Orange COunty gOvernment DireCtOry - OrangeCountyFl.net
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The Source 2013/2014<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County Government Directory<br />
Elected Officials<br />
JERRY L. DEMINGS<br />
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF<br />
2500 W. Colonial Dr.,<br />
Orlando, FL 32804<br />
407-836-3700<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County<br />
Public Service<br />
Elected Sheriff: 2008 and 2012;<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County Director of Public<br />
Safety 2002-2008; Interim Jail<br />
Director 11/06 – 7/07<br />
Public Service/Affiliations<br />
Central Florida Crimeline, Central<br />
Florida Boy Scouts, Central<br />
Florida YMCA, Central Florida<br />
Police Athletic League, Valencia<br />
Community College Instructor,<br />
Central Florida Criminal Justice<br />
Association, International<br />
Association of Chiefs of Police,<br />
Florida Sheriffs Association, Major<br />
County Sheriffs Association,<br />
St. Mark AME Church, Heart of<br />
Florida United Way<br />
Personal<br />
Retired Orlando Police Chief;<br />
wife, former Orlando Police Chief<br />
Val Demings; three adult children.<br />
Education<br />
Jones High School<br />
Florida State University<br />
(BS Finance, AA)<br />
Everest University<br />
(Orlando College) MBA<br />
FBI National Academy<br />
FBI National Executive Institute<br />
__________________________<br />
LYDIA GARDNER<br />
ORANGE COUNTY CLERK OF<br />
CIRCUIT & COUNTY COURTS<br />
425 N. <strong>Orange</strong> Ave., Suite 2110,<br />
Orlando, FL 32801<br />
407-836-2000<br />
Website: myorangeclerk.com<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County<br />
Public Service<br />
Elected to <strong>Orange</strong> County Clerk<br />
of Court: 2000, 2004, 2008 and<br />
2012; School Board of <strong>Orange</strong><br />
County, FL: 1986-1998 (includes<br />
three consecutive terms as<br />
Chairman); Past Chairman,<br />
Council of Local Governments;<br />
Chairman of OCPS Productivity<br />
committee responsible for<br />
developing the technology plan<br />
for the country’s 16th largest<br />
school district; <strong>Orange</strong> County<br />
Value Adjustment Board; The<br />
Foundation for <strong>Orange</strong> County<br />
Schools; Orlando Science Center<br />
Board<br />
Public Service/Affiliations<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County Domestic<br />
Violence and Child Abuse<br />
Commission, Florida Supreme<br />
Court Committee on Privacy<br />
and Court Records, Member<br />
and Committee Chair for Florida<br />
School Boards Association<br />
(Year Round Schools Task<br />
Force, Federal Relations<br />
Network, Business and<br />
Technology Committee): 1987-<br />
1997; Appointed by Florida<br />
Telecommunications Industry<br />
Association to Florida Distance<br />
Learning Network Board;<br />
Appointed by Gov. Chiles to<br />
Florida Telecommunications Task<br />
Force; Economic Development<br />
Commission of Mid-Florida<br />
Board; Review Committee, Dr.<br />
Phillips Foundation; R Review<br />
Committee<br />
Personal<br />
Winter Park resident since<br />
1980; daughter, Elizabeth<br />
Eckbert, married to Winter Park<br />
Commissioner John Eckbert;<br />
son, Chris Gardner, married to<br />
Beverly Sellers Gardner; has 4<br />
grandchildren.<br />
Education<br />
B.A., University of Michigan;<br />
Graduate, Management Program,<br />
Crummer Graduate School of<br />
Business (Rollins College) - 1999;<br />
Harvard University John F.<br />
Kennedy School of Government<br />
__________________________<br />
BILL COWLES<br />
ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR<br />
OF ELECTIONS<br />
119 W. Kaley St.,<br />
Orlando, FL 32806<br />
407-836-2070<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County<br />
Public Service<br />
Elected Supervisor of Elections:<br />
1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012<br />
Public Service/Affiliations<br />
Chief Deputy for <strong>Orange</strong><br />
County Supervisor of Elections;<br />
Kiwanis Club of North Orlando;<br />
Leadership Orlando Alumni,<br />
past president; IACREOT, past<br />
president; FSASE, past president;<br />
Central Florida Council, Boy<br />
Scouts of America, executive<br />
board; UCF Public Administration<br />
Advisory Board; Elder, St. Paul’s<br />
Presbyterian Church<br />
Personal<br />
Born in Miami; lives in Gotha;<br />
Eagle Scout; wife, Cheryl;<br />
two married sons and three<br />
grandsons; enjoys walking,<br />
reading, Orlando Magic, Miami<br />
Dolphins and UCF Knight<br />
Football.<br />
Education<br />
B.A.,University of Central Florida<br />
__________________________<br />
RICK SINGH<br />
ORANGE COUNTY<br />
PROPERTY APPRAISER<br />
200 S. <strong>Orange</strong> Ave., Suite 1700,<br />
Orlando, FL 32801<br />
407-836-5044<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County<br />
Public Service<br />
Elected Property Appraiser in<br />
2012; State Certified Residential<br />
Appraiser since 1999; Certified<br />
Florida Evaluator (CFE) - Florida<br />
Department of Revenue.<br />
Public Service/Affiliations<br />
Professional Appraiser, Real<br />
Estate Broker and real estate<br />
investor; Member of: National<br />
Association of Realtors, Florida<br />
Association of Realtors and<br />
Orlando Association of Realtors;<br />
Dr. Phillips Performing Arts<br />
Center (Circle Member)<br />
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