By Anna Bryson
The task force for the consolidation of University of South Florida’s three campus’ added five new members April 8 expanding it to 11 members out of the 13 needed.
USF board of trustees Chair Brian Lamb chose two of the members, USF St. Petersburg leaders chose one, USF Sarasota-Manatee leaders chose one and the USF Alumni Association chose one.
Lamb appointed Anddrikk Frazier and Michael “Mike” Griffin. Frazier is a USF alumnus who played on the men’s basketball team and is a founding member of the USF Black Leadership Network. He is now a managing partner at Integral Energy. Griffin is also an alumnus and served two terms as student body president at USF Tampa. He led the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and is now senior managing director for Savills Studley Occupier Services.
USF St. Petersburg chair Stephanie Goforth appointed Melissa Seixas, an alumna of USF St. Petersburg who is now the Community Relations Manager for Duke Energy. She serves on the USF St. Petersburg honors advisory board and is a member of the boards of the the Pinellas County Urban League, St. Pete Chamber of Commerce, Ruth Eckerd Hall, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the Heroes of the St. Pete Police.
USF Sarasota-Manatee chair Byron Shinn appointed Frederick “Rick” Piccolo, the president and CEO of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) since 1995. He recently joined the Sarasota campus board.
The USF Alumni Association appointed Kayla Rykiel, the director of TEDxUSF. She is a USF Honors College student studying biomedical sciences. Rykiel founded the student organization Partners in Health.
The other members on the task force include Dr. Jonathan Ellen as Chair, USF system President Judy Genshaft, USF St. Petersburg interim Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock, USF Sarasota-Manatee Regional Chancellor Karen Holbook, Alison Barlow, executive director of St. Petersburg Innovation District and Byron Shinn, Partner-In-Charge at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC.
The remaining two members will be appointed by Florida Senate President and Speaker of the House.
Information from the Tampa Bay Times was used in this report.
Header photo courtesy of the City of St. Petersburg
