Board of County Commissioners
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Calvin
D. Harris
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Personal Information
Current Position:
Pinellas County Commissioner District 2
Board of County Commissioners
Pinellas County Courthouse
315 Court Street, 5th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756
Telephone: 727-464-3360
Fax: 727-464-3022
Education
Gibbs Junior College
St. Petersburg, Florida
Associates of Arts - 1965 University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Bachelor of Arts - 1966
Truman State University
(Northeast Missouri State University)
Kirksville, Missouri
Master of Arts - 1970
Nova University
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Doctor of Education - 1975
Professional Experience
- 11/02/98 - Present
Pinellas County Commissioner
County Commissioner, District 2 - Elected countywide.
- 1/17/97 - 11/01/98
Pinellas County Commissioner
Appointed by Governor to position of County Commissioner.
- 1994-3/31/97
Provost-Special Programs/International Education-St. Petersburg College
Supervised International Travel/International Study programs, the College Reach Out Program, directed the Center of Excellence and McKnight Achievers Program, supervised the target recruitment efforts at the college, ITFS and the college’s television studios, JTPA funded programs, provided college wide administration for Project Success and was Director of the Florida/Japan Institute, the International Center and was a member of the President’s Cabinet. - 1979-1994
Provost - Open Campus - St. Petersburg Junior College
Administration of the College’s Open Campus operation including the Corporate Training Program; the corporate Training Center at Carillon (management and computer training); Instructional Television (ITFS; Telecourses, and Teleconferencing); Continuing Education: Community Education; Distance Learning; Dual Credit; Extended Campus Credit; International Study; College for Kids; Minority Affairs; Applied Ethics and the President’s Cabinet. - 1975-1979
Director - Programs for Special Students - St. Petersburg College
Planned and coordinated all programs and support services for the College’s disadvantaged handicapped and minority students. Supervised the program for the Deaf including the provision of interpreter and note-taker services. - 1970-1975
Director - Student Community Services - St. Petersburg College
Planned and directed the College’s Outreach program including the supervision of the Colleges Outreach Centers, tutorial and study groups, minority and disadvantaged student recruitment, and served as student ombudsman. - 1968-1970
Social Studies Instructor - Seminole High School
Provided classroom instruction in World History and Comparative Governments for senior level students. - AFFILIATIONS
Florida Association of Counties (FAC)
Florida Counties Foundation, Chairman
National Association of Counties (NACO)
Current Public Service Boards and Councils
- Affirmative Action Committee
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) (2006-present)
- Department of Juvenile Justice District VI
- Friendship Trail Bridge Oversight Committee
- Health and Human Services Coordinating Council
- Juvenile Welfare Board
- PACE Center for Girls
- Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board
- Pinellas Education Foundation
- Post-Disaster Redevelopment Committee - Chairman
- Salvation Army Community Advisory Board
- St. Petersburg College Applied Ethics Institute Board
- St. Petersburg College of Education Advisory Board
- St. Petersburg College Hospitality Advisory Committee
- Transitions Championship Golf Tournament Board of Directors
Past Public Service Boards and Councils
- Agency on Bay Management (1997-1998)
- American Heart Association (1999)
- Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Inc. (2001-2003)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) - (1994-2004)
- Community Law Program (1997-2004)
- Complete Count Census Committee, Chairman (2000)
- Election Canvassing Board
- Family Service Centers, Inc. (2003)
- Information Technology Board (2006)
- Juvenile Welfare Board (1998-2000)
- Pinellas County Day Care Licensing Board (1998-1999)
- Pinellas County Economic Development Council
- Pinellas Planning Council (2000-2004)
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) (1998-2008)
- Tampa Bay Community Reinvestment Corporation (TBCRC) (1997-1998)
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) (1999)
- Tourist Development Council
- United Way Board of Directors (1993-2003)
- WorkNet Pinellas Board of Directors
- YMCA of the Suncoast (1997-2003)
Community Service
- 1994-Present
Doorways Mentor - 2001
Began the first ever Youth Advisory Committee for Pinellas County Government. - 2001
Expanded volunteer opportunities for county employees to include mentoring and tutoring. - 2002
Created non-profit corporation to provide tutoring and other academic support services for students in the Greenwood area.
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