The Certificate Program for Elected Municipal Officials has grown to more than 225 recipients in its third year. This annual certificate achievement program rewards municipal officials for their commitment and dedication to training and continuing education.

The program offers three certificate levels:

  • Level One: Bronze Certificate of Merit
  • Level Two: Silver Certificate of Leadership
  • Level Three: Gold Certificate of Excellence

Recipients participated in the certificate program between July 2024 and July 2025. Learn more at flcities.com/certificate.

 

Gold Certificate

Diana Adams, Councilmember, City of West Melbourne

Jen Ahearn-Koch, Commissioner, City of Sarasota

NanDrycka King Albert, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Midway

Omar Arroyo, Commissioner, City of Haines City

Antonio V. Arserio, Vice Mayor, City of Margate

Patrick Austin, Commissioner, City of Sanford

Gary Ball, Commissioner, City of Bartow

Charles Bare, Councilmember, City of Pensacola

Thomas Barnhorn, Councilor, City of Seminole

Pat Bentley, Deputy Mayor, City of West Melbourne

B.J. Bishop, Commissioner, Town of Longboat Key

Dorothea Taylor Bogert, Mayor, City of Auburndale

Rufus J. Borom, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Teresa Watkins Brown, Councilwoman, City of Fort Myers

Doug Bryant, Councilmember, City of Mount Dora

William E. Brynes, Councilmember, City of Perry

Phyllis Butlien, Vice Mayor, City of DeBary

Bertell Butler, IV, Councilmember, City of New Port Richey

Alex Cam, Vice Mayor, City of Auburndale

Justin R. Campbell, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Jolien Caraballo, Vice Mayor, City of Port St. Lucie

Carolyn Cassidy, Commissioner, Town of Ocean Ridge

Jeremy Clark, Vice Mayor, City of Davenport

Christopher M. Cloudman, Mayor, City of DeLand

Sanquetta Cowan-Williams, Vice Mayor, City of Pahokee

Gloria Cox, Mayor, City of Monticello

Patrick DeGrave, Vice Mayor, City of Fruitland Park

Thomas E. DeVille, Councilmember, Town of Penney Farms

Lisa Kane DeVitto, Commissioner, City of Crescent City

Jack Dearmin, Commissioner, City of Lake Alfred

Susy Diaz, Deputy Mayor, City of Greenacres

Kevin Docherty, Council President, Town of Ocean Breeze

Ed Dodd, Councilmember, City of Sebastian

Kimberly Downing, Commissioner, City of Haines City

Todd Drosky, Mayor, City of Deerfield Beach

Roger Eckert, Vice Mayor, City of Lake Helen

Joe Elliott, Commissioner, City of Wildwood

Sam Fite, Mayor, City of Bowling Green

Michael D. Gattis, Mayor, City of Belleair Beach

Charlotte Gillis, Vice Mayor, City of Edgewater

Kimberly Glas-Castro, Assistant Village Manager, Village of Palm Springs

Penny Gold, Commissioner, Town of Longboat Key

Sandy Golding, Councilmember, City of Jacksonville Beach

Brian Grainger, Commissioner, City of Panama City

Jordan Helms, Commissioner, City of Auburndale

John Eric Hoover, Mayor, City of Port Richey

Denise Horland, Councilmember, City of Plantation

Tim Horvath, Councilor, City of Neptune Beach

Michael P. Howard, Councilor, Town of Indian Shores

Linda Hudson, Mayor, City of Fort Pierce

Richard Dallis Hunter, Councilman, Town of Hilliard

Bertell Butler, IV, Councilmember, City of New Port Richey

Kenny Johnson, Councilman, City of Palm Bay

Will Jones, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Jason Jones, Vice Mayor, City of Plant City

