Patrick Wright

Patrick “Joe” Wright is immediate past chair of the SFSC District Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the SFSC District Board of Trustees in 2011 and represents Highlands County. A resident of Avon Park, he has been the president of V&W Farms of Delray Beach since 1988 and president and board chairman of Southeast Milk Inc. since 1997. From 2007 to 2009, he served as a councilman for the city of Avon Park. Since 1997, Wright has served as a member of the board of directors of the National Milk Producers Federation. He was director and vice president of Florida Dairy Farmers from 1992 to 2010 and remains an advisor to the board. Wright received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and a law degree from the University of Florida. He and his wife, Suzanne, have one son, Charley.