(Editor’s Note: The Pam Dana story on Page 1 of the Jan. 25 issue contained incorrect information about the UWF Board of Trustees, attributed to the UWF website.
The website says that the Board consists of 13 members, six of whom are appointed by the governor of Florida and five of whom are appointed by the Board of Governors. Each of those 11 appointments must be approved by the state Senate. The other two members are the president of the Faculty Senate and the president of the Student Government Association.)
The State University System Board of Governors recently appointed a new member, Pam Dana, to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees.
According to its website, UWF’s Board of Trustees consists of the six members on the Board of Governors, each appointed by the governor of the state of Florida as well as, five additional members appointed by the Board of Governors and approved by the Senate.
The president of the Student Government Association, currently Josh Finley, and the president of the Faculty Senate, currently Chris Pomory, are also members of the Board of Trustees.
The new chancellor of the Florida College System, Randy Hanna, previously held the trustee position that Dana has been appointed to fill.
“His experience will be missed,” Finley said. “But we welcome our new trustee with opens arms and wish Randy the best of luck.”
When a member of the Board of Trustees resigns there are two ways for that trustee to be replaced.
“The appointments to our Board of Trustees are made by the Governor or Board of Governors,” Chief of Staff Kim Brown said. “This appointment was made by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors advertises the vacancy on their website. Interested parties apply. Then board members interview candidates and make a recommendation to the full Board of Governors.”
According to the UWF Newsroom website, Dana, a California native, has more than 30 years of experience in senior economic, business and university leadership.
She earned a doctorate in international development and economics from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in administration, planning and social policy from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology and social work from California State University, Chico.
She also served under former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as director of the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development from 1999 to 2007.
Currently, Dana is currently senior adviser of strategic initiatives for the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition and owner and managing member of SURE LURE Charter Company.
For more information www.uwf.edu/trustees/.
Staff Writer
