A. Talmadge “Tal” Coley ’96 

Chair, Board of Visitors

A. Talmadge “Tal” Coley '96 serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association (FNGLA), the nation’s largest state nursery and landscape association. In this role, he represents Florida’s environmental horticulture industry, which has a statewide economic impact of $41.9 billion.

Before joining FNGLA, Tal built his career in government relations in Washington, D.C., including roles with the American Horticulture Industry Association and Concerned Veterans for America. He is also a proud U.S. Air Force veteran, having served as a Russian Cryptologic Linguist at the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland.

He holds a master’s degree in international administration from the University of Miami, bachelor’s degree in history from the University of North Florida, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. Coley currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida, with his wife, Victoria, and children Kat '34, and Paul '35, who both attend The Bolles School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus.