Gene Engle is a member of the USF Board of Trustees and chairman of the USF Polytechnic Campus Board. He is also President and owner of Gene Engle Realtor. He has been active in numerous civic and educational organizations, including the University of South Florida Foundation Board, University of South Florida Foundation Audit Committee, Center of Entrepreneurship USF Board of Advisors, Polk Economic Education Council Board and Tampa Bay Partnership Board of Directors. Mr. Engle was one of the founders of the Central Florida Development Council and has served as its President for three terms. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from USF's campus in Lakeland, the prestigious Lakeland Chamber of Commerce George Jenkins Award (the Chamber's highest honor), the Florida Economic Development Council Volunteer of the Year Award and has served as the President of the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce and as Chairman of the University of South Florida Polytechnic Community Advisory Board. His Board of Trustees assignments include USF Polytechnic Campus Board and the Academic and Campus Environment work group. Mr. Engle is a resident of Lakeland.

Term Expires: 2013