Commissioner:  Chereese Stewart

     Commissioner Chereese Parrish Stewart's roots are deep in Clay County, inspired by family ties to the area going back several generations. She and her husband, Damian, are raising their two children in the Clay Hill area of her youth. She maintains her life-long membership in the Longbranch Baptist Church and her long-term memberships in the Clay County Cattlemen’s Association, Florida Association of Agricultural Educators, and the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

     Stewart assures the voters of her district that, “As the District IV County Commissioner, I will do my part to make Clay County a better place for us all to live. I believe I will be a great County Commissioner because I am in touch with the members of the community.  I know what the concerns of our people are.  I am open to suggestions and will help each person that I can.  I believe we need to make strides in enhancing our district’s appeal and in doing so, making our county better.  I have great leadership skills, cooperative learning strategies, budgeting and finance knowledge, and data collection abilities.  I am in touch with the pulse of the folks in our district.”

Personal Experience:  Commissioner Stewart

Education

• Graduated from Middleburg High School in 1989

• Associate of Arts degree at St. Johns River Community College

• Bachelor of Science in 1994 specializing in Agricultural Science at Texas A&M

• Teaching certificates from Texas and Florida

• Master’s Degree from University of North Florida in Educational/Administrative Leadership.

Leadership

• Golden Key National Honor Society

• Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society

• Alpha Zeta National Honor Society

• Collegiate Future Farmers of America

• Aggie Cattlewomen

• Texas A&M varsity softball team

• 4-H Agent for the Clay County Extension service

• Agricultural science teacher for the Clay County School Board

• Future Farmers of America sponsor

• Junior Varsity Fast-pitch softball coach at MHS

• Chair of the School Advisory Council (SAC)

• Department Head for the Trades & Industry department.

Awards

• 2005 Teacher of the Year for Middleburg High School

2007/2008 Committee Assignments

•  Chairman, Quality of Life

•  Chairman, Tourist Development Council (TDC)

•  Vice Chairman, Transportation/Infrastructure

•  NEFRC Liaison

•  Northeast Florida Community Action Agency

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