Our Leadership
TeamWork is an all-volunteer organization. Our Board of Directors brings together successful, passionate individuals from business and industry alongside administrators and educators from the School District of Palm Beach County.
Together, we put the TEAM in TeamWork.
Board of Directors
Patti Lehrhoff
John S. Kapelewski
Howard Guberman
Howard earned his degree in accounting with a minor in economics from SUNY Binghamton. He then pursued his legal education at Fordham Law School, followed by an LLM in Taxation from NYU Law School. Howard holds credentials as both a CPA and an attorney.
He began his career in the audit department of a Big Eight accounting firm, where he worked for three years. He then joined a high-net-worth family office, managing both security investments and oil and gas exploration and production activities. Over time, he became a partner in the firm responsible for managing the family’s assets.
After two decades in the family office environment, Howard transitioned to become the managing partner of a New York-based hedge fund, which was founded on the family’s investment strategy. He held this position for 18 years before retiring.
Jill Bernstein
Sue Chafin
Michele Lerer
Janice Hassenfeld
Janice is an executive coach with 30+ years of leadership experience, specializing in leadership and team development. Her background as a corporate banker working with leaders across diverse industries, and then as a founder and CFO of a privately owned pharmaceutical packaging company, allows her to understand business challenges and effectively meet leaders where they are so they can successfully achieve their goals.
Janice is an ICF (ACC) certified coach and a GTCI certified team coach. She holds a BA in Managerial Economics from Union College and an MA in Organizational Psychology from Hofstra University.
Marie Holt-Lehrhoff
Cleve A. Maloon
Mr. Cleve A. Maloon is the K-12 Arts Education Program Planner for the School District of Palm Beach County. He started his teaching career thirty-four years ago at Rock Island High School in Illinois and served as director of bands and the district’s music coordinator K-12. Mr. Maloon was director of bands and department chairman at The Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach from 2018-2022. In addition, he was director of bands at Emerald Cove Middle School from 2015 to 2017, Director of Music Programs at Oxbridge Academy from 2012 to 2015, Director of Bands and Department Chairman at Bak Middle School of the Arts from 2001 to 2012, and Director of Bands at Palm Beach Gardens High School from 1996-2000.
Mr. Maloon earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Augustana College (Illinois) and his Master of Arts in Performance/Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. A native of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, he is a trombonist who has performed professionally throughout the Caribbean and the United States in calypso, salsa, reggae, and jazz bands, as well as symphony orchestras.
& Sandra StrineFounders, Emeritus Members
Kenneth Stein & Sandra Strine
Ken Stein and Sandy Strine are the founders of TeamWork Education Foundation. After retiring and settling in Florida, Ken founded the organization as a way to give back to the public education system that gave him many of the tools and values behind his own success.
Ken received a New Jersey public school education, graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and earned his law degree from the American University Washington College of Law. After ten years in private practice, he founded and led Stein Hotel Corporation, and served as president of the Community Arts Center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences.
Sandy received a public school education in Pennsylvania and graduated from Randolph Macon Woman’s College, then taught first grade on a Title 1 grant for disadvantaged kindergarteners in Pennsylvania public schools. She went on to earn a Master of Family Therapy from Hahnemann Medical College and a PhD from Walden University during a long career in individual, marriage, and family therapy.
Advisory Board
Adrian Dowdell
Adrian Dowdell serves as Principal of West Technical Education Center in Belle Glade, Florida, where he leads career and technical education programs that prepare high school and adult students for high-demand careers and postsecondary success.
Prior to his appointment as principal, he served as the Glades Region Single School Culture Coordinator and previously as a Mathematics Instructional Specialist, supporting instructional improvement, school leadership, and student achievement across the School District of Palm Beach County.
Mr. Dowdell earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida, and a Master of Science in Mathematics Education from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
An educator since 2001, he has contributed to the development of curriculum and assessments used throughout Florida and has served as an adjunct mathematics instructor at the university level.
Throughout his career, Mr. Dowdell has been committed to expanding educational opportunity through strong school-community partnerships and workforce development initiatives. His leadership is centered on creating pathways that connect education to meaningful careers while fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and service.
His personal mission is to lead the development of a healthy respect for education.
