Dan Sleep
Development Representative Supervisor
Bureau of Development and Information
Division of Marketing and Development
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Dan has served the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for nearly 15 years as a regulatory specialist, consultant, senior analyst and supervisor. His primary mission has focused on developing operating systems, enhancing program efficiencies, monitoring and measuring project impacts, and enhancing overall capabilities of governmental functions.
As a manager in the Division of Marketing and Development, he continues to incorporate his 10 years of private retail sales and management expertise with developing and measuring retail marketing campaigns conducted on behalf of Florida agricultural producers. In 2007, these campaigns involved over 40 chains globally and included in excess of 15,000 stores distributed across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Caribbean, and Central America. From 2002 – 2006, more than $1 billion dollars in Florida agricultural retails sales occurred as a result of the Department’s Retail Marketing Campaigns.
Currently, his duties include supervisory responsibility over the Direct Support Services Section, International Operations, global research, return on investment impacts, as well as consumer trends and purchasing habits. Dan has conducted research and international missions throughout North and South America, Asia, Europe, India and Africa. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science in public administration from Western Michigan University.
