Okaloosa school foundation announces new officers, board members

The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation's new officers and board members for the 2015-16 school year are as follows.

Executive board committee

•David Braithwaite, President, Charlton House Capital

•Yvonne Freeman, Vice President, Brainstorms Marketing

•Mary Lou Reed, Secretary, community member

•Bob Bennett, Treasurer, First City Bank

•Judy Byrne Riley, Assistant Treasurer, community member

•Debbie Buchanan, Immediate Past President, L3 Communications

•Mary Beth Jackson, Superintendent of Schools

•Melissa Thrush, School Board member

•Jeff McInnis, board attorney

•Henry Kelley, executive director, OCSD Community Affairs Program Director

New board members

•Sen. Greg Evers, Florida State Senate (R)

•Michele Burns, District Manager, Kelley Services

•Lisa McKee, Hugs and Hissyfits Children's Boutique

•Therese Van Gogh, Directory of Marketing & Public Relations, Dalpar Corporation

Current board members

•Sheila Bishop, City of Niceville

•Lisa Burkett, Extreme Etiquette

•Bernard Johnson, Gulf Power

•Casey Kent, community member

•Aileen Koon, community member

•Pam Meadows, Crestview Chamber of Commerce

•Lynndriette Rome, Society of Human Resource Management

•Linda Sumblin, Workforce Development Board

•Lee Wetzell, community member

•David Wheeler, community member

Staff members

•Diane Meredith, OPSF and Take Stock in Children Support Staff

•Cindy Frazier, Take Stock in Children Program Coordinator

•Dort Baltes, Take Stock in Children Program