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Judy Waldman
Vice Mayor

Judy Waldman

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Judy Waldman was first elected to the City Council in November 2001. She was re-elected for an additional 4-year term in November 2005. In November 2009, she was elected Councilwoman for Council Seat #6 for a four-year term, and Vice Mayor for a two-year term. She currently serves as Councilwoman for Council Seat #3 for which she was elected in November of 2011 for a four-year term.

Vice Mayor Waldman's council committees include Management Review, Tourism, Elected Officials Pension Board, Charter Review, Marketing/Public Relations and Parks/Recreation. In addition, she is the City's liaison to Main Street, Seminole Theater Restoration and the Historic Preservation Board.
Vice Mayor Waldman is very active in the community and has assisted in fund-raising efforts for many worthwhile organizations. She and her husband, Dr. Mervin Waldman, founded the Little Angels Foundation in 1999 on whose Board she serves as chair. The Little Angels Foundation supports children with developmental, learning, and emotional problems.
The awards she has received include the Athena Award, the American Cancer Society Volunteer of the Year Award, the American Cancer Society Woman of the Year Award, the American Business Women's Association Woman of the Year Award and the prestigious In the Company of Women honored her as a Pioneer in 2005.
Under her leadership, Vice Mayor Waldman's accomplishments during her 10 years in public office include:

  • Establishment of the City's first Tourism Committee.
  • Adoption of the first city-wide Parks Master Plan that included improvements to all of the community parks. Phase I of the 37-acre Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park is nearly complete.
  • Expansion and renovation of the City of Homestead's Community Center.
  • Development of and support for the Biscayne-Everglades Greenway Project that consists of a multi-purpose park and trail system that connects Biscayne National Park to Everglades National Park.
  • As Management Review Chair, initiation of a national search to recruit a new City Manager.
  • Establishment of a Task Force which made recommendations for improvements in the City's Customer Service Division.
  • Organized the First Biscayne/Everglades Greenway Bike Festival that has become an annual City event.

 

Vice Mayor Waldman grew up in Homestead and graduated from South Dade High School. She attended Miami-Dade College and completed several business courses from the University of Miami. Vice Mayor Waldman is a fulltime licensed Realtor-Associate with Prudential Florida Realty and owns and operates a mortgage investment company. She and her husband have one son and two grandchildren.


Updated 03/04/11