STATE & FEDERAL
GRANTS &
ALLOCATED
FUNDING
2016-present
State of Florida Legislature - Situational Environmental Circumstances (SEC) Mentoring Program – a component of Florida State University’s High-Risk Delinquent and Dependent Youth Educational Research Project.
State of Florida Legislature - Men in the Making Initiative.
City of St. Petersburg Cohort of Champions initiative – designed to provide young African American males ages 12 to 24 training to be workforce ready and to provide wrap-around services to help them succeed.
2013-2016
Able Trust Foundation, Able Trust Grant - support individuals with disabilities, by preparing them for work and placing them in high-wage paying jobs.
2013-present
Oversight and guidance for SPC administrators who manage those directly responsible for the following grants:
2013-present
Oversight and guidance for the Center for Public Safety Innovation - multi-million dollar grants offering innovative and customized training to improve community policing, perception of and confidence in the police force, diversity, and to address youth gang activity, etc.
2012-present
State of Florida, Martin Luther King (MLK) Day of Service Project – funded by the Florida Legislature. The purpose of the initiative is to expand service learning throughout communities. St. Petersburg College serves as the fiscal agent to four other Florida colleges. My responsibility is to provide oversight to the coordinator and ensure that all intended outcomes are met.
1997-present
Federal TRIO Grant, Student Support Services (SSS) – from 1997 to 1999, provided direct management of the program and meeting guidelines. Supervised the coordinator of the program and provided leadership and support to exceed grant goals.
1993-1997
Carl D. Perkins Grant – a federal grant designed to provide support services for students enrolled in workforce programs (career and technical). Responsibility included integrating support services efforts for health-related programs.
State of Florida Legislature - Situational Environmental Circumstances (SEC) Mentoring Program – a component of Florida State University’s High-Risk Delinquent and Dependent Youth Educational Research Project.
State of Florida Legislature - Men in the Making Initiative.
City of St. Petersburg Cohort of Champions initiative – designed to provide young African American males ages 12 to 24 training to be workforce ready and to provide wrap-around services to help them succeed.
2013-2016
Able Trust Foundation, Able Trust Grant - support individuals with disabilities, by preparing them for work and placing them in high-wage paying jobs.
2013-present
Oversight and guidance for SPC administrators who manage those directly responsible for the following grants:
- Federal Grant, Title III
- Federal Grant, Student Support Services (SSS), a component of TRIO
- State of Florida Grant, College Reach Out Program (CROP) – support middle and high school student completion and enrollment in postsecondary education.
- State of Florida Grant, Florida Education Fund Center of Excellence – motivate elementary and secondary students to prepare for and enter college ( African American Brain Bowl, Math and Writing brain bowls, Achievers Honor Society, academic support, and tutorial assistance)
2013-present
Oversight and guidance for the Center for Public Safety Innovation - multi-million dollar grants offering innovative and customized training to improve community policing, perception of and confidence in the police force, diversity, and to address youth gang activity, etc.
2012-present
State of Florida, Martin Luther King (MLK) Day of Service Project – funded by the Florida Legislature. The purpose of the initiative is to expand service learning throughout communities. St. Petersburg College serves as the fiscal agent to four other Florida colleges. My responsibility is to provide oversight to the coordinator and ensure that all intended outcomes are met.
1997-present
Federal TRIO Grant, Student Support Services (SSS) – from 1997 to 1999, provided direct management of the program and meeting guidelines. Supervised the coordinator of the program and provided leadership and support to exceed grant goals.
1993-1997
Carl D. Perkins Grant – a federal grant designed to provide support services for students enrolled in workforce programs (career and technical). Responsibility included integrating support services efforts for health-related programs.
ADVANCED
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT &
CERTIFICATES
2016-2017
Member, Aspen Presidential Fellows inaugural class (graduation - April 2017)
2012
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, on-site evaluator
2011
Leadership Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL
2007
Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership, an affiliate of AACC (American Association of Community Colleges), Washington, D.C.
