The Board of Trustees for Lake Wales Charter Schools, Inc. has the responsibility for setting policy, providing direction, and handling the business side of the enterprise.

In addition, each year, one or more Trustee is designated as the parent/community contact for a specific school.

Seat 1 – Epifania Martinez

Seat 2 – Eugene Fultz

Seat 3 – Christina Updike

Seat 4 – Danny Gill, Vice Chair

Seat 5 – Cheryl Garnett

Seat 6 – Jimmy Nelson

Seat 7 – Keith Wadsworth, Chair

Seat 8 – Dr. Terry Fasel

General Counsel – Robin Gibson

Dr. Terry Fasel, Trustee Representative
Phone:  863-679-6560, ext 226
email: terry.fasel@warner.edu

Dr. Terry Fasel
Terry Fasel grew up in Hobart, Indiana and completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees at Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) in speech and hearing therapy and special education. He completed the Doctorate in Education (EdD) from Argosy University in Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Fasel and his family (wife Dr. Linda Fasel, son Jeremy and daughter Sara Fasel Kane) moved to Lake Wales in 1984. He was a special education teacher and staffing specialist with the Polk County School Board. He also serves on the Our Children’s Academy board (chair 2010-11) and serves as president of The Florida Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and the Advisory Council of State Representatives of AACTE. He is currently the Director of Teacher Education at Warner University where he is also a Professor in the Teacher Education Department. He serves on the Polk Avenue Elementary SAC and served previously on the Hillcrest Elementary SAC. (Term expires June 30, 2017)

Eugene Fultz, Trustee Representative
Phone: 863-679-6560 ext 226
Email: efultz99@gmail.com

Eugene Fultz
Eugene Fultz is the City’s appointed representative on the LWCS Board of Trustees.  He is a graduate of Arkansas Baptist College with a BA in Social Studies and Elementary Education.  He is a certified teacher and has taught Intensive Reading, Language Arts, History and Science.  He is a Vietnam Veteran who served two tours aboard aircraft carriers in the Navy.  First Sargent Fultz retired honorably from the Army National Guard after twenty years of military service.  He is a Licensed and Ordained Minister who focuses on issues such as drugs, gangs, violence and teen pregnancy. Eugene and his wife are CEO and CFO of Greater Grace Ministries of Florida, Inc. who serves hot meals to the less fortunate in Lake Wales, Haines City and Ft. Meade.  He has many affiliations within Lake Wales and throughout Polk County.  His never quit attitude resonates and he continues to go above and beyond for the betterment of the City of Lake Wales.  (Term expires June 30, 2017)