Melissa Blazier

Melissa Blazier was appointed as Collier County Supervisor of Elections by Governor DeSantis in May 2023 and was subsequently elected during the 2024 Primary Election. Blazier has worked for the Supervisor of Elections office since 2006 and prior to being named Supervisor, she served as Chief Deputy Supervisor of Elections under Jennifer J. Edwards.

Blazier holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Hodges University. She received her designation as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) from the National Association of Election Officials (Election Center) and is a Master Florida Certified Elections Professional (MFCEP) through the Florida Supervisors of Elections (FSE). She is a graduate of the Associate Leadership Collier program spring class of 2010, Leadership Collier class of 2014 and Leadership Marco class of 2019. Melissa was named one of Gulf Shore Business’s Top Forty under 40 in 2014, Distinguished Fundraising Volunteer via the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2018, the Leadership Collier Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year in 2020, Kiwanian of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Naples in 2022 and was most recently named one of Sunny 106.3’s Outstanding Women of 2024.

Melissa grew up in Naples and graduated from Naples High School. She has been married to her husband Devon for 26 years and they have a son, Dylan, together and reside in Logan Woods with their rescue Boxer, Duke.