria is in her senior year, making A’s and B’s again and has set her sights on becoming a forensic pathologist.

“Even though I have a new mentor since Ms. Crystal is now teaching in American Samoa, I will definitely stay in touch,” said Shqurria. “ I want her to know when I graduate, because she’s a big part of the reason why.”

1110 In the eighth grade, my “ teacher looked at me and said ‘I know where you’ll “be in two years—jail.’ That changed everything. Luis Torres, Bowers Whitley Career Center Senior in the Culinary Arts Program 1112 direction

By the end of Luis’ middle school career, he thought he was done with school all together. He couldn’t pay attention in class, didn’t like his subjects, and watched his grades continue to plummet. Dropping out seemed like a viable option, and was a path many he knew had taken.

Instead, Luis was enrolled in the Bowers Whitley Career Center in Tampa’s Suitcase City – one of the many Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs supported by HEF. Here, students like Luis who are not college bound are taught to lead fulfilling, successful careers that offer a good quality of life, despite the stops and starts of their early education.

At Bowers Whitley Career Center, Luis is able to focus on his love of cooking without the other academic pressures he’d typically find in a regular classroom. Each week, he helps run The Viking Café, a restaurant completely staffed, prepped and managed by the students of the Culinary Arts Program. The Viking Café also caters many events giving budding young chefs experience beyond the classroom.

Under the guidance of Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Cheryl White, Luis has become a model student. He currently holds his SafeStaff Food Handlers Certificate, a ProStart National Certificate from the National Restaurant and Lodging Association, and is a member of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Last year, he and his team won first place at the state FCCLA Chapter Showcase Display and second at nationals. HEF funding is helping hundreds of students like Luis realize remarkable achievements and be prepared for a rewarding career after graduation.

When not in school, Luis rides his bike from 30th and Hillsborough to Starbucks in Ybor City to work as a barista each weekend. He feels this is helping him develop the work ethic and patience needed to work with the general public in a culinary arts environment.

“I’ve really turned it around. I like going to school because I love to cook.” said Luis. “My cousin and I talk about opening a restaurant together one day.”

1312 My wife was a “ teacher. Volunteering for the Foundation “just seemed like a good fit. George Suter, Teaching Tools Store Volunteer 1314 giving

After working for years in customer service and as a tax examiner, George found himself with plenty of time on his hands in 2006. He filled some of it with seasonal and temporary work, but he wanted to do more.

“I like being productive,” recalls George. “I answered an online request from the Foundation for volunteers, and am really glad I did.”

Because George’s wife was a teacher, many of his family members have worked in the public school system and both of his daughters graduated from King High School, volunteering for HEF seemed to be a natural fit. That was nine years ago, and George still gladly and generously spends two days of his time each week in The Teaching Tools Store.

“It makes me feel good to see teachers get things they need for their classrooms without it coming out of their own pockets,” said George. “They always tell me how much they appreciate it.”

Before volunteering in the Store, George was also a volunteer for AmeriCorps, working one-on-one with children to help improve their reading comprehension. Now, he helps stock the shelves and assist grateful teachers during check out. One of the Foundation’s longest and most loyal volunteers, George even helps organize the warehouse from time to time. He is one of 500 volunteers who keep this valuable resource open, stocked and ready for teachers and students to fulfill their classroom wish lists.

“Volunteering makes me feel like I’ve really accomplished something,” smiles George.

1514 Deep in my heart, “ teaching gives me a warmth I can’t explain. “ Stacy Tsimpedes, Second grade teacher and

1516 Teaching Tools Store Shopper impact

Stacy moved to Tampa from New Jersey at the age of 14, and finished out her middle and high school years in Hillsborough County Public Schools. After graduation, she wanted to pursue a career in medicine, but quickly realized teaching was her true passion. She graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in education, and now, four years later, she has become the “momma gator” to all her “baby gators” at Mort Elementary, even though the school mascot is the manatee.

“I teach in a Title I Renaissance school where many parents can’t afford anything but the bare essentials, and sometimes not even those,” explains Stacy. “If it weren’t for the free school supplies I get from The Teaching Tools Store, a lot of my baby gators would go without.”

