Randy Wilkinson, Commissioner
Phone: (863) 534-6434
Email:Randy Wilkinson
Office Address: 330 W. Church Street, Bartow.
Mailing Address: Drawer BC01, P.O. Box 9005, Bartow, Florida 33831-9005.
Executive Assistant: Leon Foster
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Government & Experience
- Polk County Commissioner 1998-current (pop. 580,000; $1.7 Billion budget)
- Polk School Board Member 1994-98 (20th largest school enrollment in the U.S.)
- Legislative Liaison, Virginia General Assembly, (Capitol Building. Richmond, Va) & U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. (1981-82)
Business & Workforce
- Commercial & Residential Real Estate (Horizon Realty - Plant City – current; CDC Properties, Coldwell Banker Lakeland)
- News Correspondent – Winter Haven News Chief
- Sports Columnist – Tampa Tribune
- Adjunct Professor – South Florida Community College
- Director – Hardee County Public Library
- Youth Minister – Northside Baptist Church (Plant City); Lake Garfield Baptist Church (Bartow); Gapway Baptist Church (Lakeland)
- Probation & Parole Officer (Felony) – State of Tennessee (including parolees from state prison in Nashville) field assignment for college credit
- Chaplain – Louisville General Hospital & Portland Bridge Primary Care Center (C.P.E.)
- Airboat Aquatic Weed Control & Aircraft Mechanics Helper – Polk County Environmental Services – Gilbert Field, Winter Haven, Fla.
- Phosphate Mine Laborer – Laborer’s Local 1240 AFL CIO
- Bricklayer’s Helper (Owen’s Illinois Glass Factory) – Laborer’s Local 1240 AFL CIO
- Truck Driver & Warehouse Stocker – Raybro Electric
- Bagboy - Foodtown Bi-Lo
Executive Board Memberships
- Florida Rural Development Council
- City of Lakeland Employees Association
- Police Athletic League (founding board, Lakeland)
Education
- Lakeland High School, Lakeland (High School Diploma)
- Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn. (Bachelor in Psychology)
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. (Master of Divinity, 1981; Master of Education, 1979)
- University Of South Florida, Tampa (Master of Library and Information Science, 1985)
Interests, Hobbies & Licensures
- Church activities, Sports, and Travel
- Private Aircraft Pilot's License; C.P.E. (Clinical Chaplain Certification)
- Sons of the American Revolution (bestowed membership: relatives having fought for our first freedoms in the American Revolution)