Stetson University, DeLand

Stetson University is pleased to announce that Lila A. Jaber began her term as Chair of the University's Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2026. Jaber's Tallahassee-based firm, LilaJaber Consulting, provides strategic regulatory and governmental affairs counsel to national clients operating in Florida and the Southeast. Jaber also serves on the board of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, and she is the founder of Florida's Women in Energy Leadership Forum. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from Stetson University and her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. She was appointed to Stetson's Board of Trustees in 2019.