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Ronnie Duncan is a successful businessman and
community leader with deep roots in Pinellas
County.
He is the founder and President of The Duncan
Companies, Inc. a Tampa Bay based commercial
real estate firm.
Ronnie is also a volunteer leader in numerous organizations
committed to improving the quality of life in Pinellas
County, Tampa Bay and the state of Florida.
 Community
Leadership
- Former Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners – current
County Commissioner
- Vice Chairman of the Tampa Bay Area Regional
Transportation Authority (TBARTA)
- Secretary/Treasurer of The Pinellas County
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
- Member, Pinellas
Suncoast Transit Authority Board (PSTA)
- Chairman of the Pinellas Mobility Initiative
(PMI)
- Co-Chair, Growth Management Committee
(FAC)
- Member, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
- Founding Chairman of the Pinellas County
Historic Preservation Task Force
- Member, The Homeless Leadership Network
Board (HLN)
- Member St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
- Former Chairman of Pinellas County Tourist
Development Council – continued active
involvement in tourism and related initiatives.
- Former Member of the Coastal High Hazard
Study Committee appointed by Governor Bush
- Former Governing Board Member of the Southwest
Florida Water Management District, appointed
by Governor Bush. SFWMD is charged with
preservation of Florida’s water and
natural resources and the continued economic
growth and development of the Tampa Bay
region. Ronnie was a current member, served
as Chairman of the Board 2000–2002,
co-chair ex officio of the Pinellas-Anclote
River Basin Board, and past Chairman of
the Finance and Administration Committee
- Former Member, The Community Affairs Committee,
Morton Plant Mease HealthCare System
- Chairman, 2002 BayCare Indigent Care Task
Force, Clearwater
- Chairman 2003 - Pinellas Assembly Health
Care Services Task Force, created by the
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners.
- Former Member - Business Advisory Board
for Florida Atlantic University and former
member of the professional teaching faculty
of NOVA University, Davie.
- Former Advisory Board Member of The Daily
Bread Food Bank of South Florida, insuring
that all citizens have access to adequate
food and nutrition.
- Active participant in Florida Chamber
of Commerce
- Member of the Clearwater Regional Chamber
of Commerce.
- Appointed by Governor Bush as a member
of the Full Cost Accounting Task Force,
established to create and implement a fiscal
impact assessment model for Florida development.
- Former Member of the National Association
of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP),
Vice President of Public Affairs for the
State of Florida Chapter and former member
of the Tampa Bay Board of Directors of NAIOP.
- Founding Trustee, NAIOP National Education
Foundation.
Other
Business Experience
- Former Managing Partner of Sevell and
Duncan Realty Services, Boca Raton, a development
and brokerage firm.
- Former Director of Florida Development
for the Office/Industrial Properties Division
of The Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation.
- Involved in development of major properties
and lease transactions throughout the southeast
including: Brickell Bay Office Tower – Miami;
Miami International Park; One Nashville
Place Tennessee and Poydras Plaza – New
Orleans.
- Executive Vice President of Grubb & Ellis
of Florida, Inc.
- Leasing Manager with Oliver Realty, Inc.
(a Grubb & Ellis
Company) in Pittsburgh.
Education
- Master’s degree in real estate and
urban planning, University of Georgia
- Bachelor of Arts degree in history from
the University of Georgia.
- Licensed real estate broker
Awards
- Duncan
has received numerous commendation and awards
for his community and professional services
throughout his career.
- UPARC Foundation “In Recognition
and Appreciation For Your Support of Persons
with Disabilities.”
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council the
Herman W. Goldner Award for Regional Leadership.
- Recipient of the “10 Also Cares” Award
for Water Stewardship by WTSP-TV (Channel
10) Tampa Bay.
- National Association of Industrial and
Office Properties (NAIOP) "Building
the Bridge" National
Award for creating understanding and education between
the development community and the political and natural
resources at the chapter, state and federal levels.
Family
- Married to Ann Wilkins Duncan, is the father
of Katlyn and Carson and lives in Tarpon Springs,
Florida.
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