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 PERSONAL
INFORMATION |
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Pinellas County Commissioner District
2
Board of County Commissioners
Pinellas County Courthouse
315 Court Street, 5th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756 |
| Telephone: |
727-464-3360 |
| Fax: |
727-464-3022 |
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| EDUCATION |
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Gibbs Junior College
St. Petersburg, Florida
Associates of Arts - 1965
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Bachelor of Arts - 1966
Truman State University
(Northeast Missouri State University)
Kirksville, Missouri
Master of Arts - 1970
Nova University
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Doctor of Education - 1975
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
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| 11/02/98 - Present |
Pinellas County Commissioner
County Commissioner, District 2 - Elected countywide.
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| 1/17/97 - 11/01/98 |
Pinellas County Commissioner
Appointed by Governor to position of County Commissioner.
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| 1994-3/31/97 |
Provost-Special Programs/International
Education-St. Petersburg College
Supervised International Travel/International Study programs, the College Reach
Out Program, directed the Center of Excellence and McKnight Achievers Program,
supervised the target recruitment efforts at the college, ITFS and the college’s
television studios, JTPA funded programs, provided college wide administration
for Project Success and was Director of the Florida/Japan Institute, the International
Center and was a member of the President’s Cabinet. |
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| 1979-1994 |
Provost - Open Campus - St. Petersburg
Junior College
Administration of the College’s Open Campus operation including the Corporate
Training Program; the corporate Training Center at Carillon (management and computer
training); Instructional Television (ITFS; Telecourses, and Teleconferencing);
Continuing Education: Community Education; Distance Learning; Dual Credit; Extended
Campus Credit; International Study; College for Kids; Minority Affairs; Applied
Ethics and the President’s Cabinet. |
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| 1975-1979 |
Director - Programs for Special Students
- St. Petersburg College
Planned and coordinated all programs and
support services for the College’s disadvantaged
handicapped and minority students. Supervised
the program for the Deaf including the
provision of interpreter and note-taker
services. |
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| 1970-1975 |
Director - Student Community Services
- St. Petersburg College
Planned and directed the College’s Outreach program including the supervision
of the Colleges Outreach Centers, tutorial and study groups, minority and disadvantaged
student recruitment, and served as student ombudsman. |
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| 1968-1970 |
Social Studies Instructor - Seminole
High School
Provided classroom instruction in World History and Comparative Governments for
senior level students. |
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| AFFILIATIONS |
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Florida Association of Counties (FAC)
Florida Counties Foundation
National Association of Counties (NACO) |
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PUBLIC
SERVICE BOARDS AND COUNCILS |
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Agency
on Bay Management (1997-1998)
American Heart Association (1999)
Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Inc. (2001-2003)
Boy Scouts of America, Vice President-Urban Emphasis
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program
(CAAHEP) Chairman, Standards Committee (1994-2004)
Community Law Program (1997-2004)
Complete Count Census Committee, Chairman (2000)
Department of Juvenile Justice District VI
Family Service Centers, Inc. (2003)
Information Technology Board
Juvenile Welfare Board (1998-2000)
Old Gandy Bridge Oversight Committee
PACE Center for Girls
Pinellas County Day Care Licensing Board (1998-1999)
Pinellas County Police Athletic League
Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board
Pinellas Education Foundation
Pinellas Planning Council (2000-2004)
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)
Tampa Bay Community Reinvestment Corporation (TBCRC) (1997-1998)
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) (1999)
United Way Board of Directors (1993-2003)
WorkNet Pinellas Board of Directors
YMCA of the Suncoast (1997-2003) |
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COMMUNITY
SERVICE |
| 1994-Present |
Doorways Mentor |
| 2001 |
Began the first ever Youth Advisory Committee
for Pinellas County Government. |
| 2001 |
Expanded volunteer opportunities for
county employees to include mentoring and
tutoring. |
| 2002 |
Created non-profit corporation to provide
tutoring and other academic support services
for
students in the Greenwood area. |
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