District Five Letting & Project Information

Southwest Florida RPC

The Hon. Bill McDaniel, Board Member
Chair, Collier County Board of County Commissioners

Bio

William L. McDaniel, Jr. was born in Franklin, Penn., on March 25, 1961, the eldest of three children. His mother and sister still live in the Franklin area and his brother, a retired Marine Corps staff sergeant, also lives in NW Pennsylvania. A 1979 graduate of Rocky Grove High School, William enrolled at Clarion State University, where he majored in accounting and computer programming with a minor in economics. To pay for college, William worked as a carpenter. A job building a stable brought him to Naples in 1982, and he has lived in the area ever since.

After moving to Naples, William became a licensed real estate salesperson and, in 1985, he became a licensed Realtor. He founded the Realty Company in 1987, which he manages today, focusing on the sale, management and development of real estate in Southwest Florida. In 1998, he founded Big Island Excavating, Inc., a mining company with an office located in District 5 in eastern Collier County. The company, which William manages today, has operated mines in four Southwest Florida counties (Collier, Lee, Hendry and Charlotte) and employs more than 35 people. In 1999, William was a founding director of Marine National Bank. When the company was bought by Old Florida Bank in 2003, William was selected to represent the shareholders and to serve on the new board of Old Florida Bank, until its sale in 2007 to the Bank of Florida.

Among his civic activities, William is current the chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of Goodwill of Southwest Florida and has served on the Board of Directors of that organization since 1998. He is founder of and the current president of the Corkscrew Island Neighborhood Association. From 2007 until early 2009, he served as the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners-appointed East of 951 Horizon Study Committee. He also served for two years on the Board of County Commissioners-appointed Rural Lands Stewardship Overlay Review Committee. In 2013, he was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Collier County Housing Authority and has served on that Authority until his election as Collier County Commissioner on November 8, 2016.

Boards and Committees:

• Chairman of Board of County Commissioners – elected 1/8/19
• Vice-Chairman to the Board of County Commissioners 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• Serves on the NACo Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee (EELU),
• Serves on the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC),
• Public Safety Committee 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• County Government Productivity Committee 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• Current co-Chair of the Immokalee CRA.

William has two children: Kelley Marie, a 22-year-old student at Florida Gulf Coast University, and William III, who is an 18-year-old home schooled student. In their free time, the family enjoys outdoor activities like hunting, fishing and boating.

Central Florida RPC

Patricia Steed, Executive Director

Bio

Patricia Steed, Executive DirectorCentral Florida RPC

Patricia M. Steed is the Executive Director of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council and the Staff Services Director of the Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization. In previous roles, she has served as the Polk County Planning and TPO Director, City of Lakeland Planning Director, and as a Project Director for a national consulting firm. Pat’s passion is for visioning - whether leading regional visions such as Heartland 2060, or countywide and community visions. Pat currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Florida Transportation Plan and SIS Steering Committee. She is a frequent national presenter including at the White House Forum on Regional Innovation.

Southwest Florida RPC

The Hon. Bill McDaniel, Board Member
Chair, Collier County Board of County Commissioners

Bio

William L. McDaniel, Jr. was born in Franklin, Penn., on March 25, 1961, the eldest of three children. His mother and sister still live in the Franklin area and his brother, a retired Marine Corps staff sergeant, also lives in NW Pennsylvania. A 1979 graduate of Rocky Grove High School, William enrolled at Clarion State University, where he majored in accounting and computer programming with a minor in economics. To pay for college, William worked as a carpenter. A job building a stable brought him to Naples in 1982, and he has lived in the area ever since.

After moving to Naples, William became a licensed real estate salesperson and, in 1985, he became a licensed Realtor. He founded the Realty Company in 1987, which he manages today, focusing on the sale, management and development of real estate in Southwest Florida. In 1998, he founded Big Island Excavating, Inc., a mining company with an office located in District 5 in eastern Collier County. The company, which William manages today, has operated mines in four Southwest Florida counties (Collier, Lee, Hendry and Charlotte) and employs more than 35 people. In 1999, William was a founding director of Marine National Bank. When the company was bought by Old Florida Bank in 2003, William was selected to represent the shareholders and to serve on the new board of Old Florida Bank, until its sale in 2007 to the Bank of Florida.