Stacy explains how critical it is for young students to have an even playing field, especially in a learning environment. If you were to look in her students’ desks, you would find that all of her students have the same amount of paper, pencils, markers and other tools. The Teaching Tools Store helps bring an equality to the classroom that fuels their freedom to learn, unencumbered by the self-doubt and low self-esteem feeling “different” can bring.

“This is such a critical time. They’re still curious, but they’re also looking for acceptance. They are just beginning to understand what it means to not have the same advantages as the student next to them.”

Stacy’s class was also the recipient of a $2000 HEF classroom grant, which she used to buy reading materials, a CD player with six sets of headphone jacks, and bean bag pillows to lounge on while listening.

“At this age, even the littlest things can make a huge difference in their education.”

1716 My job is to shape“ a human being to want to learn more later “on in life. Patrick Boyko, 2014 Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year 1718 excellence

Patrick Boyko is not your typical high school history teacher. A graduate and former football running back for USF who has been teaching at Jefferson High since 2007, Patrick has an approach to teaching as unorthodox in the classroom as his shoulder-length hair. For instance, in Patrick’s Wars of the 20th Century class, students get to play a version of “Risk on steroids.” The class is divided into six empires. Leaders are elected, treaties are formed and then they fight for territory. It’s a hands-on lesson on what leads countries to war taught in a way few will forget.

“I tell my kids from the first day that ours is a working relationship,” says Patrick. “As long as we’re respectful, together we’re going to leave all the rest of the world’s worries behind us and just learn.”

Boyko never loses sight of the fact that some of the students in his school won’t graduate. His goal is to keep them in school, and keep them engaged.

“I try as hard as I can to make things fun and interactive,” said Patrick.

His lessons are as creative as they are competitive, and his students are challenged on a level few have experienced before his class. He even keeps in touch with former students on Facebook to keep the conversation going and to let them know he cares about them – in and out of school.

When Patrick accepted his 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year Award from HEF and Hillsborough County Public Schools, he summed up his teaching philosophy in this way:

“Remember why we do this job,” he told his fellow teachers. “Remember when you were a child, feeling you were invisible. Who made you feel safe? Sometimes, you may be the only constant.”

1918 There’s something “ magical about being able to hold onto a “book of your own. Kenia Polston, Teacher and Classroom Grant recipient 2019 dedication

When Kenia Polston talks about her first grade students at Kenly Elementary, she gets a little misty eyed when discussing “her kids.”

“I’ve always taught the little ones. They are so pure in thoughts and actions. Some of them just lack love. I hope to give them caring and a love of learning for the short time they spend with me.”

Because Kenia works in a Title I Renaissance School, there haven’t been enough funds in the past to ensure that all of her students could hold a book of their own. Instead, she would make copies of sections to hand out. But it just wasn’t the same. Kenia applied for and was awarded a $1,200 grant from HEF that gave six first- grade classrooms at Kenly a set of books large enough for each student to have their own during the lesson.

“That one grant positively impacted 120 kids,” said Kenia. “When a child comes to me in August as a blank slate and they leave in June reading at a second grade level and can articulate what they’ve read, then that grant became priceless.”

2120 community support

Financial Summary (unaudited)

Fiscal Year Ending June 30 2014 2013

PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE Contributions $3,418.000 $3,191,000 Donated Goods/Services $2,330,000 $2,363,000 Government Grants $490,000 $463,000 Investment Income $498,000 $353,000

TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUE $6,736,000 $6,370,000

PROGRAM SERVICES AND EXPENSES Program Services $5,910,000 $5,905,000 Management and General $267,000 $255,000 Development/Fundraising $395,000 $380,000

TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES & EXPENSES $6,572,000 $6,540,000

ANNUAL DOLLARS INVESTED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2009-2014 $7

$5 REVENUE BY SOURCE 2013-2014

$4 ORGANIZATIONS & AGENCIES

MILLIONS $3 15% $2

$1 28% 45% FOUNDATIONS $0 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 BUSINESS FISCAL YEAR 7% 5%

PROGRAMS FUNDED INDIVIDUALS 2013-2014 SCHOOL DISTRICT

TEACHING TOOLS STORE SCHOLARSHIPS & 36% MENTORING 31% 88 cents out of every dollar donated goes directly 11% 3% CAREER & TECH EDUCATION to our programs. 9% 10% SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

