Clayton Hollis

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Vice President, Public Affairs

Lakeland, Florida

• Born in Lakeland, Florida August 1, 1956
• 1974 Graduate of Santa Fe High School
• 1980 Graduate of Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL (Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing/Management)

• Married Beverly Ann Doddridge November 14, 1987
• Two children: Mark Clayton Hollis, III (2/3/89) and

• Active member of First United Methodist Church of Lakeland

• Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lakeland, FL                   
• Front Service Person 1972 – 1976
• Vocational Exchange Program 1976 – 1977 Migros Supermarket, Aarau, Switzerland
• Corporate Personnel Department 1978
• Retail Stock Clerk; Second Assistant Manager; Assistant Manager; Store Manager

• Director, Public Affairs/Public Relations 1986 – 1988
• Director, Government Relations 1988 – 1994
• Vice President, Public Affairs 1994 – present          

• Food Marketing Institute: Public Affairs Committee: 2002 – present, and FoodPAC Advisory Committee: 2002 – present
• Publix Political Action Committee: Chairman 1986 – present
• Florida Southern College Board of Trustees: 2001 – present; Vice Chairman 2006 – 2008; Chairman Advancement Committee 2005 – present; Spivey Society Executive Committee 2002 – present; Committee member – Student Life, Enrollment Management and Executive Committee 2009 
• Young Patriot’s Foundation: Founding Board Member 2001 – present
• Leadership Lakeland Alumni Association Board member 2006 – 2009
• Lakeland Yacht and Country Club: Board member 2007 – 2009
• Florida House on Capitol Hill Board of Trustees: 2008 – 2011
• Congressman Adam Putnam (R-12 FL) Finance Committee (Chair 2009)
• Attorney General Bill McCollum Advisory Committee 2008 – 2010

• First United Methodist Church, Lakeland, Florida: Stewardship Chair 2001 – 2003; Staff Parish Relations Committee Chairman 2002 – 2005     
• Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce: Board Member 1995 – 2004, Treasurer 2000 – 2001, Vice Chair of Membership 2001 – 2002, Founding Chairman of Business Voice 2001 – 2004, Vice Chair of Public Policy 2002 – 2004
• Florida Southern College: Founding Spivey Society Chairman 2002 – 2004
• Gulf Ridge Council, Thunderbird District, Boy Scouts of America: Advisory Board Member 2006 – 2008; and Chair of the Gulf Ridge Council National Eagle Scout Association 2007 – 2008.
• Florida Chamber of Commerce: Board Member 1987 – 1994, Human Resources Committee Chairman 1990, Executive Committee 1991
• Florida Retail Federation: Chairman 1992 – 1994
• Florida TaxWatch: board member 1989
• Keep Florida Beautiful: Chairman 1993 – 1995
• Retail Grocers Association of Florida: board 1986 – 1993
• Public Affairs Council: member 1989 – 1995
• Business and Industry Recycling Program: board member 1987 – 1993
• Campfire Girls: board member 1989
• Leadership Lakeland Class IV 1986 – 1987
• Leadership Lakeland Chairman: Class IX 1991 – 1992
• Leadership Florida Class VII 1989 – 1990
• United Way of Florida: board member and Chairman of the Government Relations committee 1989
• Palm Beach Economic Development Council: Non-resident member 1988 – 1989
• George W. Jenkins Foundation: Board member 1986 – 1987
• Polk Museum of Art: Board of Trustees 1986 – 1991
• Public Relations Society of America: member 1988
• National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve: committee member 1992
• Member, various Rotary Clubs 1981 – 1992
• Polk Economic Education Council: Board Member 1986 – 1992; Chairman 1987 – 1989
• Walt Disney World Community Service Awards: Judges Committee 1999
• Pied Piper Players/Lakeland Community Theatre: Board of Directors 2000 – 2001
• First United Methodist Church: Chartered Scout Representative 1998 – 2002
• Polk Museum of Art: Advisory Committee and Chairman Gala Auction Committee 2005     
• Cleveland Court Elementary School: Student Advisory Committee Chairman 1999 – 2002
• Public Service Commission Nominating Council 2006 – 2008
• Judicial Management Council 2008
• HPC Healthcare, Inc./Good Shepherd Hospice: Vice Chair 2008
• HPC Heathcare, Inc.: Executive Committee and Board member 2008 – 2009

• Outstanding Young Man of America 1982
• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International 1987
• Governor Appointee Clean Florida Commission 1989           
• State Occupational License Tax Study Commission Legislative Appointee 1990 – 1991
• Grand Orator of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Florida 1990
• Keep Florida Beautiful Chairman’s Leadership Award 1997
• Florida Retail Federation’s Chairman’s Award 1998  
• Recipient of Food Marketing Institute’s Glen P. Woodard Public Affairs Award 2000
• Florida Southern College Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) honorary alumni member 2001
• Florida Southern College Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award 2001
• District Lay Person of the Year, Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church 2004
• Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council: 2005 – 2009
• Recipient of the Leadership Lakeland Alumni Association Jere Annis Leadership Award 2005        

• Member of Florida Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crists’ Growing Florida’s Economy policy council 2006

• Masonic Order 32 KCCH Scottish Rite Mason
• Lakeland Yacht and Country Club
• Lone Palm Golf and Country Club

• Safe Food Handler 2000, 2005

• Spending time with family, golf, snow skiing, boating, traveling and spending time at the beach