Summer Putnam, President, Email Summer Putnam
Craig Watson, Vice President, Email Craig Watson
Lisa Novak, Secretary, Email Lisa Novak
April LaBar, Trustee, Email April LaBar
Tim Lipka, Trustee, Email Tim Lipka
Nicole McKenna, Trustee, Email Nicole McKenna
John Van Wagoner, Trustee, Email John Van Wagoner
Administrative Assistant: Mary Moss, Email Mary Moss
Board of Education
SUMMER PUTNAM
Personal: Married to Jason Putnam, one daughter, Daisy Putnam, a 2022 Lapeer High School graduate currently attending Kettering University pursuing a Chemical Engineering degree in 2026
Education: Lapeer East High School alumni
Bachelor’s Degree, Kettering University, Mechanical Engineer
Master’s Degree, Walsh College, MBA
Professional: Global Executive Director Sales - GM account at KOSTAl of America
Interests: Spending time with family and friends, volunteering in our community, spending time up north and being creative with my crafts.
APRIL LaBAR
Personal: April moved to Lapeer with her late husband Jeremy and three sons in 2012.
Her son Jacob graduated from LCS in 2023, Brody in 2025, and Jamison is a freshman at Lapeer High School (2025-26).
She began her volunteering at Murphy Elementary in 2014, where she and Jeremy started coaching the Murphy Lightning Flag Football 4th and 5th grade team, and then eventually they took over leadership of the Lapeer County Flag Football League from fellow board member Tim Lipka in 2018, where they served until Jeremy's death in 2021.
April also served as Murphy Elementary PTC member and president from 2016-19, was chairperson for Scholastic Book Fair at Murphy from 2017-19, and at Rolland-Warner from 2019-21. She and her husband were also leaders in the BSA, Cub Scout Pack 126 and Boy Scout Troop 127.
Education: Mott Community College with coursework in General Studies and Child Development
Professional: Lapeer County Road Commission, Genesee County Road Commission
Interests: Spending time with friends and family, watching her sons compete in their sporting and music events (football, wrestling, cross country, track, jazz band), reading, spending time camping up north at Fife Lake, laughing and watching Netflix. She has served as a trustee since 2021 and serves because she wants to help her community that she loves so much, be a voice for the kids, and because her sons, nephews and friends' children attend Lapeer. Being involved in the Lapeer community is a passion of hers, and being able to represent Lapeer is an honor. Helping to pass the 2022 bond to benefit all of Lapeer Community Schools is one of the things she is most proud of and hopes to serve for many years to come.
NICOLE McKENNA
Personal: Born and raised in Lapeer. Attended Lapeer High School and graduated in 1990. Married to Scott McKenna, also a Lapeer High School 1990 graduate. Two children who have gone through LCS, Brayden and Mya.
Previous sports liaison/medical team for the Jr. Lightning
Community involvement with sports and community boards
Education:
Following graduation, enlisted in the US Air Force/ANG and served six years. During that time, pursued a degree in nursing and then continued education at the University of Detroit Mercy for Physician Assistant.
Macomb Community College, RN
Saginaw Valley University, BA Applied Studies/Psychology and Sociology
University of Detroit Mercy, MA Science/Physician Assistant Studies
Professional: Currently practicing at Ortho Michigan.
Interests: Spending time with family and friends, Wayne State football tailgates to watch son play, supporting daughter in college at Grand Valley State.
