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Lee Hinkle served as Florida State University’s Vice President for University Relations until her retirement in 2011. She was responsible for the university’s communications, governmental relations, fundraising and alumni programs. Ms. Hinkle’s career focused on advocacy for pubic policy issues affecting Florida’s citizens. Her expertise included governmental affairs, political strategy, public policy development, public relations and marketing.

Her employment spanned four decades and included work for public, private and not-for-profit organizations. Prior to her work at Florida State University she served as President and CEO for Florida FREE, a political research organization, as well as Vice President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Director of Governmental Relations for HCA-Florida and as Senior Cabinet Aide in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Born in Maine, Ms. Hinkle was reared in Hillsborough County, Florida and earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University.

Past and present affiliations include:

Vice Chair of the Florida State University Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2003
Leadership Florida, Class XVI, past board member
Southern Scholarship Foundation, chair and board member
Florida Commission on Ethics, 2 year term
Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, board and executive committee member
Capital Tiger Bay Club, board member, board chair and past president
Governors Club, board and past chair
Trust for Public Land, Florida Advisory Council
Florida Prepaid College Foundation, board of directors
The Village Square, board member