Change-Maker

A college president who almost didn't go to college

As a young woman, St. Petersburg native Tonjua Williams got an opportunity and has turned it into a career and a calling.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. August 25, 2023
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Tonjua Williams grew up in St. Petersburg and today is the president of St. Petersburg College.
Tonjua Williams grew up in St. Petersburg and today is the president of St. Petersburg College.
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No one may be more surprised to learn that Tonjua Williams is the president of St. Petersburg College than her former high school teachers.

That may sound disparaging. But it’s not. In fact, it’s something Williams openly embraces, something that, in a way, she wears as a badge of honor.

 

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