Board of Trustees

Thomas Kidwell, Chair

Thomas Kidwell, of St. Petersburg, is Vice President of Wealth Management for Cyndeo Wealth Partners.

Kidwell is a Yale University graduate and former Minor League Baseball player and coach with the St. Louis Cardinals system.

Prior to UBS, Kidwell worked as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch. He also serves as a board member with the St. Petersburg Police Athletic League. Kidwell is appointed to a four-year term.

kidwell.thomas@spcollege.edu

Jason Butts, Vice Chair

Jason Butts, of Palm Harbor, is the Vice President of Partnerships and Business Development for SimplyIOA and Insurance Office of America. Previously, he was the Founder and Owner of Commonwealth Insurance of the Bay Area. He is a member of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents and serves on the board of the YMCA of North Pinellas and Greater Palm Harbor.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from the University of Florida.

Butts was appointed for a term beginning March 26, 2021 and ending May 31, 2023.

Katherine E. Cole

Katherine E. Cole, of Belleair, is an attorney and shareholder at Hill Ward Henderson, where her practice primarily involves representing real estate owners in the development of commercial projects and residential subdivisions. Her practice areas also include land use and zoning, code enforcement and environmental permitting.

Cole earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee in 1995, and her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 2007.

Cole is the Chair-Elect for the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, and is a former member of the Charter Review Committees for both the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County.

Additionally, Cole currently serves on the Board of Directors for Morton Plant Mease Hospital. Since 2009, Cole has served on the Omelette Party committee, an annual fundraising event for The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation. Cole was appointed for a term beginning March 24, 2017 and ending May 31, 2021.

Cole.Katie@spcollege.edu

Deveron M. Gibbons

Deveron M. Gibbons, of St. Petersburg, has been Vice President of Public Affairs with the Amscot Corporation since 2005. Previously, he was Senior Government Affairs Advisor at Holland and Knight from 2003 to 2005, and Director of Government Affairs for the Department of Community Affairs from 2000 to 2001.

A St. Petersburg native, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Florida in 1995 and his master's in Public Administration from the University of South Florida in 2006. He earned his Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law. 

His association with SPC began at age 3, when he would accompany his mother to the library on what is now the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus.

Originally appointed in June 2006, Gibbons was reappointed to a four-year term.

gibbons.deveron@spcollege.edu

Nathan Stonecipher

Nathan Stonecipher, of St. Petersburg, is co-owner of Green Bench Brewing Co. and a member of the Board of Directors of the EDGE Business District Association in St. Petersburg.

A Pinellas County native, he is a graduate of St. Petersburg College and the University of Florida.

He previously was Vice President of Directed Capital Resources LLC and was an Assistant Bond Trader with Raymond James Financial. Stonecipher was first appointed in 2015 and was reappointed for a term beginning March 26, 2021 and ending May 31, 2022. 

stonecipher.nathan@spcollege.edu