Cindy Lartley Ross
Lakeland
Commissioner Cindy Hartley Ross is a Lakeland Florida native. She has been married to Dennis Alan Ross for 27 years and they have two children Shane (19) and Travis (17). They are all members of First Presbyterian Church, and have enjoyed traveling to 49 United States and several countries together as a family.
Community service has been a way of life for Cindy since serving as a hospital volunteer in Middle School. Mrs. Ross is in the 12th year serving her alma mater Polk State College as a Trustee. Additionally she serves on the PSC Foundation, is immediate past president of the PSC Alumni Association, and represents PSC in the Florida Association of Community Colleges(FACC) and the national organization Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) where she assisted in educating and persuading legislators to retain and increase the Perkins and Pell Grants and also supported development of a national course title and numbering system synonymous for all colleges, public, private, Community Colleges and Universities to benefit transfer students.
Cindy is President of Polk Arts Alliance, and is editor for its Art-i-facts magazine. She serves on the Board of Governors for the Polk Museum of Art; Polk County Tax Collector’s Kids Tag Art Board; Florida House – Washington DC, Lakeland Council; the Advisory Boards of Habitat for Humanity and Junior League of Greater Lakeland; and is a past board member, currently an Ambassador for Girls Inc. At George Jenkins High School (GJHS) she is President of the Academic Booster Club, serves on the Athletic Booster Club, Eagle Football Booster Club and was the GJHS volunteer of the Year 2008/09. Mrs. Ross was awarded the Kids Count Award in 1997/98; Rochelle School of the Arts Volunteer of the Year 2006/07 and Presidents Volunteer Service Award in 2007/08. Cindy Ross has been a member of the Republican Women’s Club of Lakeland, Federated for 25 years. She has attended 3 Republican National Conventions serving as a Delegate (2000) and Alternate Delegate (1996). Cindy believes strongly in America’s electoral process. “Giving, sharing and helping others brings an amazing feeling of comfort, joy and peace to my inner self as I try to please God in all that I do.”