Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.

Robert W. Wilford became the executive director of the Central Florida Community Action Agency (CFCAA), on November 20, 2006. Over the past 20 years, he has taken a leadership role in engaging community and faith-based stakeholders in various social advocacy efforts. He has also embraced the implementation of “Results-Oriented Management and Accountability” systems philosophy, in measuring and reporting outcomes and successes in return on investment language.

Due to his entrepreneurial spirit as a chief executive officer for over 20 years for four nonprofit community-based organizations, Wilford has overseen capital improvement projects in excess of $10 million, including the construction of four new or renovated Head Start centers, two state-of-the-art substance abuse treatment facilities, the construction of an administrative and training complex financed through “Community Reinvestment Act” funds, the building of a ten-unit apartment complex for low-income families, and the construction/renovation of seven donated senior centers. He formerly directed multi-county community action and substance abuse prevention and treatment agencies in Northwest Florida and Northeast Arkansas and was director of human resources for a multi-state hospital management corporation in Georgia.

Credentialed as both a Certified Community Action Manager and Certified Addiction Prevention Professional, Wilford is a Navy veteran of 20 years and has an undergraduate degree in political science and graduate degrees in public administration, human resource management, and counseling and human development. He is a community advocate and social activist who holds the prestigious distinction as a Paul Harris Fellow with Rotary Club International.

 Wilford has been married to Diane for 37 years. His son, Scott, is a financial consultant who resides in Pensacola.

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