COMMISSION & STAFF
Monty Knox, Commissioner
Orange County Appointee

EDUCATION

• 1968-1971 Pine Hills Elementary School
  Grades 1-3
• 1971-1973 Ridgewood Park Elementary School
  Grades 4-5
• 1973-1976   St. Andrews Parochial School
  Grades 6-8, National Junior Honor Society
• 1976-1980 Bishop Moore High School, Prom Page, Student Government, Yearbook Business Manager
• 1980-1984 University of Central Florida
  • Student Government
    • Chairman of the Legislative, Judicial and Rules Committee
    • Participated 3 years at Stetson Model US Senate
      • Was Chairman of the Committee that won Best Committee
      • Won Best Committee Chairman
  • Sigma Chi Fraternity
    • House Chairman
• 1984-1985 Valencia Community College, Starting Career Education

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1980 K-Mart, Sporting Goods Department
• 1980-1983 George Stuart Inc., Sold Office Supplies
• 1983-Present  Knox Nursery, Inc., Started in Sales, Currently Vice President

COMMUNITY

• 1989-1995 Central Florida Sigma Chi Alumni Association
  • Member, Board of Directors
  • Vice President 1992
  • President 1993
  • Voted Alumni Brother of the Year by UCF Active Chapter 1994
• 1994-2001 Florida Nursery
• Grower and Landscape Assoc.
• Board of Directors, Action Chapter
• Vice President 1997-1998
• President  1998-1999
• State Board of Directors 1998-1999 and 2003-Present
• Awarded Batson Award 2000, Action Chapter's Person of Year
• FNATS Trade Show Committee 1998-Present
• Largest Nursery Trade Show in Florida
• Vice Chairman 2002-2003
• Chairman 2004-2005
• State Marketing Committee 1998-2004
• 1996-Present, Orange County Farm Bureau
• Board of Directors
• National Policy Chairman 1999-2004
• Political Action Committee Vice Chairman
• Vice President 2002-2004
• President 2004-Present
• State Tax Committee 1999-Present
• Vice Chairman  2003-Present
• State Water Committee 1997-2001
• Vice Chairman 2000-2001
• 1993-Present, Orange County Government Boards
• Orange County Agricultural Advisory Board
• Founding Member 1994-2000
• Vice Chairman 1994-1996
• Chairman 1996-2001
• Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission
• District #2 Member 1996-2001 (Staley and Sindler)
• Vice Chairman 1999
• Chairman 2000
• Orange County Local Planning Agency
• District #2 Member 1996-2001 (Staley and Sindler)
• Vice Chairman 1999
• Chairman 2000
• Orange County/ City of Orlando Consolidation of Services Study Commission Member 2005-2006
• 1994-Present, Orange County Cooperative Extension
• Greenhouse Production Committee 1994-Present
• Chairman 1998-2003
• Awarded Friend of Extension Award In 1999