EDUCATION FOUNDATION LAUNCHES “DIGITAL DIVIDE CAMPAIGN”
The Talbot County Public Schools Education Foundation is seeking financial contributions to help close the “Digital Divide” that has impacted student access to learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to raise $60,000 through the “Digital Divide Campaign.”
OUR MISSION
The Talbot County Public Schools Education Foundation engages the community in supporting excellence in public education and provides resources to enhance the teaching and learning experience for all.
TCPSEF Board
The Education Foundation was formed in October of 2016 in partnership with the Mid-Shore Community Foundation. Its mission is to engage the community in supporting excellence in public education and provide resources to enhance the teaching and learning experience for all.
Board Members
Laura P. Heikes - Chair, TCPS Alum, Senior Vice President, Government Community Relations Officer Shore United Bank
Rebecca Firth, Ph.D. - Vice Chair, Former TCPS Parent, Retired Teacher and Learning Specialist
Pamela Clay - TCPS Alum and Former Parent, retired TCPS Curriculum Supervisor
Gwen Fike - TCPS Parent and Volunteer
Patrick Fitzgerald - Founding Member, TCPS Alum, Attorney Charles T. Capute, LLC
Michael Fisher, MD - Former TCPS Parent. Gastroenterology Specialist, University of Maryland Community Medical Group
Howard Freedlander - Community Volunteer, retired Deputy State Treasurer and Local Columnist.
Jeremy Hillyard - TCPS Spanish Teacher, Easton High School
Lindsey Higginbottom - TCPS Alum, Administrative Intern, Gifted and Talented Teacher, Chapel District Elementary School.
Juanita Hopkins - TCPS Alum and Former Parent, Attorney, Talbot County Board of Education Member
F. Graham Lee - Former TCPS Parent, Vice President for Philanthropy, Shore Regional Health
Victoria Gomez Lozano - TCPS Parent, Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Chesapeake Multicultural
Resource Center
JoAnn Asparagus Murray - Former TCPS Parent, Former Talbot County Board of Education Member, Magistrate, Caroline County Circuit Court
Ty Russ - TCPS Parent, Chief Financial Officer, JASCO
David Short, CPA - TCPS Parent, Former TCPS Board Member and PTO President, Managing Partner, Weaver Mavity Short Associates, LLC
Vanessa Sullivan - TCPS Gifted and Talented Teacher