I AM PENSACOLA Mayor D.C. Reeves

What is your hometown and how did you end up on the Pensacola area; and how long have you been here?

I was born and raised right here in Pensacola. I have spent 30 of my 38 years here, most recently moving home in 2015.

What is your profession and what led you to choose it?

I’m the Mayor of Pensacola, and what led me here was following the things I had a passion for.

It was hardly a conventional political route as I spent a decade as a sportswriter, I had the opportunity to work alongside and learn from Quint Studer as his Chief of Staff. While doing that, I invested everything I had into the dream of opening Perfect Plain Brewing Co. in downtown Pensacola. In the end, though, the skills I built as a writer, a community builder, and an entrepreneur have been a wonderful prescursor to leading my hometown to the next level.

What are some of your favorite things about Pensacola? What makes it unique?

Tangibly, no one has a combination of a world-class beach and a character community. But more than that, it’s the love for people in Pensacola. We agree on some things and maybe we disagree on others, but Pensacolians have a heart for our community and have a heart for each other.

Three words that best describe you. Collaborative, Energetic, Coachable.

Favorite place for dining and entertainment?

We are blessed to have so many great places, and that number continues to grow. I enjoy going to dinner at Union Public House, and while I’m not involved in the business anymore, I still love seeing all the great employees at Perfect Plain, Garden & Grain, Perennial, and The Well.

What is one thing that you do not go a day without? My cell phone and caffeine.

Finish this statement, I AM PENSACOLA because… I love this place dearly and will give it everything I have to make this the wonderful place we all know it can be.