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INTRODUCING RETIRED Sheriff, David F. Harvey

Sheriff Harvey was elected the youngest Sheriff in Florida history in 1976 and served 35 years as Sheriff in Wakulla County, Florida. He retired as Dean of the Florida Sheriff in 2011, an honor for being the longest serving Sheriff in recent Florida history. Among his many accolades, Sheriff Harvey was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame by Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet in 2022. Also, the Florida Sheriff's Risk Management fund 20,000 building in Tallahassee, Florida which serves as the headquarters for the Florida Sheriff's Insurance Programs sitewide


After leaving the elected office of Sheriff, the Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund drew from his experience as a founding Sheiff in 1978 and hired him as the first Executive Director of that Insurance Fund to bring operations fully inhouse from a previous third-party administrator. Five years later, with $70 million in annual premiums and $400 million in investable assets and mission accomplished, Sheriff Harvey again retired in December of 2016.


In 2017, Sheriff Harvey, with his independent, passionate, and entrepreneurial mindset, founded David F. Harvey and Associates, LLC., an umbrella company with expertise in technology, marketing, real estate, wealth management, and governmental consulting.


Part of the American dream is to have a place called home. Harvey has called Wakulla County home his entire life. Now he has partnered with dedicated, top-producing professionals to meet the specialized needs of his local community, law enforcement and government employees, and businesses.


Whether you are buying or selling real estate, need IT solutions, financial planning advice, marketing, law, or municipal consulting, Harvey wants to be your trusted advisor.


He is praised most often by his clients for his enthusiasm, patient approach, and unwavering loyalty, and he looks forward to serving you.

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INTRODUCING RETIRED Sheriff, Steve casey

Steve Casey is currently the CEO of White Hat Associates LLC, a national consulting firm established to assist companies and associations operating in the public safety sector excel. In this role he has been appointed as a senior advisor to several national associations and fortune 500 companies.


Prior to creating his company, he served as the Executive Director of the Florida Sheriffs Association for 15 years and as a public safety official at the city, county and state level for 30 years prior to that. During his distinguished career, Casey served as: Executive Director of the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Chief Deputy of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Director of Security for the Florida Lottery, Special Agent Supervisor with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, Police Officer for the City of Chipley and as a Deputy Sheriff for the Washington County (FL) Sheriff’s Office.


In addition, he served as a member of the Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council, the Florida Supreme Court Taskforce on Treatment Based Drug Courts, the Florida Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice Information Council, the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Regional

Council, Rotary Club of Key West and the Key West Salvation Army Board of Directors. He is currently a member of the National Sheriff’s Association, the Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association, a Lifetime Member of the FBI National Academy, a Lifetime Member of the Florida Sheriffs Association, and Past Master of Dade Lodge #14, Free and Accepted Masons and the Scottish Rite of Florida.


Casey earned a master’s degree in management from Troy University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (163rd session), the Harvard University Senior Executive Program for State and Local Government and the Florida Criminal Justice Institute, Chief Executive Seminar #41.


He was recently elected as the 16th Honorary Sheriff in the State of Florida by the Board or Directors of the Florida Sheriffs Association. He and his wife Diane have four children and three grandchildren. They are members of the Tallahassee Heights Methodist Church and Element 3 Church in Tallahassee, FL.

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