Composition of a Board: Each board is composed of appointed members who volunteer their services, along with staff liaisons. Each board has a stated purpose according to the City of Miramar government and is a link between the residents and the elected officials.Some boards have five (5) members, others have more. Each member of a board with five (5) members is elected by one of the City Commissioners. The composition of boards is dictated by the Ordinance pertaining to that board.
Becoming a Board Member: Membership to boards is dictated by the Ordinance pertaining to that board. If you fit the criteria, you can fill out the electronic Advisory Board Application. Advisory Board Applications will be kept on file for one year only. After its expiration, you will have to re-submit a new Application.
| BOARD | NO. OF MEMBERS | MEETING DAY | MEETING PLACE | PURPOSE |
| Affordable Housing | 11 | TBD | Community Development Conference Room | To recommend specific strategies, initiatives, incentives and actions by the City in order to encourage or facilitate the creation of affordable housing. |
| Civil Service | 7 | Quarterly at 5:30 p.m. | Human Resources Training Room | To provide for the systematic description and review of positions in the Civil Service. |
| Community Services | 11 | 4th Monday at 6:30 p.m. | Community Development Conference Room | To stimulate greater public awareness; encourage and facilitate opportunities for residents to participate in recreational and cultural activities; promote the development of community and civic organizations; encourage greater and more efficient use of public and private resources of recreational and cultural activities. |
| Cultural Center ArtsPark | 7 | 4th Tuesday @ 5:30 p.m. | Cultural Center ArtsPark Banquet Hall |
To act in an advisory capacity to the City Commission in matters relating to the Cultural Center ArtsPark at the Towne Center Complex. |
| Economic Development | 7 | 2nd Thursday at 5:30 p.m. | Community Development Conference Room | To provide the City with the benefit of knowledge, experience and business resources and to advise the City Commission and the City Manager as to specific issues regarding efforts to expand and diversify the commercial/industrial as well as to provide input relative to commercial redevelopment and revitalization. |
| Education | 9 | 2ndt Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. | Multi Service Complex Center Conferene Room | To act in an advisory capacity to the City Commission in matters relating to the educational issues that will impact the quality of education for the residents, or will impact education facilities located within the City. |
| Firefighter Pension | 5 | Scheduled as Needed | Police Substation / Fire Station 100 | To provide retirement benefits pursuant to the provisions of the City Code Article III Sec. 15-76; and to defray the reasonable expenses of the retirement plan. |
| G.A.M.E. Pension | 5 | 2nd Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. | Commission Conference Room | To administer, manage and serve as trustee of the employees’ fund. |
| Management Retirement Pension | 6 | Quarterly at 10:00 a.m. | Commission Conference Room | To provide retirement benefits pursuant to the provisions of the City Code Article VI Sec. 15-350; and to defray the reasonable expenses of the retirement plan. |
| Planning & Zoning | 8 | 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. | Commission Chambers | To act as an advisory board to the City Commission on matters relating to land use. |
| Police Pension | 6 | 1st Thursday at 2:00 p.m. | Police Headquarters | To supervise the trust fund, disburse benefits from the fund through the disbursing agent and authorization from the board. |
