The commission is now accepting applications for the seat
and numerous Rattlers have expressed interest. Two of them include Gallop
Franklin, II and Vincent Evans.
Franklin is a visiting assistant professor of pharmacy
practice at the Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences, where he earned his PharmD in 2012. He is also a clinical
pharmacist and sterile compounding supervisor for Tallahassee Memorial
Hospital. Franklin previously served two terms as the FAMU Student Government
Association president. He has formally applied for the City Commission.
Evans is a scheduler for U.S. Rep. Alfred “Al” Lawson. He also
held staff positions with the Andrew Gillum for governor campaign, and City
Commissioner Curtis Richardson. Evans recently told Florida Politics that he was
thinking about submitting an application for the job. He holds a political
science degree from FAMU.
Other applicants with FAMU ties include: J. Byron Greene,
associate director of the Florida Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
Participation at FAMU and Bruce W Strouble, a sustainability coordinator at
FAMU.