Ross Ambrose
Experienced Leadership Proven Results Preparing for Tomorrow
Ross Ambrose has spent more than two decades serving High Springs, as a volunteer, business leader, community advocate, nonprofit leader, and City Commissioner.
His approach to leadership is rooted in a simple idea: good leaders don't just react to problems; they prepare for them.
Ross served on the High Springs City Commission from 2020–2023. During his term, he focused on protecting taxpayers' investments and preparing the City's infrastructure for the future.
He helped move forward repairs to the City's failing primary sewer lift station before it failed, led efforts to provide backup generators for sewer lift stations, supported construction of a third municipal well, approved improvements that created better circulation within the City's water system, supported the purchase of a new brush truck, modernized public-safety equipment, and helped protect City Hall and the Fire Station through roof replacements funded with federal ARPA dollars.
Ross also supported long-range road planning, increased Parks & Recreation funding, responsible updates to the City's Comprehensive Plan and development regulations, independent financial audits, employee retention, and successful grant efforts, including 100% funding for the state-required expansion of the City's wastewater treatment facility.
But Ross's leadership experience didn't begin at City Hall.
He served 18 years on the High Springs Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, chairing it for more than a decade. He was Treasurer and Design Team Chair with High Springs Main Street and currently serves as Treasurer of Heart of High Springs, where he helped lead efforts securing more than $130,000 in private donations for ten community history murals without government funding.
His leadership is also recognized beyond High Springs.
Ross served three years on the Alachua County Tourist Development Council, including two years as Vice Chair. The Alachua County Commission nominated him to the Governor for appointment to the Children's Trust of Alachua County. Today, he serves as Chair of the Alachua County Surtax Review Board, helping oversee the appropriate use of voter-approved Wild Spaces Public Places and Infrastructure funds throughout Alachua County.
He is also a two-time Florida League of Cities Home Rule Hero, recognized for advocating for the ability of local communities to make decisions for themselves.
Ross brings substantial private-sector leadership experience as well. After purchasing AAA Porta Serv in 2014, he rebranded the company as Porta Serve and grew it into a business generating more than $3 million annually and serving more than 7,000 square miles of North Central Florida. His industry peers elected him Secretary, Vice President, and ultimately President of the Portable Sanitation Association International, where he also became a Master Trainer.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, Ross worked in film and television production in Chicago and later as Production Manager for acclaimed underwater filmmaker Wes Skiles. His work included projects involving Discovery Channel, PBS, Universal Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment, and filmmaker James Cameron. He received a Special Thanks credit on the James Cameron-produced feature film Sanctum.
Across a remarkably varied career, the job has changed, but Ross's approach hasn't:
Listen. Prepare. Manage resources responsibly. Invest in people. Solve problems before they become crises.
As High Springs continues to grow, Ross believes our challenge isn't whether growth will occur. It's whether we will manage that growth thoughtfully while protecting the character, infrastructure, natural resources, and quality of life that make High Springs special.
That's why Ross is asking the citizens of High Springs for the opportunity to serve again.
Experienced Leadership. Proven Results. Preparing for Tomorrow.
Contact Ross
Ross Ambrose, For High Springs City Commission, Seat #2
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