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Christine Florez application package MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM - n D Q_ ctmc_Q� Last Name First Name Middle Initial Do 1�0_n 00 Home Address City State Zip Code No. 4*3� darvsq �tom_;x Q_!a1ma_j . A Home Telephone Work Telephone Cellular T hone Email addresgJ Business Name Occupation Business Address �, City Stat Zip Code Professional License(describe): N `.1 y� & U l�� Please attach a copy of currently effective professional license. Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4)a & b: Members of agencies, boards and committees shall be affiliated with the City; this requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a. An individual shall have been a resident of the City for a minimum of six months; or b. An individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the City for a minimum of six months. • Resident of Miami Beach for a minimum of six (6) months: YesIA or No • Demonstrates ownership/interest in a business in Miami Beach for a minimum of six months: Yes L42J or No • Are you a registered voter in Miami Beach: Yes or No • I am now a resident of: North Beach I.J South Beach Middle Beach •Jam applyi g for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list bel w: ,n !� lei ► QQ11 n rn 1 t �'-� n 1ve ir'�fhb (l X ua_+ and rh am, �0_&honc , • Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?Yes or Nom Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three 3 choices will be observed by the City Clerk's Office. 0 Ad Hoc Charter Review and Revision Board ❑Debarment Committee 0 Miami Beach Human Rights Committee 0 Ad Hoc Committee Centennial Celebration ❑Design Review Board* 0 Miami Beach Sister Cities Program 0 Ad Hoc Committee Flooding Task Force 0 Disability Access Committee ❑Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement 0 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee ❑Fine Arts Board ❑Parks and Recreation Facilities Board ❑Art in Public Places Committee ❑Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual and Transgender ❑Personnel Board Enhancement Committee GLBT 0 Beautification Committee ❑Golf Advisory Committee lanning Board ❑Bicycle-Pedestrian Adviso Committee ❑Health Advisory Committee ❑ olice Citizens Relations Committee 0 Board of Adjustment* ❑Health Facilities Authority Board ❑Production Industry Council ❑Budget Advisory Committee ❑Hispanic Affairs Committee ❑Safety Committee ❑Capital Improvements Projects Oversight 0 Historic Preservation Board ❑Single Family Residential Review Panel Committee ❑Committee on the Homeless ❑Housing Authority ❑Sustainability Committee 0 Committee for Quality Education in MB 0 Loan Review Committee ❑Tennis Advisory Committee 0 Community Development Advisory Committee 0 Marine Authority ❑Transportation and Parking Committee 0 Community Relations Board ❑Miami Beach Commission for Women ❑Visitor and Convention Authority ❑Convention Center Adviso Board ❑Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council 0 Youth Center Advisory Board ❑Waterfront Protection Committee * Board members are required to file Form 1 —"Statement of Financial Interest"with the State. If you seek appointment to a professional seat (e.g., lawyer, architect, etc.) on the Board of Adjustment, Design Review Board, Historic Preservation Board or Planning Board, attach a copy of your currently-effectively license, and furnish the following information: , Type of Professional License �� License Number ' ) License Issuance Date License Expiration Date F h 4 r _I Page 1 of 4 F:\CLER\$ALL\aFORMS\BOARD AND COMMITTEES\BC APPLICATION 46 BOARDS 12-16-2013.doc i °O Note: If applying for Youth Center Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center: 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board:Yes LJ No L3 Dates of Service: 2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your children:Yes U No U If yes, please list below the names of your children,their ages and the programs in which they participate: Child's name: Age: Program: Child's name: Age: Program: • Have you ever been convicted of a felony?Yes Ll or No If yes, please explain in detail: • Do you currently have a violation(s)of City of Miami Beach Code?Yes❑or Now If yes, please explain in detail: • Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money?Yes or No If yes, explain in detail: •Are you currently serving on any City Board or Committee?Yes❑or No If yes,which board/committee? • In what organization(s)in the City of Miami Beach do you currently old embership? Name� � r ^ 1 Positi n Name Position • List all properties Xwnd or in which y have an interest within the City of Miami Beach: •Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach?Yes❑or No Which department and title? • Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b): Do you have a parent ❑, spouse ❑, child ❑ brother❑ or sister❑ who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?Check all that a V I If"Yes,"identify person(s)and department(s): � �= The following information is voluntary and is neither part of your application nor has any bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with City diversity reporting requirements. Gender: Male LJ Female Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race? ❑ frican-American/Black ID ❑Asian or Pacific Islander ❑Native-American/American Indian ❑Other—Print Race: Page 2 of 4 F:\CLER\$ALL\aFORMS\BOARD AND COMMITTEES\BC APPLICATION 46 BOARDS 12-16-2013.doc Do you consider yourself to be Spanish, Hispanic or Latino/a? Mark the "No"box if not Spanish, Hispanic, Latino/a. No Yes Do you consider yourself Physically Disabled? 