The Public Policy Leadership Speaker Series luncheons, organized by SPC Professor Jeff Kronschnabl, gives students the opportunity to engage with highly acclaimed professionals from local, state and federal government in an intimate setting.

Recently, United States Customs and Border Protection Commissioner and St. Petersburg College alumnus R. Gil Kerlikowske was the featured speaker.

Read more about his visit on the SPC News blog.

Previous speakers have included:

1. Kurt S. Browning, former Florida Secretary of State (March 21, 2012)
   Discussed the value of a higher education and the duties of the Secretary of State.
2. Major General Karl M. Horst, Chief of Staff-U.S. Central Command ( 27, 2012)
   Discussed his experiences in leadership from his 39 year military career and also discuss his leadership and how it pertains to the USCENTCOM area of Responsibility.
3. Charlie Crist, former Florida Governor (March 19, 2013)
   Discussed policy leadership while serving Florida as an elected official for over 15 years.
4. Judge Nelly Khouzam and Judge Morris Silberman, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal (Oct. 16, 2013)
   This husband and wife duo discussed “A Nation of Laws: What is the role and responsibility of appellate courts as relates to the rule of Law?”
5. Bob Lasala, County Administrator for Pinellas County, and Bill Horne, City Manager of Clearwater (April 2, 2014)
   Discussed collaborative leadership within local governments.
6. Jack Latvala, Florida State Senator, and Ed Hooper, Florida State Representative (Oct. 29, 2014)
   Discussed collaborative leadership within the Florida Legislature.
7. James Olliver, Seminole Campus Provost, and Frank Edmunds, Seminole City Manager (March 25, 2015)
   Discussed their distinguished public service careers and collaboration between the SPC Seminole campus and the City of Seminole.