Former Minority Caucus Policy Chair, Florida State Senate

Minority Leader Pro Tempore, Florida State Senate, 2018-2020

Senator, Florida State Senate, District 3, 2010-2020

Commissioner, Leon County, 1982-1988

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K-12 Education, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Chair, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Credentials Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Education Pre-K-12 Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Health Policy Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing, Florida State Senate

Member, Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations

Former Member, Reapportionment Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Florida State Senate

Member, Select Committee on Justice Teaching

Former High School Principal

Former Superintendent of Schools, Leon County

Former Teacher, Math, Belle Vue Middle School, Tallahassee

Member, 100 Black Men of Tallahassee, present

Member, American Association of School Administrators, State Executive Association, present

Board Member, American Red Cross, Capital Area Chapter, present

Board Member, Big Bend Hospice, present

Member, Board of Directors, Challenger Learning Center, present

Board Member, Board of Directors, Florida Endowment Foundation for Florida's Graduates, present

Member, Board of Directors, Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, present

Member, Board of Directors, Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, present

Trustee, Florida Education Investment Trust, present

Trustee, Florida Education Purchasing Consortium, present

Member, Florida TaxWatch Center for Educational Performance and Accountability, present

Member, Healthy Florida Foundation, present

Member, Leon County Community Board, present

Member, Missing Children Information Clearinghouse Advisory Board, present

Member, Tallahassee Human Relations Council, present

Member, Urban Superintendents Association of America, present

Member, Whole Child Leon Leadership Council, present

Former Member, Board of Directors, Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education

Former Member, Board of Directors, Village Square

Member, Commissioner of Education's Community Involvement Council

Chief Executive Officer, Florida Association of District School Superintendents

Member, Governor's Council on Physical Fitness

Member, Judicial Management Council

Member, National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices Policy Academic Team

Member, Oversight Committee, Downtown Community Redevelopment Area

Member, Tallahassee Sports Council

Chair, United Way Campaign, 2006

President, Florida Association of District School Superintendents, 2001-2002

Board Member, Florida High School Athletics Association, 1997-2002

Awards:

lorida Farm Bureau, Champion for Agriculture, 2013;
Small School District Consortium, Legislative Leadership;
Florida Association of School Administrators, Education Recognition Award, 2013;
FBMC Stockholders Keynote Speaker's Award, 2013;
Leon County School Board named "William J. Montford, III Middle School", 2008;
Air Force Association, Presidents Citation, 2007;
John G. Riley Museum, Heritage Award, 2007;
Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend, Budd Bell Award, 2006;
Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce-Leadership Tallahassee, Distinguished Leadership Award "Leader of the Year", 2006;
Florida State University-College of Education Scholarship Endowment, 2006;
Florida Association of District School Superintendents, Florida Superintendent of the Year, 2002;
Bethel AME Church, Richard Allen Leadership Award;
Florida State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the College of Education, Excellence in Leadership Award, 2007;
Florida State University-College of Education, Distinguished Alumni Award;
Lincoln High School, William J. Montford Principal's Award;
Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation, Educational Leadership Award;

Names of Grandchildren:

William J. Montford V (Jake), Henry James Montford, Wyatt Montford, Eleanor Jane (Ellie Jane), Guy Montford.

Number of Grandchildren:

4