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Role of the Charter Board of Directors


The role of the Rowlett Academy Governing Board is overall policy decision making, budget approval, the hiring of an external auditor, and the hiring of the Principal.  Note that, as a charter school, the Rowlett Academy Principal is responsible for day-to-day operations of the school and administration of policies as well as the hiring and supervising of all employees.  A timeline of events related to the Charter conversion, as well as related documents, can be found under the "Charter Conversion Documentation" tab.

Board Members

 

Fred Moore – Chair 
Principal, Blalock Walters. Trial Attorney, Board Certified in Business Litigation. B.A. ‐ University of Florida, J.D. ‐ University of Miami School of Law 
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Christy Weber – Director
Managing Director - WeberSCENIC, Artistically Imagined Events
B.A. - Theatre Management, University of Nebraska
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Scott Brownell – Board Member
Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judge, Juvenile, Family, Criminal, and Civil Division. B.A. ‐ Eckerd College, J.D. ‐ UF College of Law
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Mike Hartley - Board Member

President, DKE Comprehensive Wealth Counsel
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™and Family Office Design Consultant.
B.B.A and M.B.A. in Finance - University of Miami School of Business Administration

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Lori Diamant-Abdulla - Board Member

Owner - Diamant Designs & Marketing 
B.A. - Theater Arts, Florida State University 

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Theodis Riley - Board Member

General Manager - First Watch Restaurants

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Karissa Mayer - Board Member

Nate's Honor Animal Rescue / Results 1st Consultant

A.S. St. Petersburg College

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Wayne Harvey, CPA - Board Member

Retired CFO / Vice-President 

B.S. - Accounting, University of Maryland

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Libby McNary - Attorney at Law

Founder of McNary Law - Focused on marital, family law, and dependency cases

J.D. - Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis

B.A. - Political Science and Criminal Justice - Indiana University

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Kristen Barnhart - Parent Elected Member, Rowlett Elementary Academy SAC Chair/Parent Liaison

Sr. Financial Systems Administrator - AmeriLife
B.A. - Mass Communications, University of South Florida

 

April Barrett - Secretary - Parent Elected Member, Rowlett Middle Academy SAC Chair/Parent Liaison

Cybersecurity Senior Analyst Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk - CommonSpirit Health
B.A. in Business Administration in Computer Information Systems with a Finance Minor, James Madison University

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