Hillsboro County Sheriff CEO and leadership

Bart Weiss is an Executive Board Member at WATEREUSE ASSOCIATION; Chief Officer, Innovation and Resiliency at Hillsborough County; and Executive Board Member at Water Research Foundation and is based in 925 E. Twiggs St., Tampa, Florida. He has worked as Administrator, Water Resource Team at Hillsborough County; President WateReuseFlorida 2013-14 and 2015-16 at WATEREUSE ASSOCIATION; and Sr. Hydrogeologist at Southwest Florida Water Management District. Bart studied at Woodbadge, Saint Leo University between 1997 and 1999, and Erskine College between 1977 and 1981.

Jason Dougherty, CFO is a Deputy Chief at Hillsborough County and is based in Tampa, Florida. He has worked as Fire Captain at City of Tampa, Training Division Chief at City of Tampa, and Rescue Lieutenant at City of Tampa. Jason attended Waldorf University between 2018 and 2019 and University of Florida between 1996 and 1998.

Donna Rodriguez is a CSO at Hillsborough County.

Liana Lopez, APR, serves as the Chief Communications Administrator for Hillsborough County, Florida. She is a highly motivated public relations strategist with more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit, corporate and government sectors. She is well practiced in crisis management and crisis communications and has comprehensive experience with local, state, national and international media professionals. Additionally, she has served as a coach and advisor to organization, community, and public leaders for the span of her career.

Lopez excels in developing long-range communication goals and objectives; creating and executing strategic, integrated communication plans and campaigns; and collaborating and building valued, trusted relationships. She possesses a complete and thorough understanding of public relations’ ethics, principles, and practices and works to ensure that best practices are employed with every endeavor.

Specialties: Brand and Reputation Management ~ Community Relations ~ Strategic Public Relations Planning ~ Crisis Communication

Steve Axelrod is a Chief Environmental Scientist at Hillsborough County and is based in Florida.