Among his civic activities, William is current the chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of Goodwill of Southwest Florida and has served on the Board of Directors of that organization since 1998. He is founder of and the current president of the Corkscrew Island Neighborhood Association. From 2007 until early 2009, he served as the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners-appointed East of 951 Horizon Study Committee. He also served for two years on the Board of County Commissioners-appointed Rural Lands Stewardship Overlay Review Committee. In 2013, he was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Collier County Housing Authority and has served on that Authority until his election as Collier County Commissioner on November 8, 2016.

Boards and Committees:

• Chairman of Board of County Commissioners – elected 1/8/19
• Vice-Chairman to the Board of County Commissioners 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• Serves on the NACo Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee (EELU),
• Serves on the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC),
• Public Safety Committee 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• County Government Productivity Committee 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• Current co-Chair of the Immokalee CRA.

William has two children: Kelley Marie, a 22-year-old student at Florida Gulf Coast University, and William III, who is an 18-year-old home schooled student. In their free time, the family enjoys outdoor activities like hunting, fishing and boating.

Central Florida RPC

Patricia Steed, Executive Director

Bio

Patricia Steed, Executive DirectorCentral Florida RPC

Patricia M. Steed is the Executive Director of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council and the Staff Services Director of the Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization. In previous roles, she has served as the Polk County Planning and TPO Director, City of Lakeland Planning Director, and as a Project Director for a national consulting firm. Pat’s passion is for visioning - whether leading regional visions such as Heartland 2060, or countywide and community visions. Pat currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Florida Transportation Plan and SIS Steering Committee. She is a frequent national presenter including at the White House Forum on Regional Innovation.

Southwest Florida RPC

The Hon. Bill McDaniel, Board Member
Chair, Collier County Board of County Commissioners

Bio

William L. McDaniel, Jr. was born in Franklin, Penn., on March 25, 1961, the eldest of three children. His mother and sister still live in the Franklin area and his brother, a retired Marine Corps staff sergeant, also lives in NW Pennsylvania. A 1979 graduate of Rocky Grove High School, William enrolled at Clarion State University, where he majored in accounting and computer programming with a minor in economics. To pay for college, William worked as a carpenter. A job building a stable brought him to Naples in 1982, and he has lived in the area ever since.

After moving to Naples, William became a licensed real estate salesperson and, in 1985, he became a licensed Realtor. He founded the Realty Company in 1987, which he manages today, focusing on the sale, management and development of real estate in Southwest Florida. In 1998, he founded Big Island Excavating, Inc., a mining company with an office located in District 5 in eastern Collier County. The company, which William manages today, has operated mines in four Southwest Florida counties (Collier, Lee, Hendry and Charlotte) and employs more than 35 people. In 1999, William was a founding director of Marine National Bank. When the company was bought by Old Florida Bank in 2003, William was selected to represent the shareholders and to serve on the new board of Old Florida Bank, until its sale in 2007 to the Bank of Florida.

Among his civic activities, William is current the chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of Goodwill of Southwest Florida and has served on the Board of Directors of that organization since 1998. He is founder of and the current president of the Corkscrew Island Neighborhood Association. From 2007 until early 2009, he served as the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners-appointed East of 951 Horizon Study Committee. He also served for two years on the Board of County Commissioners-appointed Rural Lands Stewardship Overlay Review Committee. In 2013, he was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Collier County Housing Authority and has served on that Authority until his election as Collier County Commissioner on November 8, 2016.

Boards and Committees:

• Chairman of Board of County Commissioners – elected 1/8/19
• Vice-Chairman to the Board of County Commissioners 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• Serves on the NACo Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee (EELU),
• Serves on the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC),
• Public Safety Committee 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• County Government Productivity Committee 1/9/18 to 1/8/19
• Current co-Chair of the Immokalee CRA.

William has two children: Kelley Marie, a 22-year-old student at Florida Gulf Coast University, and William III, who is an 18-year-old home schooled student. In their free time, the family enjoys outdoor activities like hunting, fishing and boating.

Central Florida RPC

Patricia Steed, Executive Director

Bio

Patricia Steed, Executive DirectorCentral Florida RPC

Patricia M. Steed is the Executive Director of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council and the Staff Services Director of the Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization. In previous roles, she has served as the Polk County Planning and TPO Director, City of Lakeland Planning Director, and as a Project Director for a national consulting firm. Pat’s passion is for visioning - whether leading regional visions such as Heartland 2060, or countywide and community visions. Pat currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Florida Transportation Plan and SIS Steering Committee. She is a frequent national presenter including at the White House Forum on Regional Innovation.