Hillsborough County, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2025) - The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted today to keep Commissioner Ken Hagan as chair and Commissioner Christine Miller as vice chair during the board's annual organizational meeting. Commissioner Gwen Myers also will remain as chaplain.
Chair Hagan, District 2, has served as a commissioner since 2002. This marks the ninth time he has been selected to serve as board chair. Commissioner Hagan has served as the Board of County Commissioners' representative on key economic development boards including Visit Tampa Bay, Tampa/Hillsborough Expressway Authority, and the Tampa Sports Authority, as well as the Florida Association of Counties and the Hospital Authority.
After choosing leadership positions, members of the BOCC selected positions on the various boards, committees, and councils on which they serve. Most of the positions remain the same.
Some of the positions include:
- Affordable Housing Advisory Board - Gwen Myers
- Arts Council of Hillsborough County - Chris Boles
- Aviation Authority - Harry Cohen
- Children's Board of Hillsborough County - Gwen Myers
- Environmental Protection Commission - Gwen Myers as chair and Harry Cohen as vice chair
- Expressway Authority - Chris Boles
- Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) - Gwen Myers, Christine Miller, Joshua Wostal, and Donna Cameron Cepeda
- Hospital Authority - Ken Hagan and Donna Cameron Cepeda
- Juvenile Justice Board - Donna Cameron Cepeda
- Port Authority - Christine Miller
- Public Safety Coordinating Council - Donna Cameron Cepeda
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council - Member, Harry Cohen; alternate, Donna Cameron Cepeda
- Tampa Bay Water Board of Directors - Harry Cohen and Joshua Wostal
- Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. - Ken Hagan
- Transportation Planning Organization - Christine Miller, Harry Cohen, Gwen Myers, Chris Boles, Joshua Wostal, and alternate Ken Hagan
- Tampa Sports Authority - Ken Hagan