2004
University of Florida, Executive Leadership Certificate Program, Gainesville, FL
2002
State of Florida, Department Of Education, Chancellor’s Leadership Program, Tallahassee, FL
2001
Leadership St. Pete., St. Petersburg, FL
Member, Aspen Presidential Fellows inaugural class (graduation - April 2017)
2012
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, on-site evaluator
2011
Leadership Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL
2007
Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership, an affiliate of AACC (American Association of Community Colleges), Washington, D.C.
2004
University of Florida, Executive Leadership Certificate Program, Gainesville, FL
2002
State of Florida, Department Of Education, Chancellor’s Leadership Program, Tallahassee, FL
2001
Leadership St. Pete., St. Petersburg, FL
PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS,
PUBLICATIONS &
CONSULTATIONS
Presentations
(in addition to regular SPC
Board of Trustees and on-
campus presentations)
(in addition to regular SPC
Board of Trustees and on-
campus presentations)
Transformational Change at St. Petersburg College, keynote speaker, Ohio State Community College System, Student Success Institute, Columbus, OH, 2017
Student Services at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg College, Leadership SPC, Allstate Center, 2016
Your Personal Brand, featured speaker, Raytheon, Professional Development Day, Largo, FL, 2015
10 Ways to Break Team Spirit, keynote speaker, The Florida College System, Student Government Leadership Conference, Orlando, FL, 2014
You Are Their Village of Hope, featured speaker, YWCA Purses & Passion Luncheon, Clearwater, FL, 2014
The College Experience: Moving the Needle on Student Success, featured speaker, St. Petersburg College, Moving the Needle Conference, Clearwater, FL, 2014
Predictive Modeling for Academic Success: St. Petersburg College’s Approach to Advising Students for Senate Bill 1720, presenter, Connections Conference, Sanford/Lake Mary, FL, 2014
Enhancing Student Success, featured speaker, Georgia Technical College System Leadership Summit, Macon, GA, 2014
President’s Panel, Achieving the Dream Annual Meeting on Student Success – 2014 Dream Conference, Orlando, FL, 2014
10 Ways to Break Team Spirit, featured speaker, Florida College System Student Association, Orlando, FL, 2014
Campus Leaders Take Charge of Student Success, presenter, Entering Student Success Institute (ESSI), New Mexico, 2012
Generational Considerations at State College of Florida, featured speaker, State College of Florida, Student Services Training Day, Bradenton, FL, 2011
Look Who’s Coming to PHCC: Understanding Your Students, featured speaker, Pasco- Hernando Community College, Student Services Staff Training Day, Pasco- Hernando, FL, 2010
Deflating Incivility in a Collegiate Environment, St. Petersburg College Professional Development Day, Clearwater, FL, 2010
League of Innovation in the Community College, presenter, various topics – 2004 to 2008
If Dr. King was here today, what would he say?, featured speaker, Citizens Alliance for Progress MLK Day, Clearwater, FL, 2010
Understanding Your Students: Implications for Student Assessment & Retention Initiatives in Postsecondary Education, featured speaker, National School of Technology, Miami, FL, 2006
Is Your Institution Really Student Centered?, presenter, Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR), St. Petersburg, FL, 2005
Managing through the Generations, featured speaker, Prentice-Hall, Kentucky, 2004
Student Success is Everyone’s Responsibility, featured speaker, Victoria Community College Fall Faculty Meeting, Victoria, TX, August 2004
Are You Really Student Centered?, Florida Association of Bursars and Student Accounting Administrators (FABSAA), St. Petersburg, FL, 2011
Student Retention is Everybody’s Job, featured speaker, Mid-South Community College, West Memphis, AZ, 2008
Learning Communities & Cohorts: An Approach to Intervention and Student Success, featured speaker, Noel-Levitz at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY, 2007
Effectively Serving Underrepresented Students, presenter, Narrowing the Gulf Conference for special needs college students, presenter, Clearwater, FL, 2005
The College Student Inventory (CSI): How Well Do You Know Your Students?, presenter, Annual Conference on Student Retention, Noel Levitz, 1997-1998
Student Services at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg College, Leadership SPC, Allstate Center, 2016
Your Personal Brand, featured speaker, Raytheon, Professional Development Day, Largo, FL, 2015
