Polk State College board elects Greg Littleton as chair

Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees has elected Greg Littleton as chair and Teresa V. Martinez as vice chair for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Littleton, who previously served as vice chair, succeeds Ashley Bell Barnett. A 1987 graduate, has been named a Polk State Distinguished Alumnus. The CEO of Citizens Bank & Trust has been on the board since 2007.

Littleton has served on the Central Florida Development Council, United Way of Central Florida, Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce, Polk Museum of Art, Polk Vision, Lake Wales Arts Center, Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Bankers Association Board.

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Martinez, a 1975 graduate and a Polk State Distinguished Alumna, has served the board since 2009. She is a Cuban exile who enrolled at what was then Polk Junior College shortly after arriving in the U.S. She is the founder and President of the Institute of Spanish Communications, Inc., and serves as Publisher of ¡Viva Polk! Magazine.

The Board also includes Cindy Hartley Ross. Dan Dorrell, who has served on the Board since 2011, announced his retirement on Monday.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Polk State board selects new chair and vice chair