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Shayna “Simba” Castano is an internationally established poet and performer who ranked within the top thirty of seventy-six competitors at Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2015. She is […]

Dr. Mark Thompson is currently serving as the Academic Assessment Coordinator for Lake-Sumter State College. Prior to coming to Lake-Sumter. Mark worked to turn around the performance of failing high […]

Laila Fakhoury is a sophomore from the University of Florida, where she serves as a speaker coach for TEDxUF and is double majoring in Psychology and Family Youth and Community […]

Despite being only 17 years old, Kallie McDaniel already holds an AA degree from Lake-Sumter State college and is working on dual Bachelor’s degrees, one in neuroscience and another in […]

Ashleigh Husbands is the former Regional Suicide Prevention Specialist with the FL Linking Individuals Needing Care project, funded through SAMHSA and supported by UCF, USF and the Florida Council for […]

Ashley Hall is an LSSC student who received awards for excellence in both theatre and public speaking during the 2016-2017 academic year. She is currently working on an AA degree […]

Jeff Paradee Jr., is a poet, a writer, and an artist. He is also a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and a student at Lake Sumter State […]

Patrick Rader is a full-time instructor of English at Lake-Sumter State College. He holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction and has used his knowledge of literature, particularly the works of […]

Brenda Skoczelas is a full-time instructor of physics at Lake-Sumter State College. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Physics from Ball State University, where […]

Jeremy Norton is an associate professor of political science at Lake-Sumter State College. He has been with the college for over 12 years, serving as both a faculty librarian and […]

Rebecca Randall is the founder and Director of Ruth House, a transitional shelter for women in crisis. A recovering addict herself, Rebecca has been clean and sober for 18 years […]