TEACHING MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT 2221 EXCELLENCE

Community partnerships are the life blood of this “ “ organization. Without them, many public school students would not be able to realize their true potential. R. Duane Johnson, Chairman Hillsborough Education Foundation Board of Directors

Our mission is to engage business and community partners in the support of Hillsborough County Public Schools and the academic achievement of all its students

Through generous gifts like those from our Silver Circle members, annual giving from teachers and others in the community, and our corporate partners, the Hillsborough Education Foundation is meeting its mission and helping many students see much greater success than SILVER CIRCLE they would without our assistance, commitment and support. Andy Harris Helios Education Foundation Bailey Family Foundation Hillsborough Community These partnerships secure both the future of this foundation and the College Foundation Bank of America Tampa Bay Rays future of the students we serve. The stories you’ve read throughout Betty and Philip Casey Foundation The Donald W. & Erika R. this Annual Report are just a sampling of the impact we’re having on Wallace Family Foundation Bruck Family Foundation the lives of those who will lead us into tomorrow. James & Amy Shimberg Caspers Company McDonald’s Foundation Restaurants On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, we are eternally Suncoast Credit Union Citi Foundation Foundation grateful for all you make possible through your charitable spirit. Community Foundation TECO Energy of Tampa Bay You are the spark that is connecting kids to greatness. William A. Gregory, Jr. Doug and Patty Wright Foundation, Inc.

VALEDICTORIAN SOCIETY SALUTATORIAN SOCIETY ($100,000.00 + ) ($50,000.00 + ) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Amscot Financial City of Tampa Armed Forces Communications Electronics Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc. Association The Executive Office of the Governor Bright House Networks Florida Department of Education Bristol-Myers Squibb The Florida Legislature Bruck Family Foundation Florida Prepaid Foundation Caspers Company McDonald’s Restaurants Helios Education Foundation Citi and Citi Foundation Hillsborough Community College & Hillsborough Hillsborough County Public Schools Community College Foundation, Inc. Hillsborough County Public Schools Employees via Humana The Hillsborough Education Faculty & Staff Educational Giving Foundation was awarded the Kids in Need Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. highest four star rating by Learey Technical Center Charity Navigator, America’s Staples Fulfillment Center premier independent charity Suncoast Credit Union & Suncoast The Mosaic Company evaluator. This indicates Credit Union Foundation Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay Times Fund, Inc., that HEF adheres to good Tampa Bay Times Employee Giving Foundation & governance and best practices Tampa Bay Rays & Rays Baseball Foundation, Inc. Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education to execute its mission in a Take Stock in Children TECO Energy & TECO Energy Foundation fiscally responsible way. William A. Gregory, Jr. Foundation, Inc. World Vision 22 GRADUATE SUMMA CUM LAUDE Roosevelt Elementary School PTA ($25,000.00 + ) Rotary International, District 6890 Aon & Aon Foundation Cyrus and Joanne Spurlino Bailey Family Foundation Study Hall Research Bank of America & Bank of America Charitable Tampa Bay Mariners Club, Inc. Foundation USAA Foundation Betty and Philip Casey Foundation Emmett A. Beesley Family Endowment GRADUATE CUM LAUDE Andy Harris ($5,000.00 + ) Hewlett-Packard Company AIG Matching Grants Program Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners Kenneth Alonso Hillsborough Solid Waste Management Dept. The Bank of Tampa James and Amy Shimberg Foundation Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Robert M. Buesing Patel Foundation for Global Understanding CSX Corporate Citizenship Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Ernst & Young, LLP Ridgefield’s Brand Corporation Florida State Fair Authority Saunders Foundation Gamma Theta Omega, Inc. Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority George Edgecomb Bar Association Tampa Kiwanis Foundation, Inc. Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, Inc. The Donald W. & Erika R. Wallace Family Foundation The J.M. Smucker Company Doug & Patty Wright John Lynch Foundation Jonathan A. Yob GRADUATE MAGNA CUM LAUDE Phil and Barb Jones ($10,000.00 + ) Les Thompson & L. V. Thompson Family Foundation Achieva Federal Credit Union & Achieva Foundation Fraser MacKechnie Batson-Cook Company Metropolitan Ministries City of Tampa Water Department Mulrennan Middle School Cox Media Group Tampa Necronomicon, Inc. The Driscoll’s Charitable Fund at Community The Propeller Club - Port of Tampa Foundation Santa Cruz County Shriner’s Children’s Hospital Feeding Children Everywhere Stonegate Bank & Stonegate Charitable Florida Holocaust Museum Foundation, Inc. Carlos A. Fuente & Fuente Family Foundation T. Rowe Price & Associates and T. Rowe Price & GE Foundation Associates Foundation, Inc. Grow Financial Federal Credit Union & Friends of Tampa Bay Rowdies Military Families, LLC Tom & Nancy Tilchin Charitable Fund Hill Ward Henderson The University of Tampa Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Bill Weldon John Kirtley Westchase Golf Course Jim and Barbara Major McLamore Family Foundation GRADUATE Moffitt Cancer Center ($2,500.00 + ) Nielsen AXA Nova Southeastern University Hope and Leslie Barnett Ronald McDonald House & Ronald McDonald Bess the Book Bus, Inc. House Charities of Tampa Bay Borrell Electric Company, Inc.

