The Leon County Research and Development Authority Board of Governors is made up of eleven members representing Florida State University, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Community College, City, County and the Private Sector. Each university includes an alternate designee to ensure that the universities have a presence at each meeting to ensure there is a quorum.
Six appointments from the private sector are elected to four year terms on the Board by the Leon County Commissioners. Only three of these appointments expire every two years, and a current member of the Authority is eligible for reappointment per Statute 159.703. Those interested in filling a vacancy when available can get more information on the Leon County website.
The Board meets on the first Thursday of every even numbered month at 11:00am in the Collins Building in Innovation Park for approximately 2.5 hours. Exceptions to this scheduling will be posted here.
Board of Governors Meetings and Minutes
Meet the Board of Governors
Kimberly Moore, Chair
Tallahassee Community College
Contact
Ms. Kimberly Moore
Vice President for Workforce Innovation at Tallahassee Community College
444 Appleyard Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32304-2895
(850) 201-8760
Designee of the President of Tallahassee Community College
Kevin Graham, Vice Chair
Executive Director, FSU Real Estate Foundation
Contact
Mr. Kevin Graham
Florida State University, Real Estate
200 W. College Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32309
(850) 645-0522
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 10/01/19-09/30/2022
Sonjoy Goswami, Treasurer
VP of Global Operations, Danfoss Turbocor
Contact
Mr. Sonjoy Goswami
Vice President of Global Operations, Danfoss Turbocor
1769 E Paul Dirac Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32310
(850) 879-3994
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 10/01/20-09/30/24
David Ramsay, Immediate Past Chair
Suntrust Bank (retired)
Contact
Mr. David Ramsay, Chair
Retired, Chairman, President & CEO, SunTrust Bank, Northwest Florida
9048 Shoal Creek Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 893-6434
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 10/01/20-09/30/24
Tom Allen
Capital City Bank
Contact
Mr. Tom Allen
Capital City Bank
1301 Metropolitan Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 402-8000
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 10/01/20-09/30/24
Keith Bowers
*Alternate Designee for Florida A&M University
Contact
Mr. Keith Bowers
Regional Director, FSBDC at Florida A&M University
625 E Tennessee St
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 599-3407
Alternate designee of the President of Florida A&M University
Raymond E. Bye, Jr., Ph.D.
Federal Research Consultant
Contact
Raymond E. Bye, Jr., Ph.D
Federal Research Consultant
1902 Golf Terrace Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301-5608
(850) 509-1654
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 10/01/18-09/30/22
John E. Dailey
Mayor of Tallahassee
Contact
Mayor John E. Dailey, Seat 4
Mayor of the City of Tallahassee
City Hall
300 S. Adams St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 891-2000
Appointed by himself as Designee for Mayor’s Office
Kristin Dozier
Leon County Commissioner
Contact
Honorable Kristin Dozier
Commissioner, Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Leon County Courthouse
301 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 606-5365
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 12/14/14-12/01/18 or until no longer Commissioner
Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Ph.D.
Florida A&M University
Contact
Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud
Dean, School of Business and Industry, Florida A&M University
105 South Wing, Sybil Mobley Business Building
500 Gamble St
Tallahassee, FL 32307-5200
(850) 599-3565
Designee of the President of Florida A&M University
Laurel Fulkerson, Ph.D.
*Alternate Designee, Florida State University
Contact
Dr. Laurel Fulkerson
Associate Vice President for Research & Professor of Classics, Florida State University
Office of Research
3012 Westcott North
Tallahassee FL 32306
(850) 645-4940
Alternate Designee of the President of Florida State University
Eric Holmes
Florida State University
Contact
Dr. Eric H. Holmes,
Assistant Vice President for Research, Florida State University
Office of Research
3012 Westcott North
Tallahassee FL 32306
(850) 644-5929
Designee of the President of Florida State University
Anne Longman, J.D.
Shareholder at Lewis, Longman & Walker
Contact
Ms. Anne Longman, Immediate Past Chair
Shareholder, Lewis, Longman & Walker
315 S. Calhoun St, Suite 830
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 222-5702
Appointed by Leon County Commission
Term 10/1/18-9/30/22