Board of Trustees Member Nathan Stonecipher Credits SPC for his Success

12/7/2016

No matter where you are working, do a good job, and make connections.

Those tips helped Nathan Stonecipher, past Chairman of the St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees and an SPC graduate, land his first job after college.

“Going to SPC allowed me to learn, grow up a bit and sock some money away before I went off to the University of Florida to finish my degree,” he said.

Nathan, who is now co-owner of Green Bench Brewery in St. Petersburg, earned an associate degree in Business Administration at SPC before going on to finish a degree in finance at UF.

“When I graduated from UF, I had a hard time finding a job,” he said. “I had two business cards I’d collected from people who came to the gym where I’d worked when I was at SPC. I sent them both a letter and a resume, and the next day one of them called me. He got me an interview with Raymond James, and that was my first job.

“The education I got at SPC was critical to everything I’ve accomplished,” Nathan said. “The family I created here gave me the ability to be able to give back to the college. And it’s an exciting time to be here now, with our new President and all the transitions the college is making. I’m proud to be a part of the process."

Nathan is also a member of the Board of Directors of the EDGE Business District Association in St. Petersburg and was previously Vice President of Directed Capital Resources LLC, and an Assistant Bond Trader with Raymond James Financial.