Board Of Directors

John K. Reed is currently an associate attorney at the Dowd Law Firm, P.A., focusing on criminal defense and family law matters. Prior to joining the Dowd Law Firm, he worked as an Assistant State Attorney in Walton…More

Arnold began his career in law enforcement at the age of 14 as an Explorer Scout with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Junior Deputy Program and has been with the OCSO ever since. He is a designated by FDLE as a subjec…More

Stephanie Pettis, APR has 20 years of experience working with internal and external communications, media relations, public relations research, strategic communication, website design and management, copy writing an…More

Paul’s relationships with Shelter House first began when he was hired as one of the first male advocates over a decade ago. After retiring from the United States Air Force in 1997, Paul settled down in Fort Walton B…More

A lifelong native of the Emerald Coast, Calvin Jones is retired from a career in the condominium management industry. Calvin attended Florida State University before earning his Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, res…More

A native of Pensacola, Cindy graduated with a B.S. degree from University of Southern Mississippi in business administration/marketing. After numerous years in the accounting field, she created her own asset protect…More

Lieutenant Robert Gray has been in law enforcement for 18 years with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. He began his career in 1998 as a road deputy while also serving as a member of beach patrol. In 2003, he was p…More

Melissa Hines launched a 17-year career in interior design after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing with minors in finance and design from Virginia Commonwealth University. A visit to her own financ…More

Jeffrey Pendleton has lived in Fort Walton Beach since 1995 where he was assigned to Eglin AFB, 96th Civil Engineering Squadron. A native of Howland, Maine, he graduated from Eastern Maine Collage in 1990 with a Deg…More