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- Adonal Foyle, Founder & President
- Bobbie Dyer, Division President, Dyer Mortgage Group
- Cathy Godfrey, Data Conversion Manager, AON Hewitt Associates
- Dwight Howard, NBA Player, Orlando Magic
- Brad Johnson, CEO, ClearLine Networks, LLC
- Gideon G. Lewis, MD, FAAFP, Drs. Lewis & Lewis, P.A.
- Gideon J. Lewis, D.P.M, FACFAS, Drs. Lewis & Lewis, P.A.
- Sabrina Mitchell, Board Secretary
- Clifford Ray
Executive Director
Volunteer Committee
Interns
Adonal Foyle entered the NBA as the eighth overall draft pick in 1997 and played his first ten seasons with the Golden State Warriors and last three with the Orlando Magic. Upon retirement, he stayed on with the Magic as the Director of Player Development, and is responsible for mentoring, educating, and enhance Magic players in an effort to help them realize their full potential on and off the court.
Adonal grew up in the tiny nation of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where he first picked up a basketball at the age of 16. Adonal’s quest for a college education which ultimately led him to the USA and into the NBA is an amazing and inspirational story of ambition, hard work and a little bit of luck. Growing up in impoverished circumstances in the Caribbean dramatically influenced Adonal’s worldview, and off the court, he is an activist with a deep commitment to the community, especially young people.
KLF is his second non-profit organization, the first being Democracy Matters, a non-partisan campus-based project working to get big money out of politics and people in. In addition Adonal makes numerous community service visits and his work has been honored by a host of organizations.
Adonal has received many honors, including induction into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame, appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador to St. Vincent & the Grenadines and named Runner Up Central Floridian of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel. Adonal graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University, and has a Masters in Sports Psychology at John F. Kennedy University. Adonal also serves as Secretary of the Board of the NBA Retired Players Association Orlando Chapter.
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 Bobbie Dyer, Division President, Dyer Mortgage Group
Bobbie Dyer is Division President for Dyer Mortgage Group. She has 24 years mortgage experience and has been a Nationwide Top Producer with over $500,000,000 in home mortgage loan closings. In addition she is a National speaker and the recipient of numerous awards for production, management, and volunteerism.
Ms. Dyer has lived in Brevard County, Florida since 1989 and served on dozens of charitable fundraising committees. Currently she is on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of the Space Coast, Kerosene Lamp Foundation, and Women's Business Center at Florida Tech University; she is also actively serving on the Health First Foundation and Florida Tech Scott Center for Autism’s fundraising committee.
Ms. Dyer can be reached at 321-537-6789 or www.bobbiedyer.com.
 Cathy Godfrey, Data Conversion Manager, AON Hewitt Associates
 Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic center and NBA superstar, asked KLF to manage the Dwight Howard Fund with the mission to help at-risk kids around the world. DHF will kick off with a program for Haitian children affected by the earthquake.
Beyond the basketball court, Dwight is a loyal and dedicated father, son, brother and teammate who off the court remains focused on supporting and empowering today’s youth with the tools to become successful. In 2011, the 4-time winner of the DeVos Community Enrichment Award established the D12 Foundation that will continue Dwight’s ongoing initiatives and partnerships with charitable organizations that include The Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Blessings in a Backpack, Parramore Kidz Zone (PKZ), the BETA Center and more. He recently founded his own D12 Foundation.
 Brad Johnson, CEO, ClearLine Networks, LLC, became involved with KLF in the summer of 2009 when he and his boys, Jake and Gavin, were invited by Adonal to come to the Athletics and Academics Camps of St Vincent and The Grenadines. Brad’s involvement with “camps” goes back to his four summers volunteering at Camp Barakel in Northern Michigan as a lifeguard then a counselor. While at the University of Michigan, Brad worked two summers for the University of Michigan’s Summer Sports Camps, first as a counselor then as a coordinator. Brad, with his wife and two boys, lives outside Murfreesboro, TN.