23 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Times Forum & Tampa Bay Lightning Capform, Inc. Foundation, Inc. Chick-fil-A Time Customer Service, Inc. Clark Family Fund Tri City Electrical Contractors, Inc. D & S Electrical Technologies, LLC TriNet The Daniel and Rosalyn Kulik Foundation Wharton High School Tom R. Dorety World of Westchase, Inc. EMSI Ybor City Rotary Foundation Energy Air, Inc. The Ybor City Round Table Faith Technologies Inc. PRINCIPAL’S LIST Norma Figueroa ($1,000.00 + ) Finfrock Academic Partnerships, LLC Florida Masonry Construction Company Advanced MarketPlace Florida Structural Steel Advanced Masonry Systems Fly & Form, Inc. Ali Specialties Garland V. Stewart Middle School PTSA Aluminum Service, Inc. Katherine J. Garren Apollo Beach Elementary School Genesis Direct Ashberry Water Conditioning Gonzalez & Sons Engineering, Inc. The Beck Group Harrison Stephen Kowiak Charitable Trust Fund Ben’s Mends Florida Educator Insurance, A Horace Mann Ins. Co. Lawrence R. Bevis Arthur H. Herold Richard J. Brandewie Holmes Hepner & Associates Architects, Inc. Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center Hughes Supply, Inc. Broadstone Citrus Village Krewe of Agustina de Aragon CarMax Foundation Long & Associates Architects/Engineers, Inc. Cason Portrait Studio Merit Professional Coatings, Inc. Elizabeth B. Castor Metrohm USA, Inc. Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association, Inc. Susan Millard CF Industries, Inc. Morrow Steel Erectors, Inc. Cherry Bekaert, LLP Mort Elementary School Children’s Board Of Hillsborough County The Northern Trust Company Ciminelli Real Estate Services of Florida, LLC Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Coca-Cola Enterprises Bottling Companies Pinch A Penny, Inc. CPS Associates, Inc. Mike and Hope Poland Bill Demeza Post Apartment Properties Kathleen M. Dutton Preferred Materials Edmonson Electric, Inc. Progressive Insurance, Riverview Express Scripts, Inc. Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. Fantasy Theatre Factory, Inc. Matthew B. Roberts Bruce Faulmann Fred M. and Mary Sue Rothenberg Frances Ferguson Elizabeth Shea Ferman Automotive Mang. Services Southern Equipment Corporation Florida Orchestra Spectra Contact Flooring Sol J. Fleischman, Jr. Straz Center for the Performing Arts Ford & Associates, Inc. SunTrust Bank Mary Gamble Kevin and Cindy Sutton 24 Luis and Mary Garcia Sage Partners, LLC James B. Gordon Sagicor Life Insurance Company Richard E. Hedley Saint Leo University Hillsborough Association of School Samantha’s Friends, Inc. Administrators, Inc. Scripps Howard Foundation WFTS-TV Ch. 28 Hillsborough County Assistant Principals Council SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Hillsborough County Elementary Principals Council Sean M. Shaw John Hinely Sherwin Williams Holland & Knight, LLP Signature Financial Solutions, LLC Joe and Sue M. House Steven J. Smitten IBM Employee Services Center St. Mary’s Episcopal Day School International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. Joel and Janet Stephens G. Randal James Sunshine Health JBC Landscaping, Inc. Sweetbay Distribution Center R. Duane Johnson Timothy P. Taft Elizabeth C. Jones Tampa General Healthcare Keenan, Hopkins, Schmidt and Stowell Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA Contractors, Inc. Target Foundation KIND, LLC theARTery, LLC King High School Thresher & Thresher P.A. L. Ortega & Associates of Tampa Bay, LLC Kimberly D. Thresher Lair Services, Inc. Tom and Kathy Shannon Family Foundation Lakeshore Learning Materials Tomlin Middle School Lanier Elementary School Yvette Tremonti LEGOLAND Florida United Way of Suncoast Leto Comprehensive High School Jonathan M. Vila Little Red Wagon Foundation, Inc. Walbridge Construction Mabel and Ellsworth Simmons Charitable Foundation, Inc. Walmart #1203 and The Walmart Foundation Mary Ann McCoy Alton C. Ward Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P. A. Westshore Financial Group NADCO Tapes & Labels, Inc. Tamer Youssef National Association of Women in Construction National-Louis University DEAN’S LIST ($500.00 + ) NTA Life All Sports Community Service Maxine N. Offenbach American Stage Company, Inc. Office Depot American Surveying, Inc. Melanie Ownley Barbara Forgione Salon Oxford Exchange Stuart C. Bean P.E.O Sisterhood Chapter Q. Donald B. Becker Padgett Swann Machinery Bits’ N Pieces Puppet Theatre Perry Ellis International Blake High School PNC Bank RoseAnne G. Bowers Presbyterian Church of Bloomingdale John and Kimberly Brannan Prida-Guida & Company, P.A. Tammie Brewer Laurie and Royce Reed Carolyn W. Bricklemyer Rivero, Gordimer & Company

