Thomas Evans has been an adjunct faculty member with St. Petersburg College (SPC) since 2001. His former positions include serving as the Information Technology Director, as well as the IT Program Director and M.B.A. Academic Advisor for a small private university.  Dr. Evans is a retired administrator from a large west central Florida law enforcement agency where he served in operational and administrative capacities.

He holds a doctorate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Human Resource Management from Argosy University, Sarasota. Dr. Evans also holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from St. Leo University and an Associate's in Science degree in Police Administration from SPC.

Dr. Evans teaches public safety administration classes for SPC and has taught criminal justice, businesses, management, and information systems courses for the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa, as well as other local private colleges and universities. He also volunteers as a program specialist, educational specialist and distance educational specialist with several higher education accrediting commissions. His research interests are in performance appraisal, promotional examinations, business intelligence, geographic information systems, crime analysis, predictive analytics, information driven decision-making and problem solving.