 EDUCATION
Rollins
College, B.A.
University of Florida, B.S. with Honors
Pinellas County Public Service
- County Commissioner, elected countywide 1994 for two-year term;
- Re-elected 1996, 2000 and 2004 for four-year terms
- Board of County Commissioners, Chairman -- 1997, 2000, 2008
- Florida Impact Fee Review Task Force – 2005 – 2006
- Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations - 2007
- Tampa Bay Water, 1999 – 2005, Chairman – 2003 and 2004
- Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), 1995 - current, Chairman -- 2001 and 2002
- Tourist Development Council/ Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chairman – 1997, 2000 and 2008
- Worknet Pinellas
- Pinellas Wage Coalition
- Pinellas Workforce Development Board
- Gulf Boulevard Beautification Committee
Other Public Service, Boards and Councils
- 2006 Recipient of Florida Association of Counties Presidential Advocacy Award
- First recipient of the Herman W. Goldner Award for Regional Leadership – 2002, presented by Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Chairman -- 1993
- City of St. Petersburg City Council -- 1985-94
- City of St. Petersburg, Vice Mayor -- 1991-92
- City of St. Petersburg, first Chairman of Council -- 1993-94
- City of St. Petersburg Planning Commission
- Housing Authority of St. Petersburg, Commissioner -- 1981-1984
- Area Agency on Aging, 1986 - 1992, Chairman -- 1990 - 1992
- Pinellas Sports Authority
- St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors
- St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, Board of Trustees
Past Affiliations
- Suncoast Tiger Bay Club, Founding Director. President 1980 - 1982
- United Way of Pinellas County, Former Director
- Abilities of Florida, Inc., Officer and Director
- Abilities Rehabilitation Center Foundation, Inc., Past Chairman
- Boley, Inc., Director
- Florida Gulf Coast Symphony, Past President
- St. Petersburg Family YMCA, Past President and CEO
- Vice President of Marketing, Landmark Union Trust/C&S National Bank
- Vice President for Development and College Relations, Eckerd College
- Assignment Editor, WFTV, Channel 9, Orlando
- Director News Bureau, Rollins College
- News Photographer/Sports Writer/Orlando Sentinal - Star
Personal
Resident of Pinellas County since 1965
Married, 3 sons, 4 granddaughters.
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