Career

• 2007-2008 Vice-Chairman, Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
• 2007-2008 Member, Santa Rosa County Value Adjustment Board
• 2007-2008 Member, Santa Rosa Canvassing Board
• 2005-2006 Chairman, County Commission, Santa Rosa County
• 2005-2006, Chairman, Bay Area Resource Council
• Member Milton Kiwanis
• Charter Member Milton Rotary
• 2005-2006, Chairman, County Commission, Santa Rosa County
• 2004 Certified County Commissioner (Florida Counties Foundation    (FCF) Commissioners Voluntary Certification Program
• 2003-2004, Chairman, Budget & Financial Committee
• 2004-2005, Chairman, Budget & Financial Committee
• Member Republican Committee of 100
• 2002 to present, County Commission - Santa Rosa County
• 2002-2003, Chairman, Public Services Committee
• 2002-2003, Vice-Chairman, Budget & Financial Management Committee
• 2002-2003, Member Bay Area Resource Council (BARC)
• 2002-2003, Member, Blackwater Housing Authority Committee
• 2002-2003, Member Local Mitigation Strategic Steering Committee
• 2002-2003, Member Local Emergency Food & Shelter Program
• 2002-2003, Member Santa Rosa County Fair Committee
• Director, Blackwater Housing Corporation
• Member of the Value Adjustment Board
• Member Blackwater River State Forest Management Review Team
• Member, Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
• Member Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
• Member National Association of Counties (NACo)
• Member Santa Rosa County Coalition of Chambers
• Member of the 2003 Value Adjustment Board
• Member of the County Canvassing Board for 2004
• Owner, Bob Cole's Import Automotive Professionals Host "Auto Know" Talk Show, BLAB TV
• 1995-2001, ASE/NAPA Technician of the Year 9 times
• 1970-1974, Ground Support Technician @ NAS Whiting Field
• Member, Automotive Advisory Council @ George Stone Vo-Tech
• 20 Year Member, Optimist Club of North East Pensacola
• Member, Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Pensacola Board of Realtors
• The Children's Home Society supporter
• Milton High School Soccer & Track Teams supporter
• Member & On-screen personality of WSRE TV's membership drive
• 25+ years ASE Master Automotive Tech                

Personal            

• Married to Sheila Cole for 33 years. Sheila, along with being a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, is also a graduate of Milton High School and Pensacola Junior College. Sheila is a Board Member of the Pensacola Christian Women's Club, an Office Manager, and Elementary School Teacher's Volunteer of the Year, past member of the Blue Ribbon Task Force and Board Member, Santa Rosa Clean Community System.
  
  
• Commissioner Cole has 4 children: Jeffery is currently serving in the Army National Guard (Signal Core) and has just returned from Iraq; he is a six year Army Intelligence Veteran, who along with his wife Devan, has 2 sons, James and Timothy. Mark is a Staff Sergeant stationed at the Eglin Test Wing and was just accepted to Officer Candidate School, has a daughter Bailey, and along with his wife Heather has a son Caleb, and a stepdaughter, Alex. Daughters (Heather) is attending Pensacola Junior College and (Lauren) is a senior at Milton High School.               

• 1977 - Associate Degree - Pensacola Junior College (PJC) in Industrial Education Active Member, Pine Terrace Baptist Church Past Sunday School Teacher, Pine Terrace Baptist Church Past President of the Men's Brotherhood
• Member of Gideon International