The St. Johns County Education Foundation operating as Investing in Kids (INK!) has announced the appointment of new members to its board of directors and executive committee. As the direct support organization to the St. Johns County School District, the INK! Board of Directors leads the nonprofit in fulfilling its mission to promote the academic success of all St. Johns County public school students.
For the 2023-24 fiscal year, the INK! Board of Directors and Executive Committee will be led by President Holly Hill, Flagler College; Vice President Hamilton Neal, Bridgewater Wealth Advisors; and Treasurer Thomas Wolf, Photoarchitectural LLC. Paul Ray with Enhanced Voting will remain on the executive committee as immediate past president and member-at-large. Members-at-large on the executive committee include Jim Richardson, PNC Bank; Molly Rinnert, Northrop Grumman; and Christina Upchurch, St. Johns County School District.
The board recently voted in two new directors, Hank Klein of Herbie Wiles Insurance and Marissa Lenius of RSM USA LLP. Board members remaining with the organization include Christopher Barrett, Synergy Support Services; Bonalyn Boyd, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies; Lori Brandel, VyStar Credit Union; Claudia Dencer, Leonard’s Photography; Tim Forson, superintendent, St. Johns County School District; Daniel Lang, Sunshine Realty; Sabrina Papovitch, Community First Credit Union; Victor J. Raymos, St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors; and Karl Vierck, RESG Commercial Properties. Board members stepping down from service are Steve Blalock, Northrop Grumman; Michael DeHaven, FPL; Ralph Klein, Herbie Wiles Insurance; and Ryan Goodwin, Equitable Advisors.
“We thank our previous and current officers, board members and leadership for bringing their unique enthusiasm, intellect, experience, skills, knowledge and resources to move INK! forward,” said Donna Lueders, INK!’s executive director. “We look forward to continuing to work together to provide innovative programs, classroom resources, and teacher support to benefit the thousands of students enrolled in St. Johns County School District,” she said.
The St. Johns County Education Foundation provides innovative programs, teacher support and classroom resources to benefit more than 50,000 students and approximately 3,200 teachers. For more information, contact Lueders at Donna.Lueders@stjohns.k12.fl.us or 904-547-7120. Or go to ink-stjohns.org.
