Local Leadership You Can Trust
Pro-Family — Pro-Familia
Chris Messina’s vision for greater Orlando and Orange County is to see it become one of the top metropolitan areas in America with a diversified economic base, vibrant, safe neighborhoods and efficient, transparent government. Chris is a tech entrepreneur and education philanthropist with over 30 years of business experience. He lives in Winter Park, Orange County. He successfully founded and ran several medical technology businesses and served on multiple boards, among them industry consortiums, hospitals and educational non-profits. Chris has been married for over 20 years to his wife Julie, a naturalized U.S. citizen. They have three children – two at colleges in Florida and one at an Orange County Christian school, where he serves as a volunteer football coach. Chris has an MBA from Harvard, a BS in Economics and a Masters in City & Regional Planning from Rutgers.
“As the family goes,
so goes the nation
and so goes the whole world
in which we live.”
Pope John Paul
Awards
Dean’s Award – Harvard Business School
Community Service
Orange County High School, Assistant Football Coach (Volunteer)
Orange County Watch FL No on A4 Campaign
Ax the Tax Campaign, Orange County
Orange County Precinct Clerk, 2024 Election
Project Outreach, Harvard Business School
Co-leader Shine Special Needs Ministry
Church Children’s Ministry- Volunteer leader
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association – youth mentor
Non-profit Boards
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association (Newark/Essex County), Director