Carolyn K. Roberts was licensed in real estate while attending Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida , where she graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.  At that time she joined her family’s real estate business, King Real Estate Services, in Bartow, Florida .  Until establishing Roberts Real Estate, Inc. in Ocala , she remained licensed as a Broker/Salesperson with her family’s firm.

            Former University of Florida President John Lombardi appointed Carolyn to the board of directors of Shands Hospital at UF in 1994.  That board later evolved into the Shands Health Care Systems board, on which she still serves as well as on its executive board.  She is a past board member of both the UF Foundation, Inc. and Gator Boosters, Inc. and is a member of the Florida Council of 100.

            In 1987, Gov. Bob Martinez appointed Carolyn to the Florida Real Estate Commission, a regulatory board for all real estate licensees in Florida .  She served on that board until 1989, when Governor Martinez appointed her to a six-year term on the Florida Board of Regents, which was the governing board of the University System of the State of Florida .  She served as vice-chairman and then as chairman of the Board of Regents from September 1992 until September 1994.  Gov. Jeb Bush appointed Carolyn to a new term on the Board of Regents commencing in January, 2001.  Then in June, 2001, Gov. Bush appointed   her    to   the    Florida    Board   of Education.    In  January, 2003,  the  Governor appointed her  to  the  newly  created  Florida Board   of   Governors,    which   governs   the Florida   University   System  and   its   eleven universities. She was elected vice chair initially and then chair in 2003, which she held for 3 years. She was reelected to a new two year term as chair where she still serves.

            Carolyn married Fred N. Roberts in 1976 and they have two sons, Fred, Jr. and John.  They are members of First United Methodist Church of Ocala, where Fred has served on the Board of Trustees and Administrative Board.  Their sons were educated in the public school system and were graduates of Forest High School .  Fred, Jr., is a graduate of University of Florida and Stetson University College of Law and is currently practicing law with Randy Klein in Ocala .  John graduated in business from University of Florida and received his MBA at Rollins College Crummer School of Business, and earned a second masters in real estate from UF’s Warrington School of Business in 2007. John has commenced a banking career with The Jacksonville Bank.

            Fred N. Roberts, who holds a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law, served two four-year terms as a member of the District Board of Trustees of Central Florida Community College, where he served as chair.  He currently serves on the board of Ocala/Marion County EDC, the President’s Community Council at CFCC, the President’s Council at University of Florida , and on the boards of University of Florida Foundation , Inc., and Gator Boosters, Inc.  He is a former chair of the Florida Arts Council and was vice chair of both Big Sun Health Care Systems, Inc. and of the board of Marion County Hospital District, which operates Munroe Regional Medical Center .

            Fred served on the boards of directors of Barnett Bank, NationsBank and AmSouth Bank and is now a founding board member of Gateway Bank of Central Florida in Ocala . He served on the boards of Gator Boosters, Inc., Ted Williams Museum & Hitters Hall of Fame and Metropolitan Ocala Rotary Club, where he has been a past president.  He was the first chair of the board of The Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala .  For twenty years he was co-owner of a family limestone/calcium carbonate operation at Lowell, FL , until its sale in 1983.  He now serves as chair of Roberts Real Estate, Inc. and is involved in growing citrus and in other private investments and real estate holdings.