2�No Yes NOTE: IF APPOINTED,YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CERTAIN LAWS THAT APPLY TO CITY BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying City personnel(Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). • Prohibition from contracting with the City(Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). • Prohibition from lobbying before the board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office(Miami Beach City Code section 2-26). • Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). • CMB Community Development Advisory Committee: prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office, from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself, or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties(CFR 570.611). • Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law regarding open government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic right of access to most meetings of boards, commissions and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities. • Voting conflict—Form 8B is for use by any person serving at the county, city or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council, commission, authority or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes. Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk. I HER BY ATT T O,THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND L BIDE BY P R 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CIT FFICERS, E L YEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STA E ACCOR IN LY." V2, 1 igna i tu--r-e Date Name of Applicant(PLEASE PRINT) Received in the Cit erk' Office by : Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date PLEASE REMEMBER TO ATTACH A CURRENT RESUME, PHOTOGRAPH AND A COPY OF ANY APPLICABLE PROFESSIONAL LICENSE. ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS, IF NECESSARY, TO PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION. Page 3 of 4 F:\CLER\$ALL\aFORMS\BOARD AND COMMITTEES\BC APPLICATION 46 BOARDS 12-16-2013.doc MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CityClerk @miamibeachfl.gov Telephone: 305.673.7411 Fax: 305.673.7254 Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with Miami- Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Provision Code Section 2-11.1(i) (2) Board Member's Name: understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Requirements. This means that the members of City Advisory Boards, whose sole or primary responsibility is to recommend legislation or give advice to the City Commission, must file, even though they may have been recently appointed. One of the following forms must be filed with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year. 1. A "Source of lincomie Statement" For your convenience, the form is attached. The form can also be downloaded at: http://www.miamidade-gov/elections/Library/source of income statement.pd 2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)" For your convenience, the form is attached. The form can also be downloaded at: http://www.ethics.state.fl.us/ethics/forms.htmi 3. A Copy of your 2013 Federal Income Tax Return Fail re to file dine of ese forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine Of o ore th n�$500, 0 days in jail or both. j Z Zv l Signa e Date Updated: Monday, December 16,2013 Page 4 of 4 F:\CLER\$ALL\aFORMS\BOARD AND COMMITTEES\BC APPLICATION 46 BOARDS 12-16-2013.doc I CHRISTINE G. FLOREZ 800 West Avenue#241, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 305-240-4459-chrisgflorez @gmail.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Miami Beach United Director, Board of Directors (Volunteer), June 2012- Present. WEST AVENUE CORRIDOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (WAvNA), Miami Beach, Florida Co-Founder and President(Volunteer), January 2012— Present Founded the West Avenue Corridor Neighborhood Association of Miami Beach to address lack of neighborhood organization in light of rapidly changing community dynamics. WAvNA represents the interests of the nearly 10,000 residents and businesses within in the boundaries of the association. WAvNA has effectively built capacity to engage residents on important issues impacting quality of life; to forward concepts of compatible mixed-use development; to incentivize residential development; and to cement the pedestrian-friendly character of the neighborhood.. Condominium Board of Directors, Miami Beach, Florida President(Volunteer), 2010—2011 Volunteered as Board President and worked to build consensus to stabilize faltering condominium association. BAIN & COMPANY, New York, New York Manager, Global PR Intelligence—2006-2007 Developed strategy for intelligence gathering and dissemination in support of the firm's global PR goals. Efforts focused competitive, industry, and firm media relations intelligence and measuring impact of communications program objectives through the Public Relations Exchange system. ACCENTURE, New York, New York Manager—2000-2006 Drove media relations analysis and research efforts in support of corporate strategic communications programs, industry analyst relations, investor relations and C-Suite executive outreach to internal and external stakeholders. ARC eCONSULTANCY, New York, New York Director of Research—2000 Led analysis and research team efforts to support and provide value-add in alignment with company business development and client acquisition plans. BURSON-MARSTELLER, New York, New York Manager, New York Knowledge Center— 1995-2000 Directed operations and team activities for the company's Knowledge Center with annual revenues of $650K. Established and allocated $750K annual print and digital purