Qualifications & Experience...
LOCAL
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Gainesville City Commission 1988-1994
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Gainesville Mayor Commissioner, 1991
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Alachua County Commission, 2000 – 2011, Chairman 2003 & 2008
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Countywide Visioning and Planning Committee, Chairman 2008
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Alachua County/City of Gainesville 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness, Co-Chairman 2003-2011
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Value Adjustment Board, Past Chairman
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Alachua County Library District Governing Board, Chairman 2003 & 2007
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Criminal Justice Mental Health Substance Abuse Grant Committee (CJMSAG) Chairman 2003-2011
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Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization, North Central Florida Planning Council, Chairman 2004
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Plan East Gainesville Planning Committee, Chairman 2003-2011
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Countywide Visioning and Planning Committee, Chairman 2005-2008
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Alachua County Complete Count Census Committee, Chairman 2010
STATE
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Florida League of Cities 1988-1994
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Florida Association of Counties, President 2008 & 2009
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Florida Association of Counties, Finance Committee Chairman 2008
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Florida Association of Counties Presidential Advocacy Award Recipient 2008
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Florida Association of Counties Advanced Certified County Commissioner 2007
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Florida Association of Counties Foundation Board Member, 2002-2005
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Florida Association of Counties Committee on Medicaid Reform
NATIONAL
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National League of Cities1988-1994
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National Association of Counties Board of Directors, 2008-2011
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National Association of Counties Finance Committee Member 2007-2011
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National Association of Counties Economic Development Committee Sub Committee, Vice Chairman 2007-2009
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National Association of Counties Economic Development Committee Member 2007-2009
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National Association of Counties Transportation Committee Member 2004-2007
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
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Executive Secretary Alachua County Branch NAACP, 1982 -1989, Life Member
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Founder & President, Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission of Florida, Inc. 1984-Present
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City of Gainesville Blue Ribbon Committee - Equal Opportunity Charter Officer, Chairman 1999-2002
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Founder & President Emeritus, African American Accountability Alliance (4As), 2005-Present
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Founder & President, The Long Foundation, Inc. 2012-Present
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Alachua County Complete Count Census Committee 2020
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL
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Born and raised in Gainesville/Alachua County
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Attended Gainesville High School, Santa Fe College, Howard University, University of Florida and Adullam Bible College
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Married 33 years to Carole Martin (from Hawthorne); three children, two God Children, 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild
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Ministerial Staff at Showers of Blessings Harvest Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Small Business Owner; Rodney Long Bail Bonds, LLC; Rodney Long Realty, LLC, Long & Long Agents, LLC, and Long & Associates Consulting, LLC