The Honorable Michelle J. Gomez
Mayor, City of Tamarac
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 Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Resiliency and Affordable Housing Committee (RAHC), 2022 – present
- 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.
- Broward County Award as Visionary Woman: Champion of Peace and Nonviolence, 2019
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 2020 – present, 2007 – 2008, Treasurer 2007 – 2008, Secretary and Treasurer 2006, and Treasurer 2005)
- Member, The Fund Circuit Advisory Team for Broward County, 2010 – 2019
- 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 1993 - House 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)