10 Ways to Break Team Spirit, keynote speaker, The Florida College System, Student Government Leadership Conference, Orlando, FL, 2014
You Are Their Village of Hope, featured speaker, YWCA Purses & Passion Luncheon, Clearwater, FL, 2014
The College Experience: Moving the Needle on Student Success, featured speaker, St. Petersburg College, Moving the Needle Conference, Clearwater, FL, 2014
Predictive Modeling for Academic Success: St. Petersburg College’s Approach to Advising Students for Senate Bill 1720, presenter, Connections Conference, Sanford/Lake Mary, FL, 2014
Enhancing Student Success, featured speaker, Georgia Technical College System Leadership Summit, Macon, GA, 2014
President’s Panel, Achieving the Dream Annual Meeting on Student Success – 2014 Dream Conference, Orlando, FL, 2014
10 Ways to Break Team Spirit, featured speaker, Florida College System Student Association, Orlando, FL, 2014
Campus Leaders Take Charge of Student Success, presenter, Entering Student Success Institute (ESSI), New Mexico, 2012
Generational Considerations at State College of Florida, featured speaker, State College of Florida, Student Services Training Day, Bradenton, FL, 2011
Look Who’s Coming to PHCC: Understanding Your Students, featured speaker, Pasco- Hernando Community College, Student Services Staff Training Day, Pasco- Hernando, FL, 2010
Deflating Incivility in a Collegiate Environment, St. Petersburg College Professional Development Day, Clearwater, FL, 2010
League of Innovation in the Community College, presenter, various topics – 2004 to 2008
If Dr. King was here today, what would he say?, featured speaker, Citizens Alliance for Progress MLK Day, Clearwater, FL, 2010
Understanding Your Students: Implications for Student Assessment & Retention Initiatives in Postsecondary Education, featured speaker, National School of Technology, Miami, FL, 2006
Is Your Institution Really Student Centered?, presenter, Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR), St. Petersburg, FL, 2005
Managing through the Generations, featured speaker, Prentice-Hall, Kentucky, 2004
Student Success is Everyone’s Responsibility, featured speaker, Victoria Community College Fall Faculty Meeting, Victoria, TX, August 2004
Are You Really Student Centered?, Florida Association of Bursars and Student Accounting Administrators (FABSAA), St. Petersburg, FL, 2011
Student Retention is Everybody’s Job, featured speaker, Mid-South Community College, West Memphis, AZ, 2008
Learning Communities & Cohorts: An Approach to Intervention and Student Success, featured speaker, Noel-Levitz at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY, 2007
Effectively Serving Underrepresented Students, presenter, Narrowing the Gulf Conference for special needs college students, presenter, Clearwater, FL, 2005
The College Student Inventory (CSI): How Well Do You Know Your Students?, presenter, Annual Conference on Student Retention, Noel Levitz, 1997-1998
Contributing Articles/Media
Coverage
Coverage
(October/November 2016) Postsecondary Success, Power Broker Magazine (online)
(2015) The College Experience. University Business Journal (online)
(2015) Preventing Early Attrition: Pathing Students to Success from Application Through the First Year, Education Advisory Board (served as a contributing advisor)
(2015) Paving the Path to College Completion, University Business Journal (online)
(2014) SPC Continues Its Careful Expansion into Midtown with Plans to Re-open Center, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
(2014) Enrollment up at SPC, Eckerd’s “Current” Named Top Student Publication in Florida, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
(2014) Improving Minority Enrollment, The Weekly Challenger, St. Petersburg, Florida.
(2013) SPC’s Focus on First-Time College Students Brings Up Their Grades, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
(2013) System-wide: On Campus – St. Petersburg College, The Florida Channel, Tallahassee, Florida
(2013) Florida Community College System Gets U.S. Honors, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida
(2011) CCP and SPC Partnership to Bring Critical Job Experience to Students, Contact Center of America, Birmingham, Alabama
(2006) New Provost Has Deep Community Roots, Tampabay.com, Tarpon Springs, FL
(2005) Using Theory and Research to Improve Student Affairs: Some Current Examples, New Directions for Community Colleges, Long Beach, California
(2005) Brother to Brother: Success for African-American Males, Community College Journal
(1995) The Pathway Program, National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE).
