Governor
Jeb Bush appointed Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood as Florida’s
Secretary of State in 2003. In Florida, where government restructuring
expanded the role of the Secretary of State into one of the most
powerful state agencies in the country, Secretary Hood has gained
responsibility over elections, library and information services,
historical resources, cultural affairs and the administrative
operations which services these and other programs.
In addition,
Governor Bush has charged Glenda Hood to work with Enterprise
Florida and the Agency for Workforce Innovation to develop the
State of Florida’s strategic and economic development plan
and to help lead Florida’s Free Trade Area of the Americas
in its quest to encourage international partnerships among the
34 countries of the Western Hemisphere.
Glenda Hood
has a long and distinguished record as a public servant and as
a leader in economic development and local governance. Prior to
her appointment as Secretary of State, she was elected the first
female Mayor of the City of Orlando in 1992 and served three terms.
While mayor she served as Chair of Florida’s Domestic Security
Advisory Panel and worked with then Homeland Security Secretary
Tom Ridge to carry out Florida’s Statewide Security Summit.
Secretary
Hood’s distinctive leadership has been recognized by colleagues
at home and across the country who have elected her President
of the National League of Cities, the Florida League of Cities,
and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
A native
of Orlando and fourth generation Floridian, Secretary Hood is
a graduate of Rollins College and the Executive Program at Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government. To view The Greenville News
article, click
here; to view the article that appeared in Furman's weekly
newspaper, The Paladin, click
here.
Glenda Hood at Gunter Theater, Peace Center |
Glenda Hood and Dr. David Shi, Furman's President |
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