 Gideon G. Lewis, MD, FAAFP, Drs. Lewis & Lewis, P.A., is a board certified Family Practice Physician with over 30 years of private practice experience. He has been voted by Orlando Magazine to be "one of the Best Doctors" in Orlando for several consecutive years. He graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University and completed his residency at Florida Hospital. Dr. Lewis is past Chairman of the Family Practice Department at Florida Hospital. He has been married for over 35 years and has 4 grown children and 2 grandsons. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, reading and spiritual growth. He has also participated in medical missionary work.
 Gideon J. Lewis, D.P.M, FACFAS, Drs. Lewis & Lewis, P.A., is a board certified in foot surgeon specializing in reconstructive foot/ankle surgery and sports medicine. He completed his Podiatric Surgical Residency at Florida Hospital with extensive training in Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgery. He received his Doctorate degree at the California College of Podiatric Medicine, training at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine teaching hospitals. Dr. Lewis earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology and Microbiology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. Lewis remains very active in the Central Florida community and was recently awarded the "Rising Star Award" by the UCF College of Medicine. He is also the director for the UCF pre-medical surgical internship program and an attending physician for the Florida Hospital foot and ankle surgical residency program. In his free time, Gideon enjoys outdoor sports, especially tennis, running, and working out. His other interests include traveling, cooking, and barefoot waterskiing.
 Sabrina Mitchell is a born Vincentian and currently resides on the island of Bequia, in the Grenadines of St. Vincent. She is a business- woman by profession and is the General Manager of the Frangipani Hotel, manager of The Gingerbread Restaurant, Bar & Cafe on Bequia, and Managing Director of her family group of companies. She was educated at the University of Toronto in Canada. She currently serves as regional Secretary General of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation, as well as a Central board member of FIBA Americas, the continental controlling body of basketball, and is President of her local basketball affiliate, the Bequia Basketball Association. She owns and operates a private primary school, the Bequia Paradise Primary, located on Bequia and is involved in numerous community service organizations. Sabrina is a member of the Board of the Kerosene Lamp Foundation and also serves as the local coordinating officer of Adonal's Academic and Athletics camps. She is married with two daughters.
 Clifford Ray has been part of KLF since our first camp in 2003 and before that as mentor to Adonal. A former NBA champion and coach, Cliff has won NBA Championships as both a player and a coach. He played for 10 years in the NBA with the Bulls and Warriors. Cliff has coached for Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics. His name can be found throughout the Golden State record books, ranking among the Warriors' all-time leaders in offensive rebounds (2nd, 1,372), defensive rebounds (2nd, 2,938), field goal percentage (5th, .537), blocked shots (6th, 465) and total rebounds (9th, 4,310). Cliff was a member of four 50-plus win teams and was named to the 1971-72 NBA All-Rookie Team. Cliff played at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a First Team All-Big Eight performer and led the conference in rebounding. He is a native of Union, S.C., and he has a son named Everett.
Shiyana Valentine-Williams has been involved in every aspect of the Kerosene Lamp Foundation from its conception. She has served on the Board of Directors since its establishment in 2005 and has actively participated in all KLF activities to date. She was formally named the Executive Director in October, 2008. Before KLF, she was the Country Manager in the Bahamas for the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative where her role was to assist the Ministry of Health with integrating HIV/AIDS care into primary healthcare services and strengthening their antiretroviral supply chain to ensure that patients received an uninterrupted supply of medication. Prior to the Clinton Foundation, Shiyana spent three years with the Development Marketplace team at the World Bank where her primary responsibility was to manage a global grant competition that funds innovative and early stage projects with potential for development impact. Shiyana received a BA in History and Peace Studies from Colgate University, and an MA in International Development from American University.
Yolanda Baruch
Graham Betchart
Michelle Briscoe
Roy Byrd
Michael DeGrazia
Toral Desai
Sandra Fatmi
Grace Farquharson
Travis Foster
Cassandra Reid
Shomari Smith
Viviana Rodriguez-Smith
Adrian Williams
Richie Bandolik, University of Central Florida
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