Doug is a graduate of the University of Florida and has been a licensed Property and Casualty and Life Insurance agent since 1979. He is a past-chairman of the Board of Directors for the Florida Association of Insurance Agents. Doug has earned the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI) designations. In 2004, he completed eight years as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, serving Clay, Flagler, St. Johns, and Volusia Counties. He is a retired lieutenant colonel, having served in the US Army and the Florida Army National Guard for 25 years. Doug is a trustee of the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory Board, and UF Historic St. Augustine. He has worked with a number of local public service organizations, including the St. Johns County Education Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Historic St. Augustine, the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce, the Flagler Hospital Board of Trustees, and the United Way of St. Johns County. He is an Elder at Memorial Presbyterian Church.