N’Kosi L. Jones, Vice Mayor, City of Bowling Green

John S. Jones, Jr., Councilmember, City of Monticello

Curtis Johnson, Jr., Commissioner, City of Fort Pierce

Keith Keene, Councilmember, City of Arcadia

Barbara King, Commissioner, City of South Bay

Lorraine Koss, Councilwoman, City of Cocoa

Greg Langowski, Vice Mayor, City of Westlake

William “B.J.” Laurie, Vice Mayor, City of Crescent City

Janice Lucas, Commissioner, City of Panama City

Sarah Malega, Vice Mayor, City of Lake Worth Beach

Lisa Martin, Vice Mayor, City of New Smyrna Beach

Mimi May, Commissioner, City of Lake Worth Beach

Matthew McMillan, Commissioner, City of Longwood

Roger Michaud, Mayor, Town of Lake Park

Mike Miller, Mayor, City of Sanibel

Nancy J. Miller, Mayor, City of Daytona Beach Shores

Stephanie Morgan, Councilwoman, City of Port St. Lucie

Janice D. Mortimer, Vice Mayor, City of Starke

Chandra L. Myers, Councilmember, City of Clermont

Christopher R. Nunn, Councilmember, City of Sebastian

Bernard W. Oder, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Mary Esther

Karen M. Ostrand, Mayor, Town of Ocean Breeze

Nicholas Pachota, Mayor, City of Venice

Lois Paritsky, Mayor, Town of Ponce Inlet

Trish Pfeiffer, Commissioner, City of Bartow

Stephen Phrampus, Councilmember, City of West Melbourne

Karen Rafferty, Commissioner, City of Belleair Bluffs

Thomas B. Reid, Vice Mayor, City of South Pasadena

Betty Resch, Mayor, City of Lake Worth Beach

David Roberts, Commissioner, City of Belleair Bluffs

Cal Rolfson, Councilmember, City of Mount Dora

Betty Rzewnicki, Commissioner, City of St. Pete Beach

William G. Schaetzle, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Niceville

Kimberly Ann Schmitz, Vice Mayor, Village of Palm Springs

Ann Sexton, Mayor, City of Paxton

Thomas E. Shelly, Deputy Mayor, Town of Belleair

Nancy Sikes-Kline, Mayor, City of St. Augustine

Joshua Simmons, Commissioner, City of Coral Springs

Joanne Simone, Commissioner, City of Margate

Holly D. Smith, Vice Mayor, City of Sanibel

Alexander Smith, Commissioner, City of Apopka

Fortuna Smukler, Commissioner, City of North Miami Beach

Latisha “Trish” Springer, Councilor, City of Seminole

Bill Steinke, Councilmember, City of Cape Coral

Sarah Stoeckel, Councilmember, City of Titusville

Judy Wertz Strickland, Mayor, City of Arcadia

April Sutton, Councilmember, City of Mary Esther

Stuart Tettemer, Mayor, City of Panama City Beach

Judith Thomas, Commissioner, Town of Lake Park

Kathy Washington, Mayor, Town of Welaka

Morris West, Mayor, City of Haines City

B. Whitten, Mayor, City of Crestview

Marc Wigder, Councilmember, City of Boca Raton

Dianne Williams-Cox, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Tallahassee

