Greg Brown was elected to his first term as Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser in October 2000. He was re-elected in 2004 to his second term. He is a Certified Florida Appraiser as designated by the Department of Revenue.

He is a product of the Santa Rosa County Public School System, graduating from Milton High School. Greg also graduated from Pensacola Junior College and the University of West Florida. His military experience includes 15+ years in the Florida National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves. Greg spent 5 years enlisted service and the remainder as a commissioned officer. Greg had basic officers training as a Transportation Officer and advanced officer training as a Signal Officer. During his time as a commissioned officer, Greg served to command three units in Northwest Florida

Greg is also very active in his community working on several organization's boards:

United Way Board 2000 - 2005, Campaign Chairman 1981 and 2001, President 1982 and 2003

Member of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO)

Member of the Florida Chapter International Association of Assessing Officers (FCIAAO)

Member of the Property Appraisers' Association of Florida (PAAF) 2001 - 2005, President 2005, Second Vice President 2004, Legislative Chairman 2004, Secretary 2001

Chamber Coalition Member (Santa Rosa Chamber, Pace Chamber, Jay Chamber, Navarre Chamber, Gulf Breeze Chamber)

Member of Navarre Chamber's Military Affairs Committee

Pace Rotary Club

Blackwater River State Forest Citizens Liaison Panel

Leadership Santa Rosa Graduate 2002 Class 16

Board of Governor's Leadership Alumni Committee

Policy member of the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Committee

Youth Sports; Member of the Pace High School Quarterback Club, President 1999-2000; Pace High School Advisory Council 2001

Member of Olive Baptist Church.

Greg was honored to be selected the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce's "Man of the Year" for 2005

Greg has been recognized for his ability to work in natural disasters by his article "Planning for Disaster and Recovery" being published in the Magazine of the International Association of Assessing Officers in March 2006. This magazine is distributed to nearly 8,000 assessment professionals in 20 countries. Greg has been nominated for the IAAO's Donehoo Essay Award for his article.

Greg made a damage assessment presentation to the Florida Chapter of the International Association of Assessing Officers: the Florida Department of Revenue's Continuing Education Conference; Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties; is scheduled to present in August 2006 to Florida Tax Collectors at their Continuing Education Conference given by the Florida Department of Revenue and has been selected to make a presentation at the international Conference of the international Association of Assessing Officers on this topic.

After Hurricane Ivan, Greg lobbied in Tallahassee for an Ad Valorem reimbursement for those individuals who were displaced due to damage to their homes for 60 days or more. The legislature in special session approved this initiative. This reimbursed our county citizens who suffered hurricanes damage over $1.5 million dollars. Also, in the following general legislative session, Greg lobbied and is credited for Santa Rosa County receiving funds to help with the cost associated with the destruction caused by Hurricane Ivan. With the help of the Northwest Florida Legislative Delegation, Santa Rosa County Commission received $1.5 million dollars.

Greg has been in the appraisal industry for nearly 30 years. His major goal, as Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser, is to enhance public awareness of the assessment process and the variety of information available through the Appraiser's Office