About Us
What is One Okaloosa EDC?
One Okaloosa EDC is a not-for-profit private-public partnership serving Okaloosa County as its primary economic development and business advocacy organization committed to the continual growth and diversification of its economy.
A not-for-profit organization exists to provide a public service to the community rather than to make a profit, or accrue earnings...the primary objective of the organization is something other than making money. Non-profit organizations typically rely on contributions (memberships) to fund the services they provide.
Every organization or entity that invests derives benefits from the One Okaloosa EDC's commitment to Okaloosa's industrial growth and unparalleled quality of living.
Meet Our Officers
FY 2025 Officers
- Chairman: Neko Stubblefield, Eglin Federal Credit Union
- Vice-Chairman: Nic Dezinski, Vertex Solutions
- Treasurer: Bonnie Barlow, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
- Secretary: Capt. Gary Jarvis, B.O.A.T.
- Member-at-Large: Amanda Grandy, ECAR – not pictured
- Immediate Past-Chairman: Dr. Mike Mosley, Rocky Bayou Christian School
Ex Officios
- Commissioner Paul Mixon, Okaloosa County BOCC
- John Hofstad, Okaloosa County BOCC (proxy for Commissioner Mixon) – not pictured
- Bernard Johnson, Florida Power & Light
- Steve Rhodes, CHELCO
- Gordon King, Okaloosa Gas District – not pictured
- Dr. Melinda Bowers, University of West Florida
- Dr. Cristie Kedroski, Northwest Florida State College
- Superintendent Marcus Chambers, Okaloosa County School District
- Jennifer Beasley, Okaloosa County School District
- Michele Burns, CareerSource Okaloosa Walton
- Nathan Sparks, Executive Director, One Okaloosa EDC
Committee Chairs
FY 2025 DSI Chair
Jeff Riemer
FY 2025 TeCMEN
Nate Pierpoint
FY 2023-2025 Strategic Goals
Every three years the One Okaloosa EDC Executive Committee and staff undertake a strategic planning process that utilizes surveys of One Okaloosa stakeholders (including private sector investors, public sector partners and the broader Okaloosa County business community) designed to assess stakeholder priorities and their perceptions of One Okaloosa programs and strategies. Survey feedback is reviewed during a facilitated planning retreat, and new strategic goals for the ensuing three years are approved by the Executive Committee. These overarching three year goals are then populated with specific annual objectives approved by the One Okaloosa EDC Executive Committee at the outset of each fiscal year.
One Okaloosa Investors
One Okaloosa EDC's investors include Okaloosa County and its municipalities, regional education partners, utility companies, non-profit organizations, and more than 150 private companies committed to economic growth and diversification.