Board of Trustees

Owen B. McCaul, Chair

Tallahasee (Leon County)

Owen B. McCaul is chair of the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; previously he served as vice chair for nine years and has been a trustee since 2006. He is the first FSDB alumni (1982) and the first visually impaired person to serve as Board chair. McCaul works as an assistant state attorney in Leon County, a position he has held since 1989. He serves as general counsel for State Attorney Jack Campbell of the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida. McCaul also represents the State of Florida in Leon County Felony Drug Court, Baker Act hearings, and in numerous extradition matters. Also, he represents the State Attorney’s office on Leon County's Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee and the Public Safety Coordinating Council. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Flagler College and a Juris Doctor degree from the Florida State University College of Law. McCaul is active in masonic organizations including J. Edwin Larson Lodge #361, F. & A.M. (past master) and Talwar Grotto (past monarch). He also serves as a member of the Lighthouse of the Big Bend Board of Directors and the City of Tallahassee Transit Advisory Committee.

Ralph V. "Terry" Hadley III, Vice Chair

Winter Park (Orange County)

Ralph V. “Terry” Hadley III is owner and managing partner of Swann, Hadley, Stump, Dietrich & Spears, P.A., a private law practice in Winter Park, FL. He served as director and counsel to the local BankFirst (now Seacoast Bank) for 25 years. He earned his bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Florida. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He is currently a member of the American Bar, Florida Bar, California Bar and Orange County Bar Associations. He is also the owner of the Aunt Zelma’s Blueberries farm in Island Grove, FL, and has received awards for his pro bono work on behalf of neglected and abused children. He and his wife, Carol, reside in Winter Park.

Christine M. Chapman

St. Augustine (St. Johns County)

Christine M. Chapman is a philanthropist who has devoted herself to many organizations in support of St. Augustine. She earned both her master’s degree in educational leadership and bachelor’s degree in special education K-12 from the University of North Florida. A longtime resident of St. Johns County, she worked for 20 years at FSDB in both the classroom and administration. Her community experience includes service on many nonprofit boards, including the Junior Service League of St. Augustine (past president), Kids Bridge (past president), Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Flagler Hospital, and Limelight Theatre. She is married to Steve Chapman, owner of All American Air-Conditioning and Heating. In 2010, she and her husband established the All American Air Charitable Foundation, and she serves as president of the board.

Matthew "Matt" Kramer

St. Augustine (St. Johns County)

Matthew Kramer currently works as an Executive Therapeutic Specialist at Gilead Sciences, a company with a vision to advance therapeutics against life-threatening diseases worldwide. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management from Grove City College in Grove City, PA. In 2004, he married Melissa and they established residence in St. Augustine, Florida. Over the first five years of their marriage, they adopted four children with varying special needs who range in age from 11 to 13. Of the four children, one is hard of hearing, one is deaf and autistic, and one is deafblind. In 2018, he and Melissa started Growing Together Behavioral Center in Jacksonville, a small private school for children with autism and developmental disabilities.

Pamela M. "Pam" Siguler

Ponte Vedra Beach (St. Johns County)

Pamela M. Siguler is a former teacher of deafblind students with multiple disabilities. During her career as a special education teacher she taught students with sensory disabilities at The Perkins School for the Blind, Boston Public Schools, and the Arlington, Virginia School System. In her role as a parent of five children she has been a long-standing advocate for education and has worked to support multiple community programs. She has served as a board member of The Boston College Council for Women, an early advocate of Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Schools, and an active supporter of Teach for America Jacksonville. She earned her master’s degree in deafblind multi-handicapped education and bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Boston College.

Thomas M. Zavelson, MD

Gainesville (Alachua County)

Dr. Thomas M. Zavelson is a retired pediatrician and clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Previously, he was a founding and senior partner with the Pediatric Associates of Gainesville; a pediatric consultant for Children’s Medical Services; chairman of the North Florida Regional Medical Center Department of Pediatrics; and a member of the North Florida Regional Hospital Board of Trustees.