Kenneth T. Welch
2nd Vice President and Pinellas County Commissioner
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Commissioner Welch was born in St. Petersburg and attended local
schools, graduating from Lakewood Senior High School. He holds a B.A.
degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida, and a
Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M
University. Commissioner Welch’s professional work experience includes
14 years in Accounting, Information Technology, and Financial Systems
Administration with Florida Power Corporation (now Progress Energy). In
November 2000, he was elected to the Pinellas Board of County
Commissioners, representing District 7. Commissioner Welch was
reelected to the Pinellas County Commission in 2004, and 2008.
Commissioner Welch was elected as the 2nd Vice President for the Florida Association of Counties in June 2011.
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In addition to his duties as a County Commissioner, Commissioner Welch
also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of
Counties (FAC), Pinellas County Business Technology Services Board,
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Pinellas Metropolitan
Planning Organization, Pinellas Health & Human Services Coordinating
Council, Pinellas Homeless Leadership Network (Chair), Florida DCF
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Advisory Council, and other local,
state and national organizations. Prior to his election to the County
Commission, Commissioner Welch was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the
St. Petersburg Junior College Board of Trustees. Ken and his wife Donna
have 2 daughters.
Current Boards and Committees
- Florida Association of Counties 2nd Vice President
- Florida Association of Counties Board of Directors
- Florida DCF Substance Abuse & Mental Health Advisory Council
- Pinellas Business Technology Services (BTS) Board (Past Chair & Vice Chair)
- Pinellas BTS Financial Sub Committee
- Pinellas Career Education Fund Board
- Pinellas County Consolidated Justice Information System Board
- Pinellas County Health and Human Services Coordinating Council
- Pinellas Homeless Leadership Network (Chair)
- Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Board of Directors (Secretary)
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Finance Committee
- Pinellas Transportation Task Force
- Pinellas Alternatives Analysis Project Advisory Committee
- Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority TBARTA (Alternate)
Past Community Service
- Florida Association of Counties Finance & Audit Committee
- Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board (Finance & Audit Committee Chair)
- Community Alliance Housing & Urban Development Committee
- Florida Association of Counties Taxation & Budget Reform Commission Workgroup (Vice Chair)
- Florida Association of Counties Finance, Transportation and Administration Committee (Chairman, Vice Chairman)
- Florida Association of Counties Urban Caucus (Co-Chair, 2010)
- Florida Gubernatorial Consumer Fireworks Task Force
- Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
- Friendship Trail Oversight Committee
- Lakeview Fundamental PTA Board (Treasurer)
- Lakeview Fundamental School Advisory Council Member
- Lealman Special Fire Control District Task Force (Chairman)
- National Association of Counties Information Technology Committee
- Neighborhood Lending Partners Board of Directors
- Pinellas Affirmative Action Committee
- Pinellas County Commission/Pinellas Planning Council Annexation Task Force
- Pinellas County Drug Paraphernalia Abatement Task Force (Chairman)
- Pinellas County Housing Authority Workgroup (Chairman)
- Pinellas County License Bd. for Children's Centers & Family Day Care Homes
- Pinellas County Schools 500 Role Models Mentor
- Pinellas County Tourist Development Council (Chairman)
- Pinellas County Transit Governance Task Force
- Pinellas Homeless Policy Group
- Pinellas Mobility Initiative
- Pinellas Value Adjustment Board
- Pinellas-Pasco Juvenile Justice Board
- Pinellas-Pasco Safe Children Coalition CBC Branch Board
- Pinellas Transit Funding Task Force
- St. Pete Boys and Girls Club Board of Mgrs (Strategic Planning Chair)
- St. Petersburg 100/300 Steering Committee
- St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
- United Way Budget Allocation Committee
- United Way of Tampa Bay Board of Directors
- WorkNet Pinellas (Vice-Chairman)
- YMCA Board of Directors
- YMCA Multicultural Achievers Advisory Board
- YWCA Trustee Board