Marston C. (Bob) Leonard 

 

405 South Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 308, Tampa, FL 33609

813-288-0341  FAX 813-288-0341  flahist@aol.com  www.bob-leonard-florida.com

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT * CORPORATE LEARNING & TRAINING

Program Administrator * Sales/Marketing * Technical Writing

 

A proactive, goal-oriented professional offering 30+ years of diverse and extensive experiences in project management and program development, personnel skills training and management, customer relations, and public promotion.

 

Career Training              Community Affairs            Media Marketing               Web Content Specialist

Copywriting                  Public Relations                 Seminar Development        Team Building

           

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Career Program Development: Developed and implemented  content and structure of colege courses to improve instruction and reach new student markets. Result: reduced withdrawals 78%, thereby bolstering the company’s FTE’s, the criteria for funding in the State of Florida.

 

Training Innovator: Founded and administered a statewide educational  web sites designed to train newcomer teachers to Florida in teaching basic skills and information about the state past and present. Result: educational site ranked as high as #1 by Yahoo and #4 by Google, with 2200 outside links from schools and other organizations.

 

Major Project Developer: Hired in 1973 by the State of Florida Department of State to conduct the first county-wide inventory of historic buildings in Hillsborough County.  Result: the creation as project historian of the Ybor City National Historic District and the Tampa-Hillsborough Preservation Board.

 

Training Organizer:  Organized and taught off-campus courses and programs at local corporations like TECO, USAA, and Group Technologies and seminars for groups.. Result: the college’s outreach programs reached new markets without the additional cost of leasing/building facilities.

 

Leadership:  Selected for 15 years as the district-wide chairperson of social science instructors and staff and instituted the college’s first video-conference meetings. Served on Academic Council.  Result:  Teachers did not have to drive from Plant City or Ruskin to communicate and evaluate new information.

 

Recognized Researcher and Writer: Author and public speaker on Florida topics such as history, historic preservation,  and economic growth. Result:  Featured writer in the Florida Sunshine Almanac, Focus on Florida textbook, newspaper editor, and Florida Endowment of the Humanities media.

 

Project Manager: Chaired numerous committees at college during its growth from an institution with no buildings and just 40 employees to a school of 41,000 students. Result: implemented district-wide policies for recruitment, training, evaluating, and transferring employees.

 

Community Relations Leader:  Served on the Boards of the Tampa Historical Society, Ybor City State Museum, H. B. Plant Foundation, and Truman Scholarship Center.  Result: Organized fund-raising campaigns for the purchase of a historic headquarters, museum exhibits, and long-term financial commitments from corporations and groups.

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

 

Hillsborough Community College     Tampa, Florida                                                      1976-2006

Professor of History

 

As an original employee at Hillsborough Community College,  I had the opportunity to do many projects and tasks beyond that of teaching U.S. History, American Government – I chaired or was a member of groups that selected and developed curriculum; recruited staff, faculty, and administrators;  fostered sponsorships and programs with Tampa Bay corporations; and responded to the needs of the community and State to solve educational needs.

 

·         Director, Florida History Internet Center, 1998-Now

·         Mentor, University of South Florida graduate interns

·         Author, Interactive, online training program for Florida school teachers

·         Project Research Associate, Center of Practical Politics, Winter Park, Florida

·         Author – Illustrated Guide to the Florida West Coast,  Bolossy Kiralfy

·         Yahoo Groups Moderator – developed online programs to tutor slow-learners         

 

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

Ed.S.  Higher Education – Administration & Training

Florida State University (dual program with University of Florida)                                    

 

M.S.    History with Minor in Student Services (Human Resources)                                          

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

 

B.A.     History                                                                                                            

University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

 

OTHER TRAINING

 

License, State of Florida – Annuities, Life and Health Insurance

Diversity Training Tampa, Florida

 

COMPUTER TRAINING or BACKGROUND

 

Microsoft Works, PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Pagemaker,  ShopSite,  WebCT

Traing Seminar in Educational Technology – Campus Technology Magazine - Orlando

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 

Florida  Historical  Society, Tampa Historical Society ,    McMillion Scholarship Fund,  Yahoo Groups – American History, Florida History, Director of  Florida History Internet Center,  Odyssey of the Mind (State Championship Coach 1998), PTA President, Miss America Pageant official.