PERSON: Gregory Oravec

Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Mayor

Gregory J. Oravec is a father, husband, small-business owner, native Floridian and former city manager. He grew up fishing Florida waters and building forts in its forests.

Greg graduated cum laude from the Honors Program of the University of Miami, where he studied marine and political sciences. Before graduating, he began a career in local government which has spanned the last eighteen years. In appointments as a city planner, redevelopment director, assistant city manager and city manager, he learned the ins and outs of government. “I feel very fortunate to have been able to lead and manage projects of all shapes and sizes over my career, from serving as CEO of a municipal corporation with 1,000 employees and a budget of $500 million to being the guy responsible for keeping the bathrooms clean at Oktoberfest.”