(2015) The College Experience. University Business Journal (online)
(2015) Preventing Early Attrition: Pathing Students to Success from Application Through the First Year, Education Advisory Board (served as a contributing advisor)
(2015) Paving the Path to College Completion, University Business Journal (online)
(2014) SPC Continues Its Careful Expansion into Midtown with Plans to Re-open Center, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
(2014) Enrollment up at SPC, Eckerd’s “Current” Named Top Student Publication in Florida, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
(2014) Improving Minority Enrollment, The Weekly Challenger, St. Petersburg, Florida.
(2013) SPC’s Focus on First-Time College Students Brings Up Their Grades, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
(2013) System-wide: On Campus – St. Petersburg College, The Florida Channel, Tallahassee, Florida
(2013) Florida Community College System Gets U.S. Honors, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida
(2011) CCP and SPC Partnership to Bring Critical Job Experience to Students, Contact Center of America, Birmingham, Alabama
(2006) New Provost Has Deep Community Roots, Tampabay.com, Tarpon Springs, FL
(2005) Using Theory and Research to Improve Student Affairs: Some Current Examples, New Directions for Community Colleges, Long Beach, California
(2005) Brother to Brother: Success for African-American Males, Community College Journal
(1995) The Pathway Program, National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE).
Professional Consultation
Experience
Experience
Texas Pathways Institute – faculty resident, 2017
Ohio State Community College System – leadership presentation/training, 2017
Center for Community College Student Engagement – served on the development team for the new Pathways Module for the SENSE (Survey of Entering Student Engagement) and CCSSE (Community College Survey of Student Engagement) inventories, 2016
Tulsa Community College – Student Services Leadership Retreat, 2016
Enrolled Survey of Student Engagement Institute (ESSI) - faculty resident, 2016
Center for Community College Student Engagement – leadership presentation, 2016
Southern Crescent Technical College – executive leadership retreat, 2016
Atlanta Technical College – executive leadership retreat, 2016
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Pathways Project – 2015-2018
Gwinnett Technical College – keynote speaker, 2014
Savannah Technical College – keynote speaker, a precursor to their first exercise for becoming an Achieving the Dream Institution, 2014
Center for Community College Student Engagement
Noel Levitz – consultant/training advocate, 2000-2008
Ohio State Community College System – leadership presentation/training, 2017
Center for Community College Student Engagement – served on the development team for the new Pathways Module for the SENSE (Survey of Entering Student Engagement) and CCSSE (Community College Survey of Student Engagement) inventories, 2016
Tulsa Community College – Student Services Leadership Retreat, 2016
Enrolled Survey of Student Engagement Institute (ESSI) - faculty resident, 2016
Center for Community College Student Engagement – leadership presentation, 2016
Southern Crescent Technical College – executive leadership retreat, 2016
Atlanta Technical College – executive leadership retreat, 2016
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Pathways Project – 2015-2018
Gwinnett Technical College – keynote speaker, 2014
Savannah Technical College – keynote speaker, a precursor to their first exercise for becoming an Achieving the Dream Institution, 2014
Center for Community College Student Engagement
- faculty resident, Men of Color Institute, 2014
- faculty resident, High Impact Practices Institute, 2013-2014
Noel Levitz – consultant/training advocate, 2000-2008
LEADERSHIP
ROLES, AWARDS/
RECOGNITIONS
& COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Leadership Roles
Achieving the Dream (ATD) Advisory Network Committee, 2016-present
State of Florida Performance Based Incentive Program Review Committee, 2016
State of Florida Student Activities Committee, member-at-large, 2013-2016
Admiral Farragut Academy, executive board member, 2014-present
PACE School for Girls, board member, 2014-2016
