The appointment is effective Aug. 2. Hinely will replace former District 5 School Board member Diane Kelley, who began serving as Destin High School’s principal on July 1.
According to a news release from the governor’s office, Hinely is the president of Cove Marine Inc. and Bluewater High & Dry and the director of Marina Cove Realty LLC and Freedom Distributions LLC.
A veteran of the Air Force, he is the former president of the Marine Industries Association of Northwest Florida and is a member of the Eglin Air Force Armament Museum Foundation Board of Directors. Hinely earned his bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Auburn University.