2526 Ralph T. Buscarello Donna H. Lindsey Charles Carlson Thomas G. Long Children’s Choice for Therapy, Inc. MetLife Resources The Click MC Jeannette S. Millard Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Michael Muldoon Collegiate 100 Corey and April Neil Construction Services Brian O. Noriega Cork Elementary School Northstar Bank Dallas 1 Corporation Oak Park Elementary School Timothy R. Davis Office Product Solutions, LLC Derrek Decan Sharon Padley Alan and Mary Denham Michael J. Palios Disney Reservations Center Thomas J. Panaseny Dwight Darby & Co., PA Pepin Distributing Company ECHO Tampa Port Authority Ferrell Magnet Middle School PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Raymond James and Associates, Inc. Florida Retail Partners, Inc. Riverhills Elementary School Debra K. Friedberg Riverview High School Athletic Booster Club Adrienne M. Garcia Craig E. Rothburd Bruce Gelin Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Gentiva Home Health Seibert Insurance Agency Gerdau Corp. Steve Sessums GFWC New Tampa Junior Women’s Club Elizabeth T. Shea Jennifer Gonzalez-Bohnert Michael P. Shea Grand Canyon University Gilbert M. Singer H C Sheriff’s Black Advisory Council Charities Fund Beverly J. Stansell Bruce Hall Stewart Middle School The Hamilton Foundation Inc. Tampa Bay Pilots Association Harrison-Davis, Inc. UDR Luxury Apartment Homes Harvard Jolly, Inc. United Healthcare Hillsborough Association for Home & Community University of West Florida Education Verizon Data Services, LLC Hop 2 It Music and Press Inc. Morris Weinberg ING Casey Weldon Jacobs Engineering Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Kid Power Programs Matching Gift Program Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. West Coast Financial Group, Inc. Richard D. Klima Wheelabrator McKay Bay Inc. Laura H. Kreitzer Gregory F. Wilder Krewe of Pandora Linda J. Wizner Katey Lackey Mary O. Wood Leadership Tampa Alumni Woodroffe Corporation Architects Gretchen M. Lehman WWWayne, Inc. Edward R. Leibowitz Andrea Zelman Lewis and Sally Hill Charitable Foundation, Inc.

