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Home My WebLink About20220502 App - Stuart Smith (BED 20230117)City of Cape Canaveral 100 Polk Avenue Cape Canaveral FL 32920-0326 Phone (321) 868-1220 - Fax (321) 868-1248 APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO CITY ADVISORY BOARD OR COMMITTEE Pursuant to Section 2-171, Cape Canaveral Code City Code requires prospective and existing board members to fill out an application. City Code also prohibits a person from serving on a City Board or Committee if that person has been convicted of a felony, unless their civil rights have been restored. Please complete the following in the space provided: GENERAL Applicant Name: Stuart Smith Home Address: 215 Coral Drive Cape Canaveral, FL Phone Number. 321-313-5325 Occupation: CEO Florida Association of Veteran Owned Businesses Business Phone: 321-313-5325 Business Address: 835 Bennett Rd. Orlando, FL 32803 Email: ceo@favob.org ELEGIBILITY The information provided in this section is for purposes of determining whether you are eligible to serve on a City advisory board or committee. 1. Are you duly registered to vote in Brevard County? X- Yes ❑ No 2. Have you been a resident of the City of Cape Canaveral for 12 months or longer? X- Yes 0 No 3. Are you a Business owner? ■ Yes 0 No a. If yes, please list the name: FacilitationWerks! 4. Have you ever been convicted or found guilty, regardless of adjudication, of a felony in any jurisdiction? Any plea of nolo contendere (no contest) shall be considered a conviction for purposes of this question. ❑ Yes I■- No a. If yes, have your civil rights been restored? 0 Yes 0 No 5. Do you presently serve on any other City of Cape Canaveral advisory board or committee? ❑ Yes ® No a. If yes, please list each: 6. City ordinance requires that all persons applying for a City advisory board or committee must voluntarily consent to a standard criminal background check before being appointed to a board or committee. Do you voluntarily consent to having a standard background check performed on you by the City of Cape Canaveral? ■ Yes 0 No Initials: SS 7. Are you related to a City of Cape Canaveral Council member by blood, adoption, or marriage? ❑Yes ■No a. If yes, please provide name(s) of person(s) and relationship to you: City of Cape Canaveral Advisory Board Application Pg. 1 INTEREST/EXPERIENCE 1. Briefly state your interest in serving on a City advisory board or committee: Economic development 2. In numerical sequence (1=most interested), please rank the advisory boards on which you wish to serve: a. Board of Adjustment* b. 1 Business and Economic Development Board c. Community Appearance Board d. Culture and Leisure Services Board e. Planning and Zoning Board* * Members of these boards are required to complete and file with the supervisor of Elections a Financial Disclosure Form upon appointment to said board and prior to July 7 of each year following the initial appointment while still a member of said board. 3. Briefly state any prior experiences in serving on any governmental board or committee: None 4. Please list any specialized skills and training (e.g., architect, engineer, general contractor, etc.) that you feel help to qualify you for membership on the desired board or committee. Significant experience in strategic planning, business community involvement and veterans issues STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Section 760.80, Florida Statutes, requires that the City annually submit a report to the Secretary of State disclosing race, gender, and physical disabilities of board and committee members. Please check the appropriate boxes: Race: ❑ African American Gender. ® Male ❑ Asian American 0 Female ❑ Hispanic American 0 Other X Caucasian ❑ Other Disability: X- Physically Disabled YOU HEREBY REPRESENT TO THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN 1S TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, AND THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL HAS THE RIGHT TO RELY ON THAT INFORMATION. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS [SECTIONS 112.311-326, FLORIDA STATUTES] AND THE FLORIDA "SUNSHINE LAW" [SECTION 286.011, FLORIDA STATUTES], WHICH MAY PERTAIN TO YOU IF YOU ARE APPOINTED TO A CITY ADVISORY BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AND IF APPOINTED, IT IS YOUR SOLE OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO COMPLY WITH SUCH LAWS. City of Cape Canaveral Advisory Board Application Pg. 2 PLEASE NOTE: • Appointment to any City board is subject to City Council approval following a brief interview before the City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting. • Your application will remain effective for three years from date of submission. • If you should have any questions regarding the completion of this application, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (321) 868-1220 ext. 206 or 207. Signature: Stuart Smith Date: 042122 Please return to: City of Cape Canaveral Office of the City Clerk P.O. Box 326 Cape Canaveral Florida 32920 OFFICE USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 02 2022 Enter Date & Time Received MG 4/21/2022 6:15pm City of Cape Canaveral Advisory Board Application Pg. 3 STUART SMITH, CEO FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES