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Mr. Fred Bennett
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Dr. Melanie Bevan

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Dr. Francis Hamilton

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Dr. Bill Heller

Title:  Dean, College of Education; Director Bishop Center of Ethical Leadership

E-mail: heller@usfsp.edu

Phone: 727-873-4245

Office: COQ201

Leadership courses taught: LDR 2010 Leadership Fundamentals; LDR 3930 Selected Topics; LDR 4114 Survey of Leadership.

Bio: Dr. H. William (Bill) Heller is currently Dean and Professor of the College Education and Director of the Bishop Center for Ethical Leadership and Civic Engagement at the University of South Florida St Petersburg (USFSP}. Prior to these appointments, Dr. Heller served as CEO and Dean of the USFSP from 1992 - 2002 and as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 - 2010 representing House District 52. He holds a doctorate in Special Education and School Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Heller currently Chairs the St Petersburg Museum of History Board of Directors and serves as a board member of SPCA Tampa Bay, St Petersburg Preservation, Family Resources, Inc. and is an Ex Officio member of the Board of Trustees for the Bayfront Health System. He is a Honorary Life Member of Great Explorations and is a Board Member Emeritus of The Mahaffey Theater Foundation. Dr. Heller is a veteran of the U. S. Army serving as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. He and Jeanne have been married for 58 years, have one son and two daughters, three grandchildren, one dog and two cats.

Dr. Diane McKinstry

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Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan

Title: Associate Professor of Political Science, Founding Director, Center for Civic Engagement; Associate Director, Bishop Center for Ethical Leadership and Civic Engagement

E-mail: jsm2@usfsp.edu

Phone: 727/873-4956

Office: DAV 116

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Bio: Dr. Scourfield McLauchlan is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where she teaches courses in American Government and Public Law.  Her latest book, Congressional Participation as Amicus Curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court, explores how Members of Congress attempt to influence Supreme Court decision-making in specific cases. In addition to her scholarly activities, Professor McLauchlan has extensive experience in American government and politics. McLauchlan worked at the US Supreme Court, the US Senate Judiciary Committee, the US Department of Justice, and the White House.  A veteran of several presidential campaigns, she has managed statewide operations across the US, from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. During the 2010-11 academic year Dr. McLauchlan was a Fulbright Scholar in Moldova.

Mr. Matt Morin

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Dr. Steve Ritch

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Dr. Ron Spinka

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Ms. Jennifer Quinn Taylor

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Ms. Kay-lynne Taylor

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