26 HONOR ROLL Honeywell Space & Strategic Systems, Inc. ($250.00 + ) Howard Johnson Plaza Alfonso Architects Rob Iles Brad Atkinson Kimmins Contracting Corporation Juan Aviles Anthony S. Kimpson B2D Semago Kingery & Crouse, P.A. Richard Backa Laser Spine Institute, LLC Stephanie Baxter-Jenkins Lyle Engineering Group, Inc. Bay Area Manufacturer’s Association Andrew R. McCumber Bayonet Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Helen McGrath BIC Graphics, USA Debra F. McLean Bloomingdale High School Merck Partnership for Giving Bongo International Christopher B. Moore Bowen, Miclette & Britt of Florida Morrow Insurance Group Burger 21 Westchase The New York Community Trust CAE USA, INC. NOVA Engineering & Environmental, LLC William Carley Jefferd C. Oglesby Carroll Air Systems, Inc. OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. Kathy Castor Outback Bowl Tampa Bay Coastal Construction Products, Inc. Tannia G. Peeples Bob and Farzi Conigliaro Quarles & Brady, LLP Continental Concrete Structures, Inc. Rampello Downtown Partnership Creative Contractors Inc. Michaele Rao Faye B. Culp Diana Reece Doosan Hydro Technology, Inc. Scarola Associates Engineering Matt Doyle Kristine K. Schirmer Eagle Insurance Agency Robert and Michelle Shimberg MaryEllen Elia Faith Sincich Elsa’s 41 Tex Mex Sports Grill Kevin M. Sommerio Julie and John Farber SP Richards Co. First Citrus Bank St. John’s Episcopal Parish Day School Florida Association of Water Quality Control Kevin Steffey Stacy C. Frank Phil Stein Kathy S. Freeman We are proud Strategic Financial Partners George M. Steinbrenner High School to be supported Tampa Bay Section American Chemical Society Golder Associates Inc. by nearly 3,000 Thonotosassa Elementary School PTA Hillsborough Grimaldi’s Pizzeria United Rentals County Public Steven R. Grinstead Universal Fire Systems, Inc. School teachers Randy Hall Cathy L. Valdes and staff through Stephanie S. Harris Jose E. Valiente their generous Leena Hasbini Richard A. van den Heuvel annual giving. Cheryl A. Hedrick Jenna L. Venero Brandon Henry Vigo Importing Rebekah S. Heppner D.W. Waters Career Center Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Charities, Inc. Fred Weber Marjorie Hine West Tampa Chamber of Commerce William E. Hoffman 27 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

These community leaders voluntarily offer their time and expertise to guide the Foundation and strengthen its role in promoting excellence in Hillsborough County Public School students.

OFFICERS R. Duane Johnson Doretha W. Edgecomb Gov. Bob Martinez Chair School Board Member Former Governor of the State of Florida Vice President and Senior Trust Advisor Hillsborough County Public Schools Senior Policy Advisor The Northern Trust Company MaryEllen Elia Holland & Knight B. Philip Jones, Jr. Superintendent T. Corey Neil President Hillsborough County Public Schools Executive Vice President Hillsborough Education Foundation Jean Clements The Bank of Tampa Tom R. Dorety President Royce Reed Vice Chair Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Managing Director JP Morgan Private President and Chief Executive Officer Association Bank Market Director, Central & SW

Suncoast Credit Union Foundation Bruce Faulmann Florida Yvette Tremonti Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mary Sue Rothenberg Secretary Tampa Bay Times Community Volunteer Executive Vice President, Sol J. Fleischman, Jr. Sean Shaw Strategy and Business Development & Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Attorney-At-Law Chief Financial Officer Fleischman Garcia Architecture Merlin Law Group Moffitt Cancer Center Mary Gamble, Ph.D. Amy Shimberg John B. Brannan President Community Volunteer Treasurer Competitive Performance Systems, Inc. Certified Public Accountant Matt Silverman Dwight Darby & Company Luis Garcia President Certified Public Accountant Tampa Bay Rays Michael C. Poland Garcia & Ortiz, P.A. Past Chair Ted Stasney Partner, Risk Management Andrew M. Harris, MBA, MHA Sr. Consultant Ernst & Young LLP Managing Director Marketing Research Services GE Healthcare Financial Services Kevin H. Sutton Joel Stephens Legal Counsel Sue M. House Principal Shareholder President & Chief Executive Officer Thomas Financial Hill Ward Henderson Powerhouse Consulting, Inc. Chris Taylor G. Randal James Chairman DIRECTORS President William A. Gregory, Jr. Foundation The James Law Group, P.L. Hope Barnett Kimberly (Kim) D. Thresher John Kirtley Community Volunteer Attorney-At-Law Founder and Chairman Thresher & Thresher P.A. Bryan Baylor Step Up For Students Alton C. Ward Manager of Research and Development Bridgitte Kramer The Mosaic Company Attorney-At-Law President Hill Ward Henderson Chas Bruck Hillsborough County Council PTA/PTSA Gregory F. Wilder Principal Fraser MacKechnie SoHo Capital Southeast Region Practice Leader President Private Client Tax Services BDO Carlos del Castillo Amscot Corporation Vice President/General Manager Jim Major Bright House Networks Retired, General Manager Betty Castor WFTS 28 ABC Former Florida Commissioner of Education Former President, University of South Florida 28 COMMITTEES

