Special Project's Office Staff

• Charlie Eubanks, director

• Ruth Burton, senior account clerk

• Melissa Campbell, grants specialist

• Farris Rees, senior account clerk

• Deborah Vincent, secretary III

Charlie Eubanks, director

Charlie Eubanks is the director of the special projects office. He joined the office in the fall of 1998 and has experience as an elementary school teacher, principal and assistant principal. He spent a year at the Florida Department of Education as principal-in-residence assisting with leadership development and training and four years as the administrator of the Professional Education Center (Pro Ed). His primary responsibility as director is to ensure that the resources of the special projects office are  committed to the district strategic directions by:

• seeking out, acquiring, and administering external funding;

• providing leadership to grant-funded projects; and

• maintaining fiscal integrity and accountability for project funds.

Contact:  Phone: (727) 588-6299
                E-mail: eubanksc@pcsb.org

Ruth Burton, senior account clerk

Ruth Burton joined the Special Projects Office as Senior Account Clerk in April 2007.  Prior to that time, Ruth worked in the district's Accounting Department for six years as Accounts Payable Clerk for Food Service and General Accounting. She began her employment with Pinellas County Schools at Frontier Elementary School where she worked for 5 ½ years as an office assistant.  As Senior Account Clerk, Ruth has responsibility for projects with annual budgets of approximately $30 million.  She supports project managers to establish budgets, track project expenditures, work with budget and travel requests and approve expenditures in TERMS.  Ruth works with a variety of projects including career and technical education and workforce development grants & contracts.

Contact:    Phone: (727) 588-6225
                  E-mail: burtonr@pcsb.org 

Melissa Campbell, grants specialist
Contact:    Phone: (727) 588-6539
                  E-mail: campbellme@pcsb.org

Farris Rees, senior account clerk

Farris Rees joined the Special Projects Office in April 2001.  An employee of PCSB since 1993, her prior experiences include working with ELKE at WPSC; working at the Largo administration building as an account clerk in Extracurricular Student Activities and in the Accounting department working with Title I and Cafeteria Finance.  As Senior Account Clerk in Special Projects, Farris has responsibility for projects with annual budgets of approximately $30 million.  She supports project managers to establish budgets, track project expenditures, work with budget and travel requests and approve expenditures in TERMS.  Farris works with a variety of projects including Title II Parts A and D, Title V, Advanced Placement Incentive Program grant, FIN, FDLRS, Title X, Foreign Language Assistance Program grant, Teaching American History grant, IDEA, Arts Council grants, and all teacher classroom grants awarded through the Pinellas Education Foundation.

Contact:  Phone: (727) 588-6226
                E-mail: reesf@pcsb.org  

Deborah Vincent, secretary III
Contact:  Phone: (727) 588-6299
                E-mail: vincentd@pcsb.org