Courtesy of USF St. Petersburg
By Crow’s Nest Staff
A Duke Energy executive who championed the St. Petersburg campus during the consolidation planning process has been named to the USF St. Petersburg Campus Board.
Melissa Seixas, Duke’s vice president of government and community relations in Florida, was appointed to the board last month by the USF system Board of Trustees.
The board’s five members, all residents of Pinellas County, help oversee the campus’ budget and operations.
Seixas has a bachelor’s degree from Eckerd College and a master’s in American history from USF St. Petersburg. She serves on the boards of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Ruth Eckerd Hall, the Pinellas County Urban League and St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership.
Seixas was co-chair for the campus’ 50th anniversary celebration in 2015-2016 and chair of the Consolidation Task Force’s shared governance committee.
In that role, she was a strong advocate for making both St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee full branch campuses.
