Biography
Commissioner George Oliver, III
Education
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Two Associate Degrees in Legal Studies from Valencia College
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Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from University of Phoenix
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MBA from University of Phoenix
Business
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Battalion Legal Officer, United States Navy
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Chief Information Officer for Volume Services Service Jacksonville Jaguars
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Executive Manager of Training for Productivity Point International, Central Florida
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Founder and Senior Vice President of GPS-Sports, Inc.
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Deloitte & Touche’ Professional
Accomplishments - As Updated by George Oliver III on January 7, 2021
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Veteran of the United States Navy
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Service Officer for America Legion – Assisting Veterans with service related injuries receive
medical and educational benefits.
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Washington Shores Community Development Board 1997-1998
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LBS Foundation Board of Directors – Providing much need funding for Children that suffer from
Sickle Call Anemia and providing college scholarships to high school students
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Organizer of a program to assist Ex-Offenders get vocational training, jobs, and restoration
of civil rights
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Deacon & Church Leader at New Covenant Baptist Church of Orlando since 2002
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Organizer of the New Covenant Adopt-A-Precinct Program – Raising college scholarship funds
for high school seniors in economically challenged areas
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Substitute Educator – Serving High Need Schools in Orange County
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Volunteered as a youth football coach for the Ocoee Bulldogs Youth Football Program
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Volunteered as a youth basketball coach for the Orlando Junior Magic Youth Basketball League
- First African American Commissioner of Ocoee
- Facilitated and helped implement the Ocoee Massacre Proclamation
- Established the city's first youth council
- Created and implemented the city's first Youth Summer Jobs Program
- Partnered with Orange County to bring the Health Community Program to the City of Ocoee
- Established operational policies to insure balanced commission meetings
- Donated the rights to the name Fifty West to the City's Community Redevelopment Agency
- Fought to have city erect directional signs to the African American Hallowed Ground Cemetery
- Partnered with Orange County to implement a mosquito control program in Ocoee
- Implemented a street light safety program in the Ocoee
- Fought to put a traffic light on the corner of Clarcona Ocoee and Ingram Rd. (Coming FY 2021)
- Fought to put a light on the corner of Apopka Vineland and McCormick Rd. (Budgeted FY 2023)
- Vote NO to development without an infrastructure plan
- Called for an Operational Audit to establish public financial transparency
- Fought with neighbors to keep construction vehicles from traveling through community streets.
- Partnered with the District Senate Office to bring a food drive to the city (over 500 families served).
- Worked with Orange County Public Schools to establish a Summer meals program for our kids.
- Established city-wide an annual infrastructure communication program
- Fought to remove right turn red light cameras on non essential intersections.
- Working to create a West Orange County VA Clinic for Central Florida Veterans
- Implemented Diversity and Inclusion training for all city employees.
Please feel free to give Commissioner Oliver a call at (407) 905-3112 or contact him via email.
Commissioner George Oliver's term is from 2021-2025.
