Education & Conferences



Providing high quality and comprehensive educational opportunities for county commissioners and staff is a high priority for the Association. To that end, in 1990, it created the Florida Counties Foundation (FCF), a private, non-profit 501c3, which is the training and technical assistance arm of FAC. The mission of FCF is to enhance the leadership skills of county officials, to facilitate innovative thinking and action by those leaders, and, ultimately to enable counties to prosper as communities in the 21st century."

The Foundation oversees the County Commissioners Voluntary Certification (CCC) program, the Advanced County Commissioner Education (ACC) program. It is governed by a Board of Directors made up of elected and appointed county officials.

2008-2009 Florida Counties Foundation Board of Directors:

Calvin Harris, Chair
Pinellas County Commissioner

Janet Taylor, Vice Chair
Hendry County Commissioner

Joie Alexander, Secretary/Treasurer
Volusia County Councilmember

Nancy Bell
Levy County Commissioner

Jeff Koons
Palm Beach County Commissioner

Paula Lewis
St. Lucie County Commissioner

Ilene Lieberman
Broward County Commissioner

Cheryl Sanders
Franklin County Commissioner

Jack Brown
Taylor County Administrator

Don Butler
Gulf County Chief Administrator

Cindy Hall
Lake County Manager

Herb Thiele
Leon County Attorney

Jo Thacker
Osceola County Attorney