| Teen Council | 10 | 1st Thursday @ 6:00 p.m. | Community Development Conference Room | To research, review, plan and recommend to the Director of Community Services the establishment of social and recreational programs to be made available to the teenage youth of Miramar. |
| MEMBER DATA | At-Large | TERM | APPOINT. DATE | EXP. DATE |
| William Kassebaum | Residential Home Building Industry | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Largie | Banking/Mortgage Banking | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Manual Aguiar | Labor/Home Building | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| William Holmes | Advocate for Low Income persons | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Edgar Jones | For-Profit Provider | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Jacqueline Reed | Not-for-Profit Provider | 1Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Debra Anne Scialabba | Real Estate Professional | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Robert Townsel | Local Planning Agency | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Shalley Horn | Resident | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Trever Wade | Employer within the City | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
| Keith Tomey | Essential Services Personnel | 1 Year | 9/24/12 |
09/13 |
Staff Liaison:
Richard Hughes
Senior Planner/Business Development Coordinator
Tele: (954) 602-3267
Fax: (954) 602-3539
Email: rhughes@ci.miramar.fl.us
| MEMBER DATA | OCCUPATION | APPOINTMENT | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXP. DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Woodrupp | City Employee | General Employee Elected | At Will | 04/13 | 04/17 |
| Robert Palmer | City Employee | Fire Dept. Elected | At Will | 04/13 | 04/17 |
| James Dunkelberger | City Employee | Police Dept. Elected | At Will | 04/13 | 04/17 |
| Carla Cody | Resident | Appointed by City Commission | At Will | 07/06/11 Reso. #11-140 |
07/13 |
| Vacant | Resident | Appointed by City Commission | At Will | ||
| Margaret Campbell | Resident | City Manager Appointed | At Will | 04/12 | 04/14 |
| Dr. Cherese Jones | Resident | City Manager Appointed | At Will | 03/12 | 03/14 |
Natasha Hampton, Human Resources Director
Tele: (954) 602-3810
Fax: (954) 602-3490
Email
| MEMBER DATA | COMMISSIONER | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Taylor | Barnes | At Will | 06/02/09 Reso. #09-148 |
At Will |
| Costanza Diaz | Barnes | At Will | 07/06/11 Reso. #11-140 |
At Will |
| LaTessa Hall | Messam | At Will | 4/20/11 Reso. #11-99 |
At Will |
| Synthia Parchment-Green | Messam | At Will | 4/20/11 Reso. #11-99 |
At Will |
| Michelle Moreno | Colbourne | At Will | 05/15/13 Reso. #13-96 |
At Will |
| Vacant | Colbourne | At Will | At Will | |
| Trevor Rose | Davis | At Will | 02/16/11 Reso. #11-77 |
At Will |
| Ermine Brookes | Davis | At Will | 02/16/11 Reso. #11-77 |
At Will |
| Milin Espino | Mayor Moseley | At Will | 04-20-05 Reso. #05-177 |
At Will |
| Nora Jacome | Mayor Moseley | At Will | 04-20-05 Reso. #05-177 |
At Will |
| Yvette Holt | At large | 4 years | 07/06/11 Reso. #11-140 |
07/13 |
***At-Large 4-yr terms effective after 4/4/12 – Ordinance #12-11 *** |
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Terrence Griffin
Community Services Director
Tel: (954) 602-3171
Fax: (954) 602-3605
Email
| MEMBER DATA | COMMISSIONER | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn Alic-Batson Chair |
Barnes | At Will | 04/20/05 Reso. #05-177 |
At Will |
| Antonia Wilson | Messam | At Will | 4/20/11 Reso. #11-99 |
At Will |
| Kyra King | Colbourne | At Will | 05/15/13 Reso. #13-96 |
At Will |
| Yvette Davis-Lowe | Davis | At Will | 02/16/11 Reso. #11-77 |
At Will |
| Mercedes Santana Woodall | Mayor Moseley | At Will | 04/20/05 Reso #05-177 |
At Will |
| Vacant | Broward County’s Cultural Division Director/ Designee |
