Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to announce the reappointment of shareholder Katherine E. “Katie” Cole to the St. Petersburg College District Board of Trustees by Governor Ron DeSantis.
In 2017, Cole was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees and served the past two years as chairperson of the Board. Board of Trustee members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Florida Senate.
Cole currently serves on the firm's Management Committee and is part of the firm’s Land Use and Real Estate groups. Her practice primarily involves representing property owners in the development of commercial projects and residential subdivisions in Pinellas and Pasco counties.
Active in the community, Cole serves on the Boards of Directors of Morton Plant Mease Hospital and BayCare. She has previously served as chairperson of the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County. She is a past member of the City of Clearwater Business Task Force, the Charter Review Committees for both the City of Clearwater and Pinellas County and is currently working as a member of Pinellas County’s Development Customer Advisory Group (DCAG).