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Steven J. Uhlfelder is a lawyer who specializes in public and administrative law. He represents some of the nation's largest corporations including Microsoft, American Express, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pearson Education, Kaplan Education, a subsidiary of the Washington Post, and Tenet Healthcare. Mr. Uhlfelder is actively engaged in organizations throughout the nation committed to improving education and encouraging sound public policy. In 2001, President George W. Bush named him to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; he was then reappointed for a second term ending September 2007. He served on the Board's Executive Committee and as Vice-Chair throughout 2003. He has twice been elected Chair, for 2004 and currently for 2005. Governor Jeb Bush selected Uhlfelder to serve on both the Florida Board of Governors for the state university system and the Board of Trustees for Florida State University. His work with state and local organizations is widely recognized. Mr. Uhlfelder currently co-chairs Florida Campus Compact, a statewide organization which promotes service on Florida college campuses. He is also a member of the South Florida Annenberg Board, an organization devoted to raising student achievement and school performance. In past years, Uhlfelder served as a member of the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, as General Counsel for the Florida Department of Community Affairs and as Special Counsel to the Governor. He was also a member and past Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents as well as a member of the Southern Regional Education Board. As Executive Director of the state's first mandated Constitution Revision Commission, Uhlfelder helped guide a review of the Florida Constitution. In 1999 Uhlfelder was named by Governor Jeb Bush to co-chair the Governor's Mentoring Initiative, an effort to recruit thousands of volunteers to work with Florida's at-risk children. For the past 12 years, Steve has been a tutor and mentor in the public schools in Leon County. Mr. Uhlfelder has also served as PTO president of the Leon County public schools his children attended. As Chairman of the Florida Children's Coalition he led the successful effort to obtain $23 million for the initial funding of the state's pre-K program. He was recognized by the Tallahassee Democrat as Volunteer of the Year in 1990. The United States Olympic Committee chose him to carry the 1996 Olympic Torch in Tallahassee. Florida A&M University presented him with a Special Recognition Award for his service to the University. Further, he served as a Florida Public Affairs Chairman for the American Heart Association and led the legislative effort to curtail smoking in public places. Mr. Uhlfelder is the former Chair of the ABA's Standing Committee on Election Law. During the 2000 presidential post-election contest, he was an election law consultant for ABC News and Fox News Network. Steve was Co-chair of Democrats for George Bush, Florida Counsel for 1996 Clinton/Gore campaign, North Florida Coordinator for President Jimmy Carter, and Special Election Counsel for Senator Bob Graham. Mr. Uhlfelder served on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar for four years and chaired the 1st District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission. | 