At Will | At Will | |
| Vacant | Broward County Cultural Council / Appointee | At Will | At Will |
Camasha Cevieux
Cultural Arts Assistant Director
Tel: (954) 602-4511
Fax: (954) 602-3488
Email
| MEMBER DATA | COMMISSIONER | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Russell | Barnes | At Will | 02/16/11 Reso. #11-77 |
At Will |
| Freddy Justino Castillo | Messam | At Will | 4/20/11 Reso. #11-99 |
At Will |
| Magaly Prezeau | Davis | At Will | 05/15/13 Reso. #13-96 |
At Will |
| Wayne Lomax | Colbourne | At Will | 05/15/13 Reso. #13-96 |
At Will |
| Stella J. Tokar | Mayor Moseley | At Will | 04/16/08 Reso. #08-132 |
At Will |
| Alejandro Casas | At large (4 years) |
At will (Minority Owned Business) |
11/02/11 Reso. #12-15 |
11/13 |
| Maridee Bell | At large (4 years) |
At will (Commerce Representative) |
11/02/11 Reso. #12-15 |
11/13 |
*** 4-yr terms effective after 4/4/12 – Ordinance #12-11 *** |
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Gus Zambrano
Economic Development & Revitalization Director
Tel: (954) 602-3274
Fax: (954) 602-3521
Email
Social Services Operations Manager
Tel: (954) 889-2742
Fax: (954) 602-3924
Email| MEMBER DATA | AT LARGE | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheda Jackson | Miramar HS Innovation Zone |
At Will | 03/03/10 Reso. #10-100 |
At Will |
| Crystal Jerels-Love | Miramar HS Innovation Zone |
At Will | 04-19-06 Reso. #06-165 |
At Will |
| Selina L. White | Miramar HS Innovation Zone |
At Will | 04-19-06 Reso. #06-165 |
At Will |
| Cheryl Steinlauf | Everglades HS Innovation Zone |
At Will | 03/03/10 Reso. #10-100 |
At Will |
| Carmen Zaldivar | Everglades HS Innovation Zone |
At Will | 06-15-05 Reso. #05-230 |
At Will |
| Ann de la Torre | Everglades HS Innovation Zone |
At Will | 07-01-09 Reso. #09-167 |
At Will |
| Donyale McGhee | Private/Charter School |
At Will | 03/03/10 Reso. #10-100 |
At Will |
| Teresa Justice | College / University |
At Will | 11-05-08 Reso. #09-42 |
At Will |
| Vacant | Business Community |
At Will | Vacant | At Will |
| MEMBER DATA | OCCUPATION | APPOINTMENT | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Estep Trustee |
Firefighter | Elected by Firefighters | 4years | 06/01/10 | 06/01/14 |
| Manuel Esparza Trustee |
Firefighter | Elected by Firefighters | 4 years | 05/31/11 | 05/31/15 |
| Orlando Segarra Trustee |
Firefighter | Appointed by majority of Trustees & then appointed by Commission | 4 years | 11/02/10 | 11/02/14 |
| Andrew Tomchik | Resident | Commission | 4 years | 02/16/11 Reso. #11-77 |
02/15 |
| Andrew Soterakis | Resident | Commission | 4 years | 08/24/11 Reso. #11-156 |
08/15 |
*** 4-yr terms effective after 2/17/10 – Ordinance #10-05 *** |
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Denise McNeill @ Resource Centers, LLC
4360 Northlake Blvd, Ste 206
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Tele: (561) 624-3277
Direct Line: (561) 459-2966
Fax: (561) 624-3278
Web: www.resourcecenters.com
Email
| MEMBER DATA | OCCUPATION | APPOINTMENT | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori C. Moseley | Mayor | Code Provision | n/a | ||
| Dr. Wazir Ishmael | Interim City Manager | Code Provision | n/a | ||
| Vacant | Resident | Board | 4 years | ||
| Mark James | City Employee | Elected by GAME | 4 years | 10/12 | 10/16 |
| Ian Thomas | City Employee | Elected by GAME | 4 years | 5/10 | 5/14 |
*** Resident 4-yr terms effective after 4/4/12 – Ordinance #12-11 *** |
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Note: Ordinance No. 91-22 changed the composition of this Board from Mayor and Commission President to Mayor and City Manager. Two (2) new members are elected by the general employees; one (1) resident (and also a city employee, if the Board so desires) of the City is selected by the previous four members.
Athea Leigh-Lodge
Benefits U.S.A.
