Commissioner Steve Stroberger was elected to represent Escambia County’s District 1 in 2024. He grew up in a military family stationed around the United States and overseas.
On Jan. 4, 1983, Stroberger began training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California later becoming a Weapons System Technician stationed at MCAS Yuma, Arizona and completing a Western Pacific Deployment in 1986. While in the Marine Corps, Stroberger earned a degree in Electronic Management from Southern Illinois University while also attaining the rank of Sergeant.
He was later selected to attended Aviation Officers Candidate School (AOCS) at NAS Pensacola, and in February 1991 Stroberger was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Stroberger would later be designated a Naval Aviator, earning his “wings of gold” at NAS Whiting Field on Feb. 5, 1993.
Following two successful deployments to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, Stroberger would return to NAS Whiting Field to become a Flight Instructor in January 1997.
In 2002, after a sea tour aboard the USS Iwo Jima as the Mini Boss and Aircraft Handler, Stroberger accepted an assignment to the United States Embassy’s Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) in Cairo, Egypt as a Field Team Commander working closely with the Egyptian Air Force and Navy.
Since his retirement from the Navy, Stroberger has worked primarily in the defense and aerospace industries. Most recently he was the Vice President of Gemini Air Group in Scottsdale, Arizona. He completed an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Washington’s Foster Business School in 2012.
Stroberger serves on the Board of Directors for both the Northwest Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Perdido Chamber Foundation, and is a Past President of the Perdido Key Rotary Club. He currently serves as the Escambia County State Committeeman for the Republican Party of Florida.
Stroberger awards include: Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, United Nation Medal, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, and various unit awards.
Stroberger and his wife Gina have five children and five grandchildren, and currently resides on Innerarity Island.
Current Term: November 2024 to November 2028
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