Chairman of the Board of Directors
Michelle Leeper
Mrs. Leeper currently serves as the Vice President of Leeper Air Conditioning & Heating in Lecanto, FL. Her son was a graduate of AES in 2008. She has served on the board since 2006, and has been amazed at how AES has been able to positively affect Citrus County. She is proud to serve the students, families, and community.
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Christopher Monrad
I have spent most of my career in Consumer products sales and management with General Mills, Lipton Tea and Performance Food Group. But the best years of my career was spent as a teacher at the Academy of Environmental Science.
Treasurer
Keith Pullias
Keith Pullias is a Citrus County native, and graduate of The Academy of Environmental Science. Upon graduation from AES he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Business Administration. Keith was appointed to the Aviation Advisory Board by the Citrus County Commission in 2022, and was appointed to the MLS Board of Managers at the Realtors Association of Citrus County in 2021. As a local businessman, Keith is dedicated to serving his community and giving back with his time and effort. Keith joined the AES board in 2023 and was elected as Treasurer just a few months later.
Secretary
Angelique Hickman
Citizen Science and education are my passions. While homeschooling my son we became involved in multiple projects with The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. When we moved back to Crystal River in 2019, it only made sense for our son to attend AES. We became involved with Save Crystal River, they are responsible for the seagrass restoration in Kings Bay with Sea and Shoreline. I have also been helping with education for Save Crystal River at festivals, The Book, Line, and Thinkers program and library outreach. I have been a certified diver since 1997. I have served as Board Secretary since 2022.
Member
Tom Gotterup
Tom has served as the President of two Christian school boards, he is a retired law
enforcement officer, [NYPD] opened and set up two security departments and became
Director of Security for both hotels on Marco Island, Florida [Hilton and
Radisson]. Opened dive store business in Naples, Florida before moving to Little
Cayman, Cayman Islands managing and then opening dive a business. He helped start up the AES scuba program [first of it's kind in state] and presently member of AES
school Board. President of Friends of Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
Four years in Marine Corp, BS degree in Criminal Justice.
Drake Banks - Board Member
Michael Czerwinski - Board Member
Shaunda Burdette - Board Member
Keith Pullias - Board Member
Kevin Cunningham - Board Member
Bonnie Saylor - Board Member
Dee Atkins - Board Member
Holli Herndon - Board Member