Community and Veteran Leader Stuart is the Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Association of Veteran Owned Businesses. As CEO, he is responsible to grow the state-wide organization to be the recognized voice for veteran - owned businesses that positions Florida as the "Veteran State of Choice" to own and operate a business. Stuart entered Army active duty from Brevard County, Florida. He now resides in Cape Canaveral. He served with distinction during two enlistments as an infantry soldier. He was regularly promoted above his peers, held positions of increasing responsibility and above his grade, culminating as the Chief of Instructor Development in the Non-commissioned Officers Education System. He was recognized in 1987 as the 9th Infantry Division, I Corps and US Forces Command (FORSCOM) Soldier of the Year. He is the son of an Airforce retired veteran. He was married on active duty to his wife and fellow soldier. His brother is a Navy veteran. Stuart and Janice's son currently serves in the US Army as a Blackhawk helicopter Crew Chief. Stuart is a 100% service -connected disabled veteran. He now focuses his volunteer efforts on Veterans' advocacy in employment and entrepreneurship. He is a founding board member of the Florida Association of Veteran Owned Businesses (FAVOB), Space Coast Chapter. He has led the Military Affairs Council of the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, and life member of the Brevard County Veterans Center. He is a past Board Member of the Atlanta Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and SHRM National; previous member of the International Association of Facilitators and the Association of Strategic Planners (ASP) and the American Society for Quality. He is a former Rotarian and lives by the Rotary Motto "Service Above Self." Awards and honors • 2022 Small Business Association (SBA) South Florida Veterans Advocate of the Year • 2018 inductee into the Space Coast Public Service Hall of Fame, Outstanding Military Service Award, Brevard County, FL, Sheriff Wayne Ivey • 2017-2020 Small Business of the Month winner and Small Business of the Year finalist, Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce • 2012 Awarded the SHRM Atlanta Presidential Volunteer Leadership Award for leading SHRM Atlanta's Veteran Hiring Initiative • 2010 Named Paul Harris Fellow, the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and awarded the Pat Adkins "Rotarian of the Year" award 2010 for his veteran advocacy work • 1995 Governor Executive Fellow, State of Washington Mike Lowry, Governor • 1987 9th Infantry, I CORPS and US Forces Command (FORSCOM) Soldier of the Year Experience As an employee of organizations and since 2008, as an independent consultant and owner of FacilitationWerks!, Stuart has led and supported large-scale strategic initiatives, helping organizations both install and realize the benefits of quality systems management, customer relationship management, enterprise technology systems, organization design efforts and leadership development. 1 STUART SMITH, CEO FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES He has studied strategy execution over the past twenty-five years. He is a past national member of the Association of Strategic Planning and has facilitated or co -facilitated thirty comprehensive and specific -focus strategic planning sessions for business, govemment, and not -for -profit clients. He brings the best in recognized planning processes to bear, while developing organizational capacity. He has over thirty years' experience with thousands of hours delivering in -person training sessions in leadership, communication, decision -making, resource and project management, quality program management. He has designed and facilitated +500 in -person and virtual meetings, work sessions, off -sites, and retreats to develop plans, solve problems address conflict, build teams, and lead change. He began facilitating small -group leadership programs in US Army leadership schools. Education Stuart eamed his Bachelor of Science in Workforce Education from Southem Illinois University (Carbondale) and a Master of Education, HR Concentration from Seattle Universfy. Certifications He has developed his facilitation skills eaming recognition in the field and has held the following professional facilitation certifications: > Certified Master Facilitator (CMF), International Institute for Facilitation > Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), International Association of Facilitators Stuart is also a well-rounded business leader and has mastered the body of knowledge and held the following professional certifications: > Baldrige Examiner Training Experience, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of Science and Technology, 2020 > Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR), Society for Human Resource Management, 2008-2012 > Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence (CMQOE) and Senior Manager, American Society for Quality, 2004-2012 > Trained Six Sigma Black and Green Belt. Georaia Tech 2002 > Trained Change Management Practitioner, 2000 Conner and Associates Stuart J. Smith 321-313-5325 ceo@favob.org http://www.linkedin.corn/pub/stuart-smith/0/a06/634 2