1) AGS, Inc.
2) AJM Conservation and Cattle LLC
3) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
13) DCCM
14) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
15) Dex Imaging Inc.
16) DSM Technology Consultants
17) Employer Direct Healthcare
18) Florida Beer Wholesalers Association
19) Florida Crane Owners Association
20) Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association
21) Florida Turfgrass Association
23) Forward Pinellas
24) GMF Construction, LLC dba GMF Steel Group
25) Gopher Resource
26) Harrell's, LLC
30) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
32) NCJ Investment Company, Inc.
33) Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
35) Polk County Clerk of Court
38) Responsible Government Naples
39) Sarasota County Government
40) South Central Florida Express, Inc
42) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
43) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
44) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
45) Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
46) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
47) Tax Collector's Office for Polk County
49) The Florida Conservation Group
51) The Lunz Group
52) The Mahaffey Apartment Company
54) United States Sugar Corporation
55) United Way of Central Florida
Seth McKeel recently concluded a long and distinguished career in public service that began in 2000 with his election to the Lakeland City Commission at the age of 24. Seth was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 and re-elected subsequently until the conclusion of his eight year term limit in November of 2014. A Tampa Bay area native, Seth's among the fifth generation in his family to call Florida home.
Early in his legislative career, Seth tackled tough issues including higher education reform as well as energy, agriculture, and natural resources policy. A strong commitment to fiscal responsibility earned Seth the trust of House Speaker Will Weatherford. In 2012 the Speaker tapped Seth to be the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee where he led the Florida House's efforts to balance the $77 billion budget of the third largest state in the Union. Under his leadership Florida maintained AAA bond rating and set aside more than $3 billion in healthy reserves.
As a former City Commissioner, Seth understands regional issues and excels at achieving local consensus. Legislative colleagues trusted Seth to chair the Polk County Legislative Delegation, Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation for two years in a row, and larger 9-county Bay Area Legislative Delegation.
A graduate of the University of Florida (UF), Seth recently was awarded the Presidential Medallion, one of the university's highest awards, for his contributions and service to UF and higher education in our state. Seth is a Graduate of Leadership Florida, Leadership Lakeland, and a member of Florida Blue Key -- "Florida's oldest and most prestigious Leadership Honorary since 1923."
Seth credits the YMCA's Youth in Government program for sparking his interest in public service and his respect for civic engagement. Seth has a knack for solving problems and excels at building relationships.
Seth proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and is a member of Leadership Florida's West Central Florida Regional Council.
Seth and his wife Kim, who's also a Tampa Bay native, live in Lakeland with their two children Seth, III and Caroline.
1) AGS, Inc.
2) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Apple Inc
7) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
8) AtkinsRealis
10) Beep, Inc.
11) Breakthru Beverage Florida
14) Cengage
15) City of Orlando
16) College Board
18) Copart, Inc
19) CVS Health and All Affiliates
20) Darden, Inc.
24) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
26) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
27) Florida Blue
28) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
29) Florida Senior Living Association
30) Florida Sheriffs Association
31) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
32) Florida Trucking Association
33) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
34) Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association, Inc
35) Gopher Resource
37) Helios Foundation Education
40) International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
41) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
43) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
44) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
46) Museum of Science & History
47) NASCAR, LLC
49) OpenAI
51) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
53) Prometric LLC
54) RedSpeed USA
56) Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
57) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
59) TECO Energy, Inc
60) Tesla, Inc.
64) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
65) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
66) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
67) Wells Fargo
Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.
A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.
A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.
