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