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 Personal Information
Commissioner Welch was born in St. Petersburg and attended local schools, graduating from Lakewood Senior High School. He holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M University. Commissioner Welch’s corporate work experience includes 14 years in Accounting, Information Technology, and Financial Systems Administration with Florida Power Corporation (now Progress Energy). In November 2000, he was elected to the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners, representing District 7. Commissioner Welch was reelected to the Commission in 2004, and 2008.
In addition to his duties as a County Commissioner, Commissioner Welch also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC), FAC Urban Caucus (Co-Chair), FAC Finance and Audit Committee, Pinellas County Business Technology Services Board, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization, Juvenile Welfare Board, Pinellas Homeless Leadership Network, and other local, state and national organizations. Prior to his election to the County Commission, Commissioner Welch was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the St. Petersburg Junior College Board of Trustees. Ken and his wife Donna have 2 daughters.
Current Boards and Committees
- Florida Association of Counties Board of Directors
- Florida Association of Counties Finance & Audit Committee
- Florida Association of Counties Urban Caucus Co-Chair
- Gibbs Sr. High School SAC
- Pinellas Business Technology Services (Past Chairman & Vice Chair)
- Pinellas Career Education Fund Board
- Pinellas County Consolidated Justice Information System Board
- Pinellas County Health and Human Services Coordinating Council
- Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board (Finance & Audit Committee Chair)
- Pinellas Homeless Leadership Network
- Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
- Pinellas Mobility Initiative
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Board of Directors (Treasurer)
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Finance Committee
- Pinellas Transit Funding Task Force
Past Community Service
- Community Alliance Housing & Urban Development Committee
- FAC Taxation & Budget Reform Commission Workgroup (Vice Chair)
- Florida Assoc. of Counties Finance, Transportation and Administration Committee (Chairman, Vice Chairman)
- Florida Assoc. of Counties Urban Caucus (Co-Chair)
- Florida Gubernatorial Consumer Fireworks Task Force
- Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
- Friendship Trail Oversight Committee
- Lakeview Fundamental PTA Board (Treasurer)
- Lakeview Fundamental School Advisory Council Member
- Lealman Special Fire Control District Task Force (Chairman)
- National Association of Counties Information Technology Committee
- Neighborhood Lending Partners Board of Directors
- Pinellas Affirmative Action Committee
- Pinellas County Commission/Pinellas Planning Council Annexation Task Force
- Pinellas County Drug Paraphernalia Abatement Task Force (Chairman)
- Pinellas County Housing Authority Workgroup (Chairman)
- Pinellas County License Bd. for Children's Centers & Family Day Care Homes
- Pinellas County Schools 500 Role Models Mentor
- Pinellas County Tourist Development Council (Chairman)
- Pinellas County Transit Governance Task Force
- Pinellas Homeless Policy Group
- Pinellas Value Adjustment Board
- Pinellas-Pasco Juvenile Justice Board
- Pinellas-Pasco Safe Children Coalition CBC Branch Board
- St. Pete Boys and Girls Club Board of Mgrs (Strategic Planning Chair)
- St. Petersburg 100/300 Steering Committee
- St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
- United Way Budget Allocation Committee
- United Way of Tampa Bay Board of Directors
- WorkNet Pinellas (Vice-Chairman)
- YMCA Board of Directors
- YMCA Multicultural Achievers Advisory Board
- YWCA Trustee Board
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