American Association of Community College’s President’s Round Table, member, 2011-present
Council for Student Affairs, Florida College System, Region 4, 2012-present
Pinellas County Education Foundation, 2011-2012
PTEC South Practical Nurses Program, board member, 1997-1998
Pinellas Education Foundation, executive board member, 2009-2010
Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, executive board, 2008-2009
State of Florida Performance Based Incentive Program Review Committee, 2016
State of Florida Student Activities Committee, member-at-large, 2013-2016
Admiral Farragut Academy, executive board member, 2014-present
PACE School for Girls, board member, 2014-2016
American Association of Community College’s President’s Round Table, member, 2011-present
Council for Student Affairs, Florida College System, Region 4, 2012-present
Pinellas County Education Foundation, 2011-2012
PTEC South Practical Nurses Program, board member, 1997-1998
Pinellas Education Foundation, executive board member, 2009-2010
Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, executive board, 2008-2009
Community Engagement
St. Petersburg Economic Development, Board member, 2019-present
Pinellas County Economic Development, Board member, 2018-present
Morton Plant Hospital, Board member, 2019 Chair of the Community Outreach Committee, 2017-present
St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, Executive Board member, 2018-present
City of St. Petersburg 2020 Plan Education Sub-committee Chair, 2015-2016
St. Petersburg Free Clinic, executive board member, 2014-2015
Mayor’s Transition Team, community member, 2013
Mt. Zion Human Services Board, board chair, 2012-2016
National Council of Negro Women, member, 2012-present
Mayor’s Transition Team, community member, 2013
Lakewood Jr. Spartans Youth Association, Inc., president, 2009-2012
Boys & Girls Club of America, executive board member, 2011-2012
Pinellas Village, board member, 2006-2007
Hospice Minority Advisory Board, member, 2004-2005
Southside Tabernacle Baptist Church, Youth Group leader, 1997-2000
Pinellas County Schools, youth motivator/mentor, 1999-2001
Pinellas County Economic Development, Board member, 2018-present
Morton Plant Hospital, Board member, 2019 Chair of the Community Outreach Committee, 2017-present
St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, Executive Board member, 2018-present
City of St. Petersburg 2020 Plan Education Sub-committee Chair, 2015-2016
St. Petersburg Free Clinic, executive board member, 2014-2015
Mayor’s Transition Team, community member, 2013
Mt. Zion Human Services Board, board chair, 2012-2016
National Council of Negro Women, member, 2012-present
Mayor’s Transition Team, community member, 2013
Lakewood Jr. Spartans Youth Association, Inc., president, 2009-2012
Boys & Girls Club of America, executive board member, 2011-2012
Pinellas Village, board member, 2006-2007
Hospice Minority Advisory Board, member, 2004-2005
Southside Tabernacle Baptist Church, Youth Group leader, 1997-2000
Pinellas County Schools, youth motivator/mentor, 1999-2001
Awards/Recognitions
AT&T Black History Month Calendar Honoree, 2019
ONYX Magazine Women on the Move Honoree for Florida’s Most Influential and Impactful Women, 2019
Barrett Family Foundation Trailblazer Award, 2018
John E. Roueche International Leadership Award, 2018
Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (affiliate of the Department of Defense) Patriot Award, 2016
Academy Preparatory School, Five Fabulous Females, 2014
Chamber of Commerce, Iconic Woman of the Year Finalist for Large Businesses, 2013
Network of Executive Women, Exceptional Woman of the Year Finalist, 2013
Junior Achievement, Educator of the Year, 2011
ONYX Magazine Women on the Move Honoree for Florida’s Most Influential and Impactful Women, 2019
Barrett Family Foundation Trailblazer Award, 2018
John E. Roueche International Leadership Award, 2018
Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (affiliate of the Department of Defense) Patriot Award, 2016
Academy Preparatory School, Five Fabulous Females, 2014
Chamber of Commerce, Iconic Woman of the Year Finalist for Large Businesses, 2013
Network of Executive Women, Exceptional Woman of the Year Finalist, 2013
Junior Achievement, Educator of the Year, 2011
REFERENCES
Provided upon request