Nathan Peters, Jr.Gulf County Commissioner, District 4
Age: January 17, 1949, Born in Port St. Joe, Florida
Mother: Mary McNair Peters (04-16-18)
Father: Nathan Peters, Sr. (08-29-19), deceased 1993
Family: Married 1970-1980 - Elaine Williams Peters, 2 children - Stanley, Houston, Texas and Nathan III, Dentist, Atlanta, Georgia. Present: Married 1984- Marjorie Jones Peters, 2 children - Joseph Aaron Peters U.S. Army and Byron Paul, student at Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC
Profession: Maintenance Department Arizona Chemical Company (31 years); elected Port St. Joe City Commissioner in 1985; elected Gulf County Commissioner 1986-Present (served as Chairman in 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2001); elected to the Board of Directors, Florida Association of Counties in 1993 and 1994. Graduate June 23, 2000, County Commissioners Certification.
Residence: 404 Peters Street, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456.
Faith: Raised Methodist, New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church; Member of the Trustee Board; President of User Board #1.
Ht./Wt.: 6'2", 235 lbs.
Awards: November 13, 2000 - Selma Shoemaker Memorial Award, February 19, 2000- Washington Improvement Group Recognition of Achievement.
Childhood Ambition: To be President of the United States
Community: Chief Usher, City-Wide Usher Board, Port St. Joe, Florida. Board of Director - Washington Improvement Group. Gulf County Association of Retarded Citizens Board Member. Washington Advisory Board Member, Christian Society Program, Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Taunton Family Children's Home - Director. Davida Byrd Scholarship Foundation, Budget Director.
School: High School Graduate - George Washington High School, Port St. Joe, Florida; Attended Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Hobbies: Basketball, Tennis, Jogging, Politics, Walking on the Beach.
Mentors: Nathan Peters, Sr. (Father - worked all of his life, an incredible man), Martin L. King, Damon Peters, Sr. (Uncle), Joe Louis, Frederick Douglass, Muhammad Ali, Barbara Jordan, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy and John Quincy Adams.
Narative: Mr. Nathan Peters, Jr. became a member of the Washington Improvement Group Board Member in November, 1998. Prior to becoming a Board Member he was instrumental in securing funds from the County to help renovate the WIG Teen Center and Office Building. He arranged to have Prison Work Crews assist with the renovation project, often times keeping them on the renovation project overtime. Mr. Peters began his tenure as a WIG Board member as Chairman of the Fund Raising and Development Committee. His dedication and attention to financial details has resulted in the Fund Raising and Development Committee making investment decisions that have resulted in profitable returns on WIG's investments for the Community Capital Challenge Fund the organizations permanent endowment account. He initiated the WIG Sponsorship program which consists of raising money in the community to assist with WIG programming. His goal was to have one-hundred men donate one-hundred dollars each.
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Mailing Address:
Board of County Commissioners
1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Blvd.
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
Cell: (850) 899-6454
Fax: (850) 229-9252
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