Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge

Bryan M. Desloge earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Real Estate from the Florida State University in 1983. He is President of Desloge Home Oxygen & Medical Equipment, a Tallahassee company that specializes in providing durable home medical equipment and respiratory services. Since 1992, Mr. Desloge has rapidly grown and expanded the company and was included in the prestigious INC. 500 List, which recognizes the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. Prior to starting his own company, he spent over 10 years with IBM in the Florida Panhandle working with public sector accounts in an administrative and marketing capacity.

He participates in many professional and charitable organizations. He currently serves as a board member of Florida State University, School of Business, Board of Governors; the Florida Association of Counties, Health and Human Services Committee; the Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation; Florida Blood Services and the Leon County Schools Foundation Board He serves as a board member of the Knight Creative Community Initiative, implemented through the Village Square Organization and organized by community leaders to aid in the development of a more authentic, sustainable and prosperous community. He also serves as a member of the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Strategic Planning Steering Committee and their Clinical Ethics Committee. He has served on the boards of the Jim Moran Institute and as board member and past chair of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce; the Leon County American Red Cross; the Goodwood Board; the Senior Center Foundation; and many others. He is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee and Leadership Florida.

He won a two-year term of office in 2006 as Leon County Commissioner for District IV. He was elected again unopposed to a four-year term in 2008. His fellow commissioners honored him by their election of him as the County Chair for FY 2008-2009. He currently serves as the County’s Board representative on the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA); the Community Redevelopment Council (CRA); the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Advisory Council, Downtown Improvement Authority; Downtown Merchants and Business Association; the Canvassing Board; Citizen Advisory Committee, the Canopy Roads Citizen Advisory Committee and others.

Mr. Desloge is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of Leon High School. He and his wife, Beth, have four children: Elizabeth, Lina Marie, Marcella, and Patrick. Through his involvement with the many organizations to which he donates his time, he strives to improve the quality of life in the community he loves. Outside of his professional and volunteer life, Mr. Desloge stays active running, cycling, and skiing.