Barbara Ford-Coates was recently named as the 2008 Outstanding County Tax Collector in U.S.A.
Honored at the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers Annual
Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, this honor was bestowed upon Barbara before a group of her
colleagues and peers from all around the United States.
She joined the Tax Collector's office in 1975 and worked her way up to the position of Assistant Tax
Collector. She was first elected to the top position in 1984. In 1988 and 1992 she was re-elected
with the highest vote count of any candidate (local, state or federal) on the Sarasota County ballot.
She was re-elected in 1996, 2000 and 2004 without opposition.
Barbara was born and raised in Virginia and has lived in Sarasota County for 36 years. She has a
bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and is the only elected official in Sarasota
County who has earned the national designation of Certified Public Manager through Florida State
University.
She is a past president of the Florida Tax Collectors Association and the National Association of
County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers whom she currently represents on the National
Association of Counties Board of Directors.
The League of Women Voters of Sarasota County honored Barbara for her outstanding public
service and Girls Inc. of Sarasota County recognized her with the "She Knows Where She’s Going"
award. For many years Barbara has been active with the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida and
currently is the leader of Daisy Girl Scout Troop 254.
The late Governor Lawton Chiles appointed Barbara to the 1998 Florida Constitution Revision
Commission where she received the Chairman's Award for her successful efforts to provide
information to the public about the revisions on the 1998 ballot. In 2000, the American Jewish
Committee named her as one of 12 national women leaders who were sent to Israel to participate in
an educational seminar.
Married to Brian Ford-Coates since 1972, their extended family includes seven daughters, three
sons-in-law, and nine beautiful grandchildren.
Honored at the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers Annual
Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, this honor was bestowed upon Barbara before a group of her
colleagues and peers from all around the United States.
She joined the Tax Collector's office in 1975 and worked her way up to the position of Assistant Tax
Collector. She was first elected to the top position in 1984. In 1988 and 1992 she was re-elected
with the highest vote count of any candidate (local, state or federal) on the Sarasota County ballot.
She was re-elected in 1996, 2000 and 2004 without opposition.
Barbara was born and raised in Virginia and has lived in Sarasota County for 36 years. She has a
bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and is the only elected official in Sarasota
County who has earned the national designation of Certified Public Manager through Florida State
University.
She is a past president of the Florida Tax Collectors Association and the National Association of
County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers whom she currently represents on the National
Association of Counties Board of Directors.
The League of Women Voters of Sarasota County honored Barbara for her outstanding public
service and Girls Inc. of Sarasota County recognized her with the "She Knows Where She’s Going"
award. For many years Barbara has been active with the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida and
currently is the leader of Daisy Girl Scout Troop 254.
The late Governor Lawton Chiles appointed Barbara to the 1998 Florida Constitution Revision
Commission where she received the Chairman's Award for her successful efforts to provide
information to the public about the revisions on the 1998 ballot. In 2000, the American Jewish
Committee named her as one of 12 national women leaders who were sent to Israel to participate in
an educational seminar.
Married to Brian Ford-Coates since 1972, their extended family includes seven daughters, three
sons-in-law, and nine beautiful grandchildren.
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