Don Willis, Councilmember, City of Cape Canaveral

Brandon L. Young, Councilman, City of South Daytona

Silver Certificate

Francisco Arreola, Commissioner, City of Bowling Green

Raymond Beliveau, Councilor, City of Seminole

Michael C. Blake, Mayor, City of Cocoa

Traci L. Callari, Commissioner, City of Hollywood

Rodney A. Cannon, Mayor, Town of Zolfo Springs

James Carter, Councilmember, City of Lake City

Karyn Cunningham, Mayor, Village of Palmetto Bay

Diana Davis, Vice Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Juno Beach

Joyce Davis, Mayor, City of Dania Beach

Dennis Dawson, Councilmember, City of Mount Dora

Alison Dennington, Mayor, Town of Melbourne Beach

Neil Devine, Vice Mayor, City of Mulberry

Yvette Drucker, Councilmember, City of Boca Raton

Mark Franks, Mayor, Town of Shalimar

Arnold S. Gaines, Commissioner, City of Fort Pierce

John Gunter, Mayor, City of Cape Coral

Michael Hensley, Vice Mayor, Town of Lake Park

Jeff Hmara, Mayor, Village of Royal Palm Beach

Liston D. Bochette, III, Councilman, City of Fort Myers

Keith W. Babb, Jr., Mayor, City of Pahokee

Shayla Macias, Councilwoman, City of Fellsmere

Joseph McMullen, Commissioner, Town of Oakland

JohnPaul “J.P.” O’Connor, Mayor, City of Westlake

Patti Reed, Councilmember, City of Pinellas Park

Chelsea S. Reed, Councilmember, City of Palm Beach Gardens

Katrina Richardson, Councilmember, City of Monticello

Nina Rodenroth, Mayor, City of Keystone Heights

Jan Rodusky, Councilwoman, Village of Royal Palm Beach

Everett D. McPherson, Sr., Commissioner, City of Pahokee

Debbie Trice, Commissioner, City of Sarasota

Gary Werner, Councilman, City of Westlake

Janet Wilson, Vice Mayor, City of Indian Rocks Beach

Molly Young, Mayor, Village of Tequesta

Chevella Young, Councilmember, City of Lake City

Bronze Certificate

Maria Antuña, Councilwoman, Village of Wellington

Joseph Barkley, III, Vice Mayor, City of Belleair Bluffs

Tanya K. Bhatt, Commissioner, City of Miami Beach

Anthony Bonna, Councilman, City of Port St. Lucie

Sandra L. Bradbury, Mayor, City of Pinellas Park

Felicia Brunson, Mayor, City of West Park

Michael Cadore, Councilman, City of Rockledge

Clemente  Canabal, Councilman, City of Homestead

Joy F. Cooper, Mayor, City of Hallandale Beach

Roberta Correa, Mayor, City of Palatka

Ruben A. Coto, Commissioner, Town of Surfside

Louie Davis, Mayor, City of Waldo

Tom Davis, Councilman, City of Homestead

Annie Henderson Davis, Commissioner, City of Palatka

Arden Dickey, Commissioner, City of Treasure Island

Sue Ditty, Mayor, Town of Melbourne Village

Adam Dyer, Councilmember, City of Indian Harbour Beach

Natasha L. Ervin, Commissioner, City of Opa-locka

Joshua D. Fuller, Councilmember, Town of Bay Harbor Islands

Copley Gerdes, Council Chair, City of St. Petersburg

Carol Gillespie, Commissioner, City of Lake Wales

Adam W. Greenway, Councilmember, City of Frostproof

Harold Grimm, Vice Mayor, City of Orange City

DD Halpern, Councilmember, Town of Juno Beach

Ronte R. Harris, Commissioner, City of Quincy

Pamn Henderson, Mayor, City of Callaway

David Henson, Mayor, City of Casselberry

William Hodgkins, Commissioner, Town of Pembroke Park

Michael Hudak, Commissioner, City of Deerfield Beach

Robin Hughes, Councilmember, City of Mascotte

Joseph Barkley, III, Commissioner, City of Belleair Bluffs

Albert L. Polk, IV, Commissioner, City of South Bay

Kay Jackson, Councilmember, City of Cape Canaveral

Ricky Jernigan, Councilmember, City of Lake City

Chloe Johnson, Commissioner, City of Winter Garden

Rahman Johnson, Ph.D., Councilmember, City of Jacksonville

LaWanda Jones, Commissioner, City of Chiefland

Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor, City of Okeechobee

Sarah Karon, Commissioner, Town of Longboat Key

Bridget Keating, Mayor, Town of Lake Clarke Shores

Aimee Kelley, Commissioner, City of Boynton Beach

Patti King, Mayor, City of Flagler Beach

John R. King, Councilmember, Town of Fort Myers Beach

Karen Lythgoe, Mayor, Town of Lantana

Henry Mead, Vice Mayor, City of Weston

Nicholas Menchise, Councilor, Town of Indian Shores

Dawn Miller, Mayor, Town of Hillsboro Beach

Fran Nachlas, Deputy Mayor, City of Boca Raton

Dr. Beverly A. Nash, Mayor, City of Quincy

Antonio “Tony” Ortiz, Commissioner, City of Orlando

Arthur Penny, Mayor, City of South Pasadena

Valli Perrine, Commissioner, City of New Smyrna Beach

Timothy Perry, Councilman, Town of Sneads

Rahman Johnson, Ph.D., Councilmember, City of Jacksonville

Kristen Pita, Commissioner, City of Eagle Lake

Tom Plaut, Commissioner, City of Deerfield Beach

Albert L. Polk, IV, Commissioner, City of South Bay

Orlando  Puyol, Councilmember, Village of North Palm Beach

Iliana Ramos-Jones, Commissioner, City of Winter Garden

Robert L. Rease, Commissioner, City of Belle Glade

Tim Reed, Commissioner, Town of Melbourne Beach

Ethan Register, Councilman, City of Panama City Beach

Joanne Ribble, Mayor, Village of Estero

Treva Roberts, Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Lady Lake

Maria Rodriguez, Commissioner, City of Pembroke Pines

Craig Russell, Commissioner, City of Winter Park

Isaac Salver, Mayor, Town of Bay Harbor Islands

Arlene R. Schwartz, Mayor, City of Margate

Charles E. Shaw, Mayor, City of Greenacres

Steven A. Sheffield, Mayor, City of Mascotte

Amanda Silvestri, Councilwoman, Village of Wellington

Laura Simpson, Vice Mayor, City of Bartow

Ron Smith, Councilmember, City of Venice

Suzy S. Sofer, Commissioner, City of Belleair Bluffs

Abby J. Stafford, Commissioner, City of Lighthouse Point

Douglas Stauffer, Councilmember, City of Niceville

Robyn Still, Councilmember, City of Marathon

Robert Stuart, Commissioner, City of Orlando

Fabiola Stuyvesant, Commissioner, City of Sunny Isles Beach

Lynda Thompson, Commissioner, City of South Pasadena

Andy Thomson, Councilmember, City of Boca Raton

Dean J. Trantalis, Mayor, City of Fort Lauderdale

Otis T. Wallace, Mayor, City of Florida City

Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor, City of Okeechobee

Skip White, Councilmember, Town of Ponce Inlet

Rosemary Wilsen, Commissioner, City of Ocoee

Voncyle Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Madison