The Making of St. Petersburg
Will Michaels has served as executive director and trustee of the St. Petersburg Museum of History, vice-president of the Carter G. Woodson Museum of African American History, president of St. Petersburg Preservation and co-chair of the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society and is currently president of the Flight 2014 Planning Board, which is coordinating the celebrations for the centennial of the world s first airline. Community involvements have included service as president of the Council of Neighborhoods and design chair of the St. Petersburg Pier Advisory Task Force. He recently served as a member of the convening group of St. Petersburg Together. Will has a doctorate in anthropology from the University of South Florida and is a recipient of the Anthropology Department's Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is retired from the United States Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel. A forty-year St. Petersburg resident, he is married to Kathy and has three adult children and four grandchildren.