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District 2 Gene Valentino
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Gene M. Valentino

Escambia County District 2, Chairman

Government Experience

Escambia County Commissioner - 2006 – Present
Florida Certified Commissioner, June 2008
Nominated to attend and graduated from Army War College, Carlisle, Penn.

Community Involvement

Chairman of the Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) for Escambia Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties
Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Dive Master/Dive Commander for Escambia Search and Rescue
Past President of the Sons of Italy Lodge of Greater Escambia County
Filipino-American Republican Club
Italian Cultural Society
WSRE Public Television Capital Committee
Habitat for Humanity
Escambia County Cellular Telephone Security Task Force
Safety and Security Task Force, Escambia County School District
Crime Stoppers

Biographical Information

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Connecticut
Certified County Commissioner under Florida Association of Counties (FAC)

Personal:

Local businessman and community leader. Created CollectorSolutions, Inc. in 1999. This internet-based online payment concept processes over $2 billion per year in internet transactions.

In 1988, Commissioner Valentino obtained one of the first rural cellular telephone company licenses from the FCC. He became president of a cellular telephone service company, Cellular 2000 Telephone Company (known as "CellularOne") in central California. The company was acquired in 1998 for more than $120 million. He served as the point man on the negotiations of the sale and remained in a managerial position after the sale to ensure the proper distribution of funds and the smooth transitioning of the company. Commissioner Valentino has also been a private pilot since 1975 and is a member of the Perdido Bay United Methodist Church.

Gene Valentino