Overview Information for Faculty & Administration at the Florida Keys Community College in Key West, FL
Overview
FKCC is governed by a five member Board of Trustees. The purpose of the board is to provide policy direction for Florida Keys Community College, and we do that in part through formal action at regularly scheduled meetings. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.
Spencer Slate, Chair
Spencer is the owner of Captain Slate's Atlantis Dive Center in Key Largo since 1978. Spencer currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Underwater Instructors. He is also one of the founding members of the Keys Association of Dive Operations as well as a founding member of the Florida Association of Dive Operators and serves as their current president. He has also served on the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for 24 years, serving as president for three of those terms. Spencer is a graduate of East Carolina University.
Kim Bassett, Vice Chair
Kim Bassett is currently the CEO of Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon, Florida . She holds a master's degree in Business, with a Specialization in Health Administration from the University of Miami and a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Drury University in Springfield. She is also a Florida licensed Healthcare Risk Manager. Prior to her appointment as CEO on October 1, 2005 , she worked with the Lower Keys Medical Center for 16 years, with 11 years as the Chief Nursing Officer. Mrs. Bassett is very active in the community, serving on many other boards including the Area Health Education Center , Marathon Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way. She has served as a mentor for high school students and worked with the College Explorers Program. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Nurses Association and the Florida Nurses Association. She lives in Marathon with her husband, Tom and cat I-Pod.
Edwin Scales, Trustee
Ed serves as General Counsel to the Florida Citrus Commission and is "of counsel" with Florida's Gray Robinson Firm, . He is a former City of Key West Commissioner and former City of Key West Planning Board Member. Mr. Scales has a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications with Honors from the University of Florida. He also holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law. Mr. Scales currently represents the 16th Judicial Circuit (i.e. Monroe County) with the Florida Bar, Board of Governors.
Dr. Antoinette Martin, Trustee
Dr. Antoinette Martin is a licensed psychologist, operating a private practice in Key West, where she provides outpatient therapy for adults, children, couples, and families. She was recently employed by Monroe County School District, treating local middle and high school students and their families. Raised in Key West, Martin has a Doctorate of Philosophy and a Masters of Arts in Psychology from Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Florida. A former board member for the Domestic Abuse Shelter and current member of the Key West Chamber of Commerce, Martin actively volunteers her time serving the community through programs for disadvantaged youth, AYSO soccer, and church related activities. She also helped establish the “Why Try” program at Horace O’Bryant Middle School and Key West High School, which is designed to keep at-risk kids in school. Martin resides in Key West with her two daughters, ages 9 and 13.
Ann O'Bannon, Trustee
Anne O’Bannon is the producer and host of The Morning Mix radio show on WGMX FM, where she interviews guests of local, state, and national importance relative to issues affecting our community. Originally from Pennsylvania, O’Bannon enjoyed a successful career in technical sales support and corporate IT training, before moving to Key Colony Beach in 1990. O’Bannon also spent several years teaching computer applications classes to employees of numerous organizations and private businesses in Monroe County. O’Bannon has passionately focused her energy on philanthropy and serving the community, since the sudden loss of her husband in 2005, for whom she founded “The Captain Bill O’Bannon Memorial Scholarship” to benefit marine business students at FKCC. Currently, she is the Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Executive Committee, a Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce Ambassador, and a Marathon Yacht Club Rear Commodore, in addition to serving on several boards, including FKCC’s Island Living Campus Housing Foundation, the Rotary Club of Marathon, and the City of Key Colony Beach Code Enforcement Board.
Dr. Larry Tyree, Executive Secretary, President
A native of Pensacola, Florida, and a graduate of Pensacola Junior College, Larry W. Tyree is now serving in his ninth presidency and eleventh community college at FKCC. He previously held the rank of full professor at the University of Florida, where he was also the director of the Institute of Higher Education and the executive director of the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges.
Tyree served as a community college CEO for 26 years at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, the Dallas County Community College District in Texas, and Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. He also served as interim president of five other institutions, including Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, and Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York.
Debra Leonard, Recording Secretary, Executive Director, President's Office
Debbie Leonard graduated from Florida Keys Community College with an Associate in Arts degree in 1995. She has been an employee of the College for 20 years and has worked in the President's Office for 10 years. Debbie has played an active role in the planning of many College events, including graduation ceremonies and celebrations. For the past five years, she has served as president of FKCC's chapter of the Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC). Debbie has been the BOT recording secretary for 9 years. She also serves as recording secretary for the FKCC's direct support organization, the Florida Keys Educational Foundation.