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Mark Sharpe Board Chairman District 7, Countywide

Commissioner's Aides Mary Kelley Hoppe Eric Larson

Contact Information P: 813-272-5735 F: 813-272-7054 By Email

About Mark Sharpe A Tampa native, Mark Sharpe was elected to the County Commission Countywide District 7 seat in 2004. He was re-elected in 2006 and again in 2010 to serve his final four-year term. Sharpe was the Board’s vice chairman from 2007-2011.

Prior to his election, Sharpe served eight years as an active-duty officer in the U.S. Navy. He retired after two decades of service, which included 12 years in the U.S. Naval Reserves. After receiving a bachelor's degree in multinational business from Florida State University, he earned a master's degree in strategic studies from the University of South Florida.

Sharpe is an active member of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, Metropolitan Planning Organization and served three years on Hillsborough County’s Transportation Task Force. He was selected chairman of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for 2013 and will serve as its representative to the West Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organizations Chairs Coordinating Committee. In that capacity, Sharpe also will serve on the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority board of directors.

Economic growth and workforce development comprise his top priorities in office. He is on the board of directors for Tampa Bay Partnership for Regional Economic Development and, in July, 2008, Governor Crist appointed Sharpe to the state workforce board, Workforce Florida, Inc., where he served for two years.

Additionally, Sharpe represents the Board of County Commissioners on Tampa Bay Water and the Museum of Science and Industry.