Elected November 2018
Term Expires November 2022
Biography
Present Occupation:
- Lee County School District, School Board Member, District 5
Personal:
- Resident of Lee County since 2003
- Husband – Martin Gittens, Building Industry
- Son – Jonathan D. Sampson, Denver, CO - Entrepreneur
- Worked in Puerto Rico, Cayman Islands and Bermuda
Professional Experience:
- Educator – Lee County Schools K-12 and Adult Ed.; Asst. Principal Pool; Four-Time Golden Apple Finalist, Teacher of Distinction; Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Initial Coordinator, East Lee County High School
- Adjunct Professor – Indian River State College, St. Lucie County
- Adjunct Professor – Bermuda College
- Entrepreneur – International Trainer/Speaker, Event Planner, Writer
- Vice President of Training and Development, Bank of America, FL
Education:
- M.Ed., Education Leadership, Nova Southeastern University
- B.A. Psychology/Business Administration, University of Maryland
- A.A. Accounting, University of Maryland and Kennedy King College, Chicago
- Certified Supreme Court Mediator, FL
Volunteer Community Experience - Past and Present:
- First Assembly Ministries
- Learning for Life – Leadership Award
- Future Makers Education Committee
- Legislative Liaison Alternate/Federal
- Chamber of Commerce, St. Lucie County and Lee County
- Business People United for Political Action Committee (BUPAC)
- Horizon Council
- The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
- League of Women Voters
- Leadership St. Lucie, Class Valedictorian
- National Assoc. Urban Bankers, Pres. Central FL Branch
- Take Stock in Children Board
Lee County Schools’ Committees - Past Positions:
- District Advisory Council, Chair
- School Advisory Council, Liaison
- Superintendent Search Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee Vision 2020
- The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
Lee County School Board Liaison Committees - Present Positions:
- District Advisory Council
- Strategic Planning Steering Committee
- Instructional Calendar Committee (for the 2020-21 calendar)
- The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc.
- Student Board Advisory Committee
- Legislative Liaison – Federal (alternate)