Empowering Scholars to Soar Beyond Limits with Norma Lubin

Norma Lubin is a transformational leader, retired United States Air Force veteran (E-8, top 2% of enlisted force), and the visionary Founder & CEO of LIFE3 Academy and Veterans’ Founders Academy for Public Charters. With a mission to empower scholars to soar beyond limits, Norma leads with compassion, courage, and conviction—creating pathways to education equity and leadership development in underserved communities across the globe.Under her leadership, LIFE3 Academy—a public charter school in Montgomery, Alabama—has grown from 180 students to over 600 in just four years. The academy offers a dual curriculum to prepare K–8 students for academic success, trades, and entrepreneurship. Norma is the driving force behind the school’s financial growth and academic innovation, rooted in her belief that all students deserve the opportunity to become lifelong learners and community leaders.Through her nonprofit LIFE Educational Solutions, Norma is advancing leadership seminars, entrepreneurship training, and veteran support services. Her flagship program, Veteran Founder’s Academy for Public Charters, offers blended training and mentorship for Senior Enlisted Veterans World Wide to plan, open, operate, and lead their own Title 1 k-12 public charter school, serving as the Executive Director/Founder. Her first year cohorts are launching in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Colorado and Georgia.Norma’s 24-year military career shaped her leadership philosophy: mission-first, people-always. As a senior advisor in global deployments and Director of Education at the U.S. First Sergeant Academy, she oversaw curriculum design, institutional accreditation, and professional development for servicemembers worldwide. She brings this operational excellence to every initiative—whether developing school systems, training future leaders, or expanding international humanitarian work.Her global service includes leading missions to Sri Lanka, India, and Liberia, where she provided over 30,000 meals, dug wells for clean water, distributed 1,000+ lbs of personal items, and trained 200+ local leaders. Norma is a champion for equity, community uplift, and women's leadership—guided by faith, family, and purpose.