Personal & Career

Legislative Service

• Elected to the Senate in 2024

Other Public Service

• Broward County Commissioner, 2010-2021Mayor, 2013 and 2016
  Vice Mayor, 2012 and 2015
  

• Miramar City Commissioner, 2009-2010Vice Mayor, 2010
  

• National Association of Counties (NACo), 2009-2021

• Florida Association of Counties, 2009-2021President, 2015
  Executive Board, President, 2015; President-Elect, 2014; 1st Vice President, 2014
  Board of Directors, 2013-2021
  Enterprise Committee, 2013-2014
  Finance & Audit Committee, 2014-2017
  Legislative Committee, 2013-2018
  

• Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2009-2022

• 16 County Coalition on Water Resources, 2018-2022

Honors and Awards

• Broward County Trailblazer, 2023

• Broward Women Making History Award, 2020

• Broward County Women’s Hall of Fame, 2019

• United Nations Association of the USA, Global Partnership Award, 2018

• March of Dimes Woman of Distinction Award, 2017

• African American Achievers Business & Entrepreneurism Honoree, 2014

Affiliations

• Florida Nurses Association

• Miami Chapter of the Black Nurses Association

• Florida Nurse Practitioner Network

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Rho Omega Chapter

• Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated

Biographical Information

Occupation:Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Children:Amanda, Alyssa, Hailey

Education:

• Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, 1992

• Miami-Dade Community College, A.S., Nursing, 1994

• Florida International University, B.S., Nursing, 1996

• Florida International University, M.S., Nursing APRN, 2000Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Certification
  

• Wilkes University, Doctor of Nursing Practice, 2017

Born:in Miami Beach, Florida

Religious Affiliation:Islam

Recreation:Traveling, spending time with family, writing, collecting African American memorabilia and antiques