Board of Trustees

Mr. Christopher Wagner

  • Title: Chairman
  • District: Bradenton (Manatee County)

Mr. Wagner is the Senior Vice President of Business Operations for CSDVRS, LLC, a video relay service provider. Deaf since birth, Mr. Wagner attended Tucker-Maxon Oral School for the Deaf in Portland, Oregon, St. Mary's School for the Deaf in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. The Governor appointed him to the Board for a term ending November 19, 2012.

Mr. Owen B. McCaul

  • Title: Vice-Chairman
  • District: Tallahassee (Leon County)

Mr. McCaul is an assistant state attorney in Leon County. He is currently the Chief of the Leon County Felony Intake Division. He also represents the State in Felony Drug Court, a pre-trial diversion program which offers treatment to those with substance abuse problems. The Governor appointed Mr. McCaul to the board for a term beginning August 29, 2006. His current term was set to end on December 10, 2012.

Ms. Yolanda A. Rodriguez

  • District: Plantation (Broward County)

Ms. Rodriguez is the assistant city manager for the City of Margate. She was appointed to the Board by the Governor for a term beginning February 22, 2010, and ending November 13, 2013.

Ms. Carol M. Ross

  • District: Tallahassee (Leon County)

Ms. Ross is a self-employed deaf services interpreter. She was appointed to the Board by the Governor for a term beginning February 22, 2010, and ending November 20, 2013.

Mr. Edgar M. Turner

  • District: Pensacola (Escambia County)

Deaf since the age of six due to spinal meningitis, Mr. Turner has been on the Board of Trustees since 1981. He was mainstreamed into the regular public school system. He retired from Barnett Bank (now Bank of America) as a Vice President in 1999, after thirty-six years with that bank. Mr. Turner's latest appointment by the Governor is for a term that was set to end on February 7, 2011.

Mr. Gerald W. Weedon

  • District: Jacksonville (Duval County)

Mr. Weedon is a civil trial lawyer and partner for the law firm of Marks Gray, P.A. in Jacksonville. Mr. Weedon’s professional affiliations include membership in the Jacksonville Bar Association, Florida Bar, American Bar Association (Fellow), and the Catholic Lawyers Guild (former President). In addition, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and was named "2002 Lawyer of the Year." Mr. Weedon’s term was set to end on November 14, 2010.

Dr. Thomas M. Zavelson

  • District: Gainesville (Alachua County)

Dr. Zavelson is a retired pediatrician. He was appointed to the Board by the Governor for a term beginning February 22, 2010, and was set to end on November 7, 2011.