Board of Directors
Officers
Chair
Carlos A. Gonzalez, Esq.
Carlos A. Gonzalez, Esq., serves as Chair of The Source for Learning's Board of Directors. He is Managing Partner of The Gonzalez Group, LLC. He serves as an appointed special master to federal courts in several states and is an active mediator. In his private practice, Mr. Gonzalez focuses on commercial litigation and consumer fraud cases.
He is a member of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters and an adjunct professor of law at Vanderbilt University School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court and all trial courts of Georgia, The United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
He attended Florida State University where he graduated with a B.S. in Political Science, and the Divinity School at Yale University, where he received an M.A. in Religion. Mr. Gonzalez earned his J.D. Degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law where he was on the law review.
Vice Chair
Toni Cacace-Beshears
Former CEOChildren's HarborToni Cacace-Beshears recently retired as CEO of Children's Harbor (Places and Programs for Children, Inc.) in Chesapeake, VA. Throughout her career, she has worked to improve the quality of early childhood education and early childhood teachers in a variety of settings. She has been a frequent presenter at meetings of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children. She currently serves on the Tidewater Community College Advisory Committee for Early Childhood Development and the Virginia Head Start Collaboration Committee. She holds an M.S. in Child Care Administration from NOVA University.
Secretary
Marcia Bexley
Vice President, AdministrationKeewin Real Property CompanyMarcia A. Bexley brings more than 25 years of experience in government relations, marketing, press relations, and organizational management to The Source for Learning. She is Vice President of Administration for Keewin Real Property Company, one of Central Florida’s most prominent real estate and land development companies.
Ms. Bexely also serves as the Program Manager for the Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida. The Insitute promotes civic engagement and education throughout the state. Before joining the Institute, Ms. Bexley worked at Frey & Associates, where she assisted Congressman Lou Frey with developing and implementing government relations strategies at the local, state, and federal levels.
Ms. Bexley also worked at Z-Tel Communications as Vice President of Group Sales nationwide and at InterDigital Communications Corporation as Manager of Government Relations. Ms. Bexley consulted for several years as President of Bexcom, providing her communications and government relations expertise to business and industry.
She has been the recipient of numerous awards for excellence and earned a B.A. in Organizational Management at Cabrini College in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Treasurer
Chuck Burbridge
Executive DirectorChicago Teachers Pension FundChuck Burbridge is Executive Director of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, a defined benefit pension plan serving 63,000 members and managing assets of $10 billion. He previously served as CFO of the Atlanta Public Schools and the Los Angeles Unified School District, and as Director of the State and Local Government Management service for KPMG, LLP. He is also the Chair of Microsoft’s K-12 Advisory Group. He holds an M.A. in economics from the University of Illinois.
President & CEO
Lynn Rejniak
The Source for Learning, Inc.Lynn Rejniak is SFL’s President and CEO. Before assuming this role, she served as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Her career spans a variety of experiences in media, technology, and communications in the corporate sector and 20 plus years in education leadership roles in IT, instructional technology, and online learning. Prior to joining SFL, she was Executive Director of Academic Systems and Technology at the University of South Florida. She has been active in several associations and presently serves on the National EBS Association (NEBSA) board, which she chaired for more than ten years. She holds a B.A. from the University of South Florida and is certified in nonprofit leadership.
Directors
Robert Finch
PresidentSelect Spectrum, Inc.Robert Finch is President of Select Spectrum, Inc., an FCC spectrum license consulting firm. He is a wireless spectrum executive known for ability to conceive, analyze and implement strategic business change. Has built substantial value by identifying and working with others to resolve multiple complex technical and business problems. Prior to creating Select Spectrum, Mr. Finch was Vice President, Spectrum Development at Sprint Nextel Corp., and Vice President, Corporate Development for Ciena Corporation, an optical network systems manufacturer. He holds an M.S. in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University.
Steven J. Gorski
President Emeritus and Former CEOThe Source for Learning, Inc.Steven J. Gorski is Chief Advisor for The Source for Learning. Prior to assuming this role, he was the firm’s President and Chief Executive Officer serving from 2005 to 2017.
Previously, Mr. Gorski was the Vice President for Advanced Development Projects and Vice President of Corporate Sales for the Jones Education Networks (JEN). Prior to joining JEN, he developed the Affiliate Relations program at The Source for Learning/NITV.
In the twenty years before he joined The Source for Learning, Mr. Gorski managed microwave television stations for the Catholic Church in Milwaukee and Los Angeles. During this time he supervised the selection, scheduling, and evaluations of instructional television programs for over one million students. In addition, he participated in the design and production of over 250 instructional television programs. Mr. Gorski was an Evans Scholar at both the University of Illinois and Marquette University before completing his studies in Advertising and Communications at Marquette.
Bonita Hamilton, Ed.D.
Author, Scholar and Former TeacherDr. Bonita (Boni) Hamilton is a teacher specializing in the use of technologies in education. She has taught English; worked with ESL and disabled students; as an instructional technology leader; and as an assistant principal. Her research has included work on applied statistics and research methods in elementary education. She is the author of two books on integrating technology into instruction in elementary grades. Dr. Hamilton holds an Ed.D. in Educational Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, and she is completing a Ph.D. in Urban Ecologies at the University of Colorado, Denver.
Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr., Ed.D.
Founder and CEORevolutionary ED, LLCDr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. is the founder and chief executive officer of Revolutionary ED, LLC. He is a nationally recognized educational leader, antiracism activist, published author and college professor who unapologetically advocates for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and racial equity in education.
Dr. Hutchings has over twenty years of combined educational experience as a college admissions counselor, teacher, school principal, central office administrator, superintendent, and college professor. He has received numerous awards for his educational work and leadership, including the 2022-23 Region IV Superintendent of the Year Award with the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and the 2018 recipient of the Joseph E. Hill Superintendent of the Year from the National Alliance of Black School Educators. He has contributed his expertise in education on CNN with Jake Tapper, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, NPR, and as an opinion writer for EdWeek. Dr. Hutchings is the co-author of the book, Getting Getting Into Good Trouble at School: A Guide to Building an Antiracist School System.
Dr. Hutchings earned his doctorate in educational policy, planning, and leadership from the College of William & Mary. He currently serves on numerous national boards and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Dr. Hutchings is a native of Alexandria, Virginia. He and his wife, Cheryl, are proud parents of two children.
David W. Taylor
Framework ConsultingDavid W. Taylor brings more than 25 years in public education including experience as a district Technology and Media Director and served as the deputy Chief Technology Officer of a state department of education. Previously with IBM and Pearson in the corporate sector, Mr. Taylor has built his career in delivering effective software solutions to the K-12 education community. In his role with Pearson, Mr. Taylor was instrumental in delivering project management, systems integration, professional development, and school improvement services to school districts.
A native of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor holds a B.S. and M.Ed. degrees from East Carolina University, an Ed.S. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and is currently completing his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at UNCG.