Don W. Howard
Your Clerk of the Circuit Court
Education:
Graduated from Crestview High School – 1969
Graduated from OWJC – 1971 ( Now Northwest Florida State College)
Graduated from The University of West Florida with a degree in Accounting in 1974
Professional Life:
Staff Accountant for the Clerk of Court 1974-1976
Okaloosa County Finance Director 1976-1981
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court 1981-2004
Elected Clerk of Court 2004; Assumed office January 04, 2005 (4 Year Term)
Completed 240 hours classroom training to become certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Certified Clerk of Circuit Court in August 2006
Re-Elected as an unopposed candidate in 2008
Have served on numerous committees of the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers.
Personal Life:
Married for 38 years
2 children. 4 grandchildren
Active in First Baptist Church of Crestview, elected Deacon in 2004.
Civic Involvement:
Member of Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Destin & Niceville/Valparaiso Chambers of Commerce.
Treasurer to the Board of Directors of the Northwest Florida State College Foundation Board
Member Board of Directors Crestview Pregnancy Center
Member: Friends of Scouting Committee