The Collins Center is governed by a distinguished Board of Trustees. Our Board includes university presidents, executives of major corporations and senior professionals from throughout the state. Four former Florida governors have played significant roles in leading the Collins Center.

Jeffrey Bartel Corporate Vice President Florida Power & Light Company Coral Gables and Jupiter Peter L. Bermont Managing Director Bermont Advisory Group Coral Gables   Barney T. Bishop III President & Chief Executive Officer Associated Industries of Florida Tallahassee   Mikki Canton, Esq. AsiaAmericana International LLC Coral Gables Betty Castor Director, Education Policy Center Pennington Law Firm Tallahassee LeRoy Collins Jr. Executive Director Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs Tallahassee - Tampa   LeRoy Collins III Daniel Risk Mitigation Tampa Dr. Allison DeFoor Castille & DeFoor Tallahassee

Jose Greer, MD Physician and Assistant Dean FIU School of Medicine Miami   Dr. William (Bill) Law President Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee   Clarence McKee McKee Communications Ft. Lauderdale   Kathy Baughman McLeod Director, Public Policy Group Bryant Miller Olive P.A. Tallahassee Eduardo J. Padron Ph.D. President Miami-Dade Community College Miami Roderick N. Petrey, Esq. President Collins Center for Public Policy, Inc. Miami E. Thom Rumberger, Esq. Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Tallahassee Parker Thomson, Esq. Chairman Hogan & Hartson Miami