Lancaster Public Education Foundation
Improving Students. Enhancing Leaders. Advancing Education.
The Board of Directors
Broker/Owner of Anderson & Co. Realtors, LLC. Degree in Applied Business in Real Estate from Hondros College and has achieved the Graduate of Realtors Institute (GRI). Director for the LancasterMultiple Listing Service and a Past President for the Lancaster Board of Realtors.
Rebecca and her husband Allan are graduates ofLancaster High School, with their son Cullan and daughter Chelsey following in their footsteps. Individually and as a family they are actively involved in the community.
Member of the National Association of Realtors,Ohio Association of Realtors, the Lancaster Board of Realtors and the Lancaster Multiple Listing Service, the Columbus Multiple Listing Service, and the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce.
Rebecca Anderson
Broker
Anderson & Co. Realtors LLC
I was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI but have lived in Lancaster for 40 years. I have a BS degree in Journalism from University of Wisconsin and an MA from The Ohio State University. I worked for 18 years in personnel management at Anchor Hocking and for 20 years as a financial advisor for Advest, Inc. Retired since 2005, but now serving as Lancaster City Council President.
My wife, Suzanne, was a teacher in the LancasterCity School District for 25 years (North Elementary and Ewing Jr. High). We are the parents of five boys who attended the Lancaster schools K-12 and are all successful in their fields today.
Ken Culver
President
Lancaster City Council
143 W Main Street
PO Box 607
Lancaster, OH 43130
(740) 653-7242
EJ Gurile III
Fairfield National Bank
Graduate of LHS in 1995 and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University in 1999. Member of Sigma Pi Fraternity International, Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society), Lancaster Sherman Rotary and Lancaster Men's Chorus. Over 15 years of banking experience and currently employed with Fairfield National Bank.
819 North Columbus Street
Lancaster, OH 43130
(740) 653-3138 (Home)
(614) 474-1739 (Fax)
Cindy Lape
Realtor
Anderson & Co. Realtors LLC
LHS Graduate, Class of 1976.
Her mother, Sabre Bear, was a long-time teacher for Lancaster City Schools. Her husband, Todd, and three children are also LHS Graduates. Realtor with Anderson & Company.
Jeff Ogilvie
Lancaster High School Graduate, Class of 1997.
Craig Vandervoort
Attorney-at-Law
Sitterley & Vandervoort, Ltd.
1985 Lancaster High School graduate. 1989 Cum Laude Graduate of Miami University with Bachelor of Science in Business. Received his Jurist Doctorate from The Ohio State University, With Honors, in 1992. In 2003 the Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Mr. Vandervoort as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, & Probate Law.
Chairman of the Fairfield County Access Management Advisory Committee, serves as the Chairman of the Fairfield County Law Library Trustees. President (2003-2004)of the Fairfield County Bar Association. Chairman (1997-1998) of the American Red Cross of Fairfield County.
Craig is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Inc., (NAELA) and is a member of the Ohio chapter of NAELA.
Adam Schneider
Student
Capital University
Adam Schneider was born in Lancaster, Ohio, the son Mike and Sandy Schneider, both natives of Lancaster. He is a member of Faith Memorial Church in Lancaster. Adam graduated with honors from Lancaster High School in 2009. He went on to campaign for a seat on the Lancaster Board of Education.
Adam is majoring in Political Science and Public Administration with a minor in Psychology at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
The Lancaster Public Education Foundation is an independent, non-profit, 501 ( c ) 3 community-based organization dedicated to providing continuous support and grant funds to the Lancaster (Ohio) City Schools staff, students, and parents. Its Board of Directors are members of the community who collectively share a passion for providing a high quality public educational experience for our children and our community. Many of the board members are graduates of the Lancaster City Schools or have close ties with the school district.
Our primary goal is to to enhance educational opportunities in a broad manner, limited only by our imagination and our community's ability to provide for its children. We are affiliated with the Fairfield County Foundation and issue grants four times each year.
Jim Russell
Retired
I spent over 35 years in the Information Technology field. I’ve taught at the secondary and post-secondary levels. I hold B.A. and MSed degrees from Northern Illinois University. My wife, Marsha, is a retired elementary classroom and reading teacher. She taught at South, North and Tarhe elementary schools. Our son, Tim, was a Latin teacher at LHS and now teaches Latin in Nashville, TN. Our daughter, Amy, is a genetics professor at Grand Valley State University.
Robert Urig
Retired Educator
Lara Culver
Bob is a retired educator, having served most of his career in the Lancaster City School District, primarily in administration. Bob has always been active in the community in various leadership positions as President of Kiwanis, President and Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, President and Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, and board member of the Family Y.
Bob received the Heroes Award from the Red Cross in 2008 for his long community service.
Lara Culver, Board Secretary, is a lifelong resident of Lancaster and brings the parent's perspective to the Board as the mother of two girls, Hannah and Rachael, both of whom attend Chief Tarhe Elementary. Lara is active as a school volunteer in addition to involvement in community information meetings. She currently serves on a district school uniforms advisory committee.
P.O. Box 505
Lancaster, OH 43130
(740) 438-1060 (cell)
(740) 969-2673 (home)
Milt Taylor Jr.
I am a 1981 graduate of Lancaster High School and a 1985 graduate of Hillsdale College.
Having spent most of my adult life in the Lancaster area, I am currently or or have been actively involved in the following organizations:
St. John's Episcopal Church
Fairfield County Foundation Board
Lancaster Chorale Board
Lancaster Rotary
Maywood Mission Board
Ohio Automobile Dealer Association Board
Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce Board
I reside in Lancaster with my wife, Nancy, daughter, Julia and son, Milton.