Deveron Gibbons , a prominent fixture in the St. Petersburg community, has been named Chair of the Board of Trustees for Florida A&M University.

Gibbons is currently serving as the Board’s Vice Chair . The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System, appointed him to the Board in 2023.

Gibbons will succeed current Chair Kristin Harper , founder and CEO of the market research and brand strategy firm Driven to Succeed, in the new term.

Gibbons earned a master’s degree and his law degree from FAMU’s College of Law. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.

He has served on the St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees since 2006 and previously ran unsuccessfully for Mayor in 2009.

Gibbons is a local developer who previ

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