We would like to acknowledge the following community members who have volunteered their time to serve on our Committees.

Audit Committee Marketing Committee Yvette Tremonti, Chair Bruce Faulmann, Chair John B. Brannan, Treasurer Karin Arden John DiSanto Malcolm Bowen Luis Garcia Mike Compton Rich Hedley Bob Conigliaro Rob Iles Career and Technical Education Eddie O’Casio Committee Grace Posada Alan Denham, Chair Steve Quiggle John M. Williams, Co-Chair Ted Stasney Jeff Ames W. Scott Brooks Planned Giving Committee Alice J. Cobb Joel Stephens, Chair Christopher Jargo Leslie J. Barnett, Esq. John Kirtley Chris Brown Maria Mastriano-Nugent Roy Echols, CTFA Mary A. Mayer, CPC Matthew N. Gordon, CFP Bob Morrison Steven W. Grove, CPA, CFP Carlye Morgan Andrew R. Knust, CFP Luis Ortega J. Scott Robey, CPA, CFP Amy Rettig Kathryn L. Ritchie Sean Shaw Gregory Wilder

Development Committee Student Excellence Committee Tom R. Dorety, Chair Sol J. Fleischman, Jr., Chair Hope Barnett C. Michelle Davis Chas Bruck Jacqueline Galiano R. Duane Johnson Dr. Robert W. Graham, III Jim Major Lynn Gray Michael C. Poland Andrew M. Harris Mary Sue Rothenberg Leena Hasbini Amy Shimberg Jeff Hill Joel Stephens Russell T. Johnson Robert Paredes Executive Committee Ashley Powe R. Duane Johnson, Chair Ansberto Vallejo John Brannan Steve Vanoer Tom R. Dorety Jessica Vega Michael C. Poland Kevin H. Sutton School Enrichment Committee Luis Garcia Dave Sessums, Chair Joel Stephens Scott Binder Mary Gamble Jeffrey M. Gad, Esq. MaryEllen Elia Kandace Lesher Doretha W. Edgecomb Shyam Mundra Yvette Tremonti Sandra L. Murman Larry Plank Finance Committee Senton Pojani, ARM John B. Brannan, Chair Carrie Scheiner Luis Garcia Phil Stein Stephanie C. Gibson Yvette Tremonti Andrew M. Harris Kevin H. Sutton Alton C. Ward

STAFF Jordan Allen Jackie Fuller Stephanie Maxwell Lillian Bidali Cheryl Hedrick Angela McCune Amanda Cabrera Shane Holman Virginia McGrath Julia Carter Tiffany Hughes Rachael Nickie Zuleyka Castro Pat Johnston Sharon O’Connor Tyrone Clark B. Philip Jones, Jr. Heather Palmer William Dailey Tony Kimpson Rachel Sutton Kirsten Donohue Kathy Klander Fred Weber

29 Our future as a community “ can only shine as bright as “the success of our students. The Hillsborough Education Foundation

At HEF, we continually strive to engage our business and community partners to support the academic achievement of all students in the Hillsborough County Public School system. This past year’s momentum will result in an economically healthier and more stable workforce, and ultimately a more vibrant community.

With the support of people like you, we can help each and every student be the very best they can be – both in school and throughout life.

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