3810 Inverrary Boulevard, Suite 303
Lauderhill, FL 33319
Tel: (954) 730-2068 Ext. 202
Fax: (954) 730-0738
Toll Free (800) 452-2454 Ext. 202
Email
| NAME OF TRUSTEES | OCCUPATION | TERM | Appt. Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Wazir Ishmael |
Interim City Manager | 4 Years | 03/2013 |
| Don Waldron Trustee |
Assistant City Manager | 4 Years | 01/2012 |
| Vacant | 4 Years | ||
| Hector Vazquez Trustee |
Strategic Dev. Officer | 4 Years | 01/2012 |
| Lori Moseley Trustee |
Mayor | 4 Years | 10/2005 |
| Natasha Hampton Ex-Officio Member |
Director of Human Resources | ||
*** 4-yr terms effective after 4/4/12 – Ordinance #12-11 *** |
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Doug Falcon, Chief Operating Officer
FHA-TPA- Management Pension Plan Administrator
Tele: (954) 366-0111 Ext. 309
Home: (954) 366-0133
Email
| MEMBER DATA | COMMISSIONER | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Thompson | Barnes | At Will | 11/04/09 Reso. #10-30 |
At Will |
| Catherine Minnis | Messam | At-Will | 4/20/11 Reso. #11-99 |
At Will |
| Nasif Alshaier | Colbourne | At Will | 05/15/13 Reso. #13-96 |
At Will |
| George Pedlar | Davis | At Will | 02/16/11 Reso. #11-77 |
At Will |
| Sherry Abdin | Moseley | At Will | 11/02/11 Reso. #12-15 |
At Will |
| Debra Scialabba | At large | 4 Years | 07/06/11 Reso. #11-140 |
07/13 |
| Robert Townsel | At large | 4 Years | 11/02/11 Reso. #12-15 |
11/13 |
| Vacant | Broward County School Board Non-Voting Member |
n/a | n/a | |
***At-Large 4-yr terms effective after 4/4/12 – Ordinance #12-11 *** |
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Harold Zombek
Community Development Director
Tel: (954) 602-3247
Fax: (954) 602-3454
Email
| MEMBER DATA | OCCUPATION | APPOINTMENT | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE | EXPIRATION DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Smith | Police Officer | Elected by Majority of Board | 4 years | 09/09 | 09/13 |
| Tom Tiberio | Police Officer | Elected by Police Officers | 4 years | 11/09 | 11/13 |
| Steven Toyota | Police Officer | Elected by Police Officers | 4 years | 09/12 | 09/16 |
| Jeff Levine | Police Officer | Elected by Police Officers | 4 years | 09/09 | 09/13 |
| Linda Burke | Resident | City Commission | 4 years | 08/19/09 Reso. #09-177 |
08/13 |
| John Murphy | Resident | City Commission | 4 years | 06/02/09 Reso. #09-148 |
06/13 |
** 4-yr terms effective after 2/17/10 – Ordinance #10-04 *** |
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Doug Falcon, Chief Operating Officer
FHA-TPA- Management Pension Plan Administrator
Tel: (954) 366-0111 Ext. #309
Home: (954) 366-0133
Email
| MEMBER DATA | COMMISSIONER | TERM | APPOINTMENT DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Barnes | 1 Year | |
| Tamara Love New Renaissance Middle School |
Barnes | 1 Year | 03/07/12 |
| Juan S. Agudelo Somerset Charter School - Miramar |
Davis | 1 Year | 02/15/12 |
| Tyreek Akin-Cole Somerset Charter School - Miramar |
Davis | 1 Year | 02/15/12 |
| Bryant Hall American Heritage |
Messam | 1 Year | 02/15/12 |
| Vacant | Messam | 1 Year |
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| Vacant | Colbourne | 1 Year |
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| Vacant | Colbourne | 1 Year |
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| Anthony Perez Everglades Senior High School |
Moseley | 1 Year | 03/07/12 |
| Susheel Palakurithi Miramar Senior High School |
Moseley | 1 Year | 03/07/12 |
**** Reappointments shall be made in September**** |
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Christine Buckley
Operations Manager
Tel: (954) 602-3175
Fax: (954) 602-3663
Email