Community Service
Mayor, City of Tamarac, November 2018 – present
Vice Mayor, City of Tamarac, March 2011 to November 2011, November 2012 to December 2012, November 2013 – November 2014, and November 2017 – November 2018
Commissioner of District 2, City of Tamarac, July 2010 to December 2012, October 2013 – November 2018
Co-Chair, MPO Roundtable Steering Committee, 2018 – present
Member, Broward Health Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Advisory Council, 2021
Member, Broward Health Coral Springs Community Relations Council (CRC), 2021
Chair, Broward County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, 2017 – present
Member, Broward County Planning Council, 2014 – present
Executive Committee Member
Land Use/Trafficways Committee Member
Member, Broward Water Resources Task Force, 2015 – present
Board of Directors, Smart Growth Partnership, 2015 – 2016
Board of Directors, The Dellenbach Foundation, 2016 – present
Board of Directors, Park and Recreation Foundation of Tamarac, 2013 – 2014
Member, National League of Cities Transportation Infrastructure & Services Federal Advocacy Committee, 2011, 2012, 2014 – present
Member, Florida League of Cities, Transportation & Intergovernmental Relations, 2017 – present
Member, Broward League of Cities Legislative & Advocacy Committee, 2014 – 2015
Member, Broward League of Cities Charter Review Committee, 2014 – 2015
Member, Broward League of Cities Education Committee, 2011 and 2012
Member, Broward League of Cities Leadership Development Committee, 2011
Entertainment Chair, Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, 2012 – 2016
Member, Broward Housing and Community Development Task Force, 2009 – present
Member, Kiwanis Club of Tamarac, 2009 – present
Recipient of 2011-2012 Distinguished Club Pin
Board of Directors, 2013 – present
Member, American Diabetes Foundation Broward County Walk-A-Thon, 2002
Board of Directors, Sgt. Slaughter Youth Foundation, 2001
Member, Jeff Dellenbach West Broward YMCA Celebrity Golf Classic Committee, 1999
Member, NSU Law Alumni Golf Classic Committee, 1999
Member, Charitable Celebrity Commission, 1995 – 1998
Bar Affiliations/Recognition
Broward County Award as Visionary Woman: Champion of Peace and Nonviolence, 2019
Admitted to practice law in Florida, District of Columbia, and New York
Admitted to practice before the Southern District of Florida Federal Court
Member: Florida Bar, Broward County Bar, District of Columbia Bar, and New York Bar
Member: Broward County Bar Association Sections: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Animal Law, Entertainment and Arts, and Real Property, Probate & Trust.
Professional Affiliations/Experience
Saunders, Curtis, Ginestra & Gore, P.A., President, Fort Lauderdale, FL October 2000 – present
Kelley Kronenberg, P.A., Of Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, FL March 2016 – March 2018
Arbitrator, Florida Court-Appointed Arbitrator Trained, 2009 – present
Mediator, Certified Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Trained Mediator, 2010 – present
Mediator, Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator and County Court Mediator, 2007 – present
Board of Directors, The Broward Bar Association, 2016 – 2018
Chair (2015 and 2016) and Member, The Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 2013 – 2016
Member, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Title Insurance Committee, 2012 – present
Member, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Real Property Finance and Lending Committee (Formerly Mortgages and Other Encumbrances), 2011 – present
Member, Approved Title Agent for Old Republic Title, 2006 – present
Member, Attorneys’ Real Estate Council of Broward County, 2003 – present (President 2009,Vice President and Treasurer 2007 – 2008, Secretary and Treasurer 2006, and Treasurer 2005)
Member, The Fund Circuit Advisory Team for Broward County, 2010 – present
National Football League, Management Council Law Clerk, New York, NY January – April 2000
Impact Sports, Legal Division Intern, Boca Raton, FL September – November 1998
The Dan Marino Foundation, Director (previously Office Manager and Special Events Coordinator), Fort Lauderdale, FL October 1994 – May 1998
Stringer Marketing Group, Account Manager, McLean, VA and Fort Lauderdale, FL March 1994 – August 1995
Sportacular Art, Office Manager, Fort Lauderdale, FL July 1994 – October 1994
Hill & Knowlton Public Affairs Worldwide Co., Health Care and Public Relations Intern, Washington, D.C. May 1992 – May 1993House of Commons, Sir Malcom Thornton, Member of Parliament, Research Assistant, London, England September – December 1991
Education/Training
Juris Doctor, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2000
Master of Arts – Public Communication, The American University, School of Communication, Washington, D.C. August 1994
Bachelor of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics and Government, The American University, School of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. May 1993 and Birkbeck College, London, England Fall semester September – December 1991
Grantsmanship Training, 1995
Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Mediation, 2013
Elder Mediation, 2013
Family Law Mediator, Trained (pending final certification)