General Counsel 

Vee Leonard was appointed the General Counsel for Florida Gulf Coast University, and previously served as Associate General Counsel. Ms. Leonard was Assistant City Attorney for the City of Orlando. Prior to this, she worked in private practice, specializing in employment litigation.

Ms. Leonard received her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Florida. Ms. Leonard is a native Floridian, born and reared in Orlando, Florida.

Ms. Leonard is a member of the Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors and of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. She was also a charter member of the Orlando Chapter of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources.

Assistant General Counsel 

David is the Assistant General Counsel.  Mr. Greenbaum most recently served as an Assistant County Attorney for Broward County providing legal counsel to the construction management, facilities maintenance, procurement services and several social service divisions of Broward County government.  He previously served on committee staff of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate providing legal analysis on such issues as public records and meetings, administrative procedure, and agency regulatory activities.

Mr. Greenbaum is a Florida native, having been born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida.  He received  his Bachelor of Science in Political Science and International Affairs in 1986 and his Masters in Public Administration in 1989 from Florida State University.  Mr. Greenbaum received his Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in 1996.

David Greenbaum
(239) 590-1101

Administrative Assistant 

Diane was appointed as the Administrative Assistant for the General Counsel in April 2008. A resident of Lee County since 1990, Diane served as Executive Assistant to both the President of Construction and the President of Development at Gates, Inc.   Diane also managed the office for Sylvan Learning Systems’ Regional Corporate Office in Bonita Springs as well as the Bonita Springs YMCA Capital Campaign Office.  In 1991 Diane was appointed as a Juvenile Arbitrator and Guardian Ad Litem in Lee County.

Prior to moving to Florida, Diane lived in the Illinois Quad Cities and was employed for over ten years in the Administrative Office for Black Hawk Area Special Education District, a special education district cooperative serving sixteen school districts.

Diane St. John
(239) 590-1101