County Administrator's Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jack Brown entered the United States Army as a private in November 1971 and retired in 1996 as a Lieutenant Colonel. His last assignment in the Army was as Chief of NATO War Plans for V Corps. He is credited by LTG John Abrams as having written the covering force plan for US forces entering into Bosnia and helping form the foundation of Dayton Peace Accord. General B. B. Bell cited him as being one of the Army’s leading experts in peace keeping operations at the time of his retirement in 1996.

After retirement from the Army, he served Taylor County as the Director of Human Resources, County Coordinator and County Manager. In January 2001 he was hired as the General Manager of RDS of Manufacturing Company. A position that he held for 18 months prior to being recruited as a faculty member at Florida State University, as the Director of Administration and Development at the Florida Center for Reading Research. While at FSU he was elected as a County Commissioner in Taylor County. In the summer of 2006 he announced that he would not seek a second term. In January 2007 he resigned from FSU and returned to serve Taylor County as the County Administrator.

His community service includes a variety of leadership positions includes serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Counties Foundation, Aucilla Regional Landfill Board of Directors, Taylor County Economic Development Council, Taylor County Tourist Development Council, Taylor County Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Learning Systems Institute at FSU, Charter President of Taylor County Toastmasters, and Chairman of the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners.

Jack Brown graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Business Education as a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned in the United States Army in 1978. He also is a graduate of the United States Army Combined Arms and Service Staff School, the United States Army Command and General Staff and has earned three Masters Degrees including a Masters of Science in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology, a Masters in National Security and Strategy form the United States Naval Staff College, and a Masters of Military Arts in Theater Operations from the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). He began work on his Ph.D. with the University of Nebraska but has suspended his studies for the time being.

He and his wife Ursula have been married for 35 year and have two daughters; Monica and Madison. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and serves as the Elder’s Quorum President and the 2nd Counselor in the Branch Presidency.

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About Organization County Commission County Administrator Board Agendas Board Minutes Code of Ordinances Current Ordinances Resolutions Comprehensive Plan GIS Maps Current County Projects Government in the Sunshine Public Records and You TCBCC OnDemand Department Directory: Constitutional Offices Employment Opportunities	BIOGRAPHY Jack Brown entered the United States Army as a private in November 1971 and retired in 1996 as a Lieutenant Colonel. His last assignment in the Army was as Chief of NATO War Plans for V Corps. He is credited by LTG John Abrams as having written the covering force plan for US forces entering into Bosnia and helping form the foundation of Dayton Peace Accord. General B. B. Bell cited him as being one of the Army’s leading experts in peace keeping operations at the time of his retirement in 1996. After retirement from the Army, he served Taylor County as the Director of Human Resources, County Coordinator and County Manager. In January 2001 he was hired as the General Manager of RDS of Manufacturing Company. A position that he held for 18 months prior to being recruited as a faculty member at Florida State University, as the Director of Administration and Development at the Florida Center for Reading Research. While at FSU he was elected as a County Commissioner in Taylor County. In the summer of 2006 he announced that he would not seek a second term. In January 2007 he resigned from FSU and returned to serve Taylor County as the County Administrator. His community service includes a variety of leadership positions includes serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Counties Foundation, Aucilla Regional Landfill Board of Directors, Taylor County Economic Development Council, Taylor County Tourist Development Council, Taylor County Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Learning Systems Institute at FSU, Charter President of Taylor County Toastmasters, and Chairman of the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners. Jack Brown graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Business Education as a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned in the United States Army in 1978. He also is a graduate of the United States Army Combined Arms and Service Staff School, the United States Army Command and General Staff and has earned three Masters Degrees including a Masters of Science in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology, a Masters in National Security and Strategy form the United States Naval Staff College, and a Masters of Military Arts in Theater Operations from the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). He began work on his Ph.D. with the University of Nebraska but has suspended his studies for the time being. He and his wife Ursula have been married for 35 year and have two daughters; Monica and Madison. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and serves as the Elder’s Quorum President and the 2nd Counselor in the Branch Presidency.