William C. Cramer, Jr., a native of St. Petersburg, is chair of the District Board of Trustees and president of Tommy Thomas Chevrolet, Inc., of Panama City. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
Karen L. Durden, vice chair of the District Board of Trustees, is a native of Tallahassee and resident of Panama City Beach. She is an interior designer and is a past-president of the Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, Inc., and past-chair of the Gulf Coast Medical Center Board of Directors.
Denise D. Butler, a native of Coral Gables and resident of Eastpoint, is president of Cook Insurance Agency of Apalachicola. She holds a B.S. in education and an M.S. in educational leadership from Florida State University.
James Allen Cox, a native of Bainbridge, Georgia, is president and owner of James A. Cox and Associates, Inc., of Port St. Joe. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree from Georgia College, both in business administration.
Dan A. Estes, a native of Bassett, Virginia, is a businessman and owner of D.A. Estes & Associates, Inc., Vetted Services, Inc., and Bay County Investments of Panama City. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and has served as Vice Chair of the Bay County Planning Commission.
Charles S. Isler, III, a Panama City native, is a shareholder in the law firm Isler, Sombathy & Sombathy, P.A. He holds an A.A. from Gulf Coast Community College, B.S. from Florida State University, M.B.A. from Georgia College, and Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School.
Dr. Stephen C. Myers, a native of Panama City, is a dentist with a Panama City Beach general practice emphasizing adult restorative and cosmetic dentistry. He holds an A.A. from Gulf Coast Community College and a D.M.D. from the University of Florida.
Linda R. Wood, a native and resident of Port St. Joe, Florida, is serving a second term on the Gulf County School Board. She is a former secondary school language arts teacher and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Education from Florida State University.
William C. Sumner, a native of Jacksonville and resident of Wewahitchka, is a real estate broker and a retired bank president. He holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Georgia.
Derrick G. Bennett, a native of Panama City, is a partner in the law firm Harrison, Rivard and Bennett. He represents the firm as the primary attorney for the District Board of Trustees, holding a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor from Stetson University.
A. James Kerley, a Tennessee native, became the fifth president of Gulf Coast Community College in June 2007. He holds a B.S. in social sciences/history/secondary education from Tennessee Tech University, an M.A.T. in history from The Citadel, and a Ph.D. in educational administration and supervision of higher education from Florida State University.
