RESUME
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Clarence E. Anthony
1665 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. suite 520 |
CORE COMPENTENCIES
Extensive experience formulating and implementing effective business and public policy
Proven ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives (corporate policy, marketing, business development) that achieve bottom line growth
Ability to provide compelling private sector value propositions to public sector decision-makers
Long term leadership roles in State, National and International governmental associations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Anthony Government Solutions - President and CEO (August 2009 - Present)
ProProvides the day to day leadership of the firm including strategic and growth planning.
Design all government and business development systems for clients including conference
activities, advertisement placement and political action committees. Create short and long term
political and community action plans to brand the firm as a community partner. Provide
recommendations and implementation strategies on how to expand services in the government
sector on a Local, State and Federal level. Consult on the development of corporate wide
marketing and business development integration.
PBS&J, Inc. - Chief Marketing Officer, Executive Vice President (October, 2006 to June 2009
(previously National Business Development & Government Relations Director)
Provide strategic leadership for Business Development, Government Relations and Marketing. Develop positioning strategies in order to obtain consulting work from targeted clients. Design political/community action plans. Designed and launched the firm's 501(c)3 foundation
Major accomplishments:
Increased the firm's backlog over 10%; formalized a dashboard reporting system for backlog and business prospects
Designed and monitored the firm's Political Action Committee
Managed the company's branding and advertising program
Facilitated the development of the Strategic Plan for technical Marketing services and business development
Managed an organization of over 200 employees and a budget of $18 million
Designed and monitored the implementation of the firm's "key account" client management services program
Emerge Consulting, Inc. - President and CEO (November, 1996 to July, 2004)
Founded and led a high impact consulting firm providing services to government agencies and consulting firms. Focus areas included intergovernmental relations and coordination, program management support services, community outreach, environmental justice, grants management and designing minority business plans for private and public sector organizations.
CH2M Hill - Director of Client Management Southeast
Developed tactical action plans for client procurement, prepared monthly strategies for municipal clients, coordinated political and community participation activities for the Southeast region, designed minority/women business participation programs and served as the Federal, State and Local government liaison on environmental justice issues.
GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP
Served in a series of increasingly responsible governmental policy-making positions, including leadership positions in associations with national and international scope of responsibilities
Mayor, South Bay Florida (March, 1984 to March, 2008)
President, Florida League of Cities
President, National Leagues of Cities
Treasurer, United Cities and Local Government
Federal Government Ecosystems Task Force
Florida Constitutional Revision Commission
Board of Directors, National Conference of Black Mayors (April 1994 to March 2008)
Community Foundation Board, National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials
CORPORATE ROLES
Presiding Director - PBS&J, Inc.
Managing Director - The PBS&J Foundation - designed program material for grant applications, web site and policies for the Foundation for the firm.
Board of Directors - Bealls, Inc. (May, 1999 to Present) - Bealls is a privately held clothing and retail corporation located in Bradenton, Florida. In addition to serving on the board I am a member of the Audit and Governance committee for the Company.
Board of Directors - Correctional Properties Trust (1998 - 2007) - Correctional Properties Trust was a publicly traded REIT that focused on the participation of public
corrections facilities. During my tenure on the board I also served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and was a member of the Governance committee.
HONORS & AWARDS
Orange Bowl Committee Leadership Award - May 2008
National League of Cities Presidents Award, 2008
Florida League of Cities Municipal Official of the Year 2006
National Forum of Black Public Administrators Government Leadership Award 2007
National Conference of Community and Justice Silver Medallion Honoree 2003
EDUCATION
M.P.A., Public Administration with Specialization in Environmental Growth Management, Florida Atlantic University, 1982 B.A., Social Science, Florida Atlantic University, 1981