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Short Biography J. Leo George, PhD RECEIVED OCT 0 9 2020 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION Leo comes with a wealth of education and experience. He has a drive and passion for assisting other organizations in accomplishing their strategic goals. He and his wife, Linda, moved to Vero Beach in April 2012. They own their home located in the Vero Lago HOA community, where they built a home in 2016. Leo is active in his local church and serves on three committees. He leads in Bible studies and relates to community nonprofits supported by his church.. Leo graduated from Arkansas State University with a BA degree in General Business with a minor in Management. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Religious Education and a PhD.in Church Administration with a minor in Higher Education Administration. Leo ministered for over twenty-five years in churches in Arkansas, Texas and Kentucky. He also worked a number of years in the US Postal Service, Sears Holding, Joseph A. Bank, and other retail organizations. Leo was reared on a cotton farm in northeast Arkansas and was the eldest of five children. His father was a sharecropper and his mother a homemaker, nurse, financial advisor, and referee. Life on the farm in the 40's and 50's contributed greatly to building character for him. Leo knows what it is to be poor and needy, but also manages his own household wealth as an example of a good and faithful steward. Shortly after high school graduation, Leo married Linda Foster, and they both were blessed with two wonderful children, who graced them with several grandchildren and two great- granddaughters. Leo served in the United States Army, stationed in West Germany, where he reached the rank of Specialist Fifth Class, E-5. Through Leo's years of connecting with thousands of people from all walks of life in three states and across the globe, he is well-suited for the any tasks that should come his way. 143