Jeff Lakes has been involved in both the business world and non-profit one. Jeff Lakes lives in Chandler, Arizona, and runs his own direct marketing company. Jeff Lakes also has a history in the non-profit world, having served on the Board of Directors for The Sunshine school, which is an early intervention school based out of Rogers, Arkansas. The Sunshine School serves children with various disabilities in the area. Jeff Lakes is also the President of Gaitway, where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2014. Gaitway offers programs for both adults and children, mostly in the form of after-school and summer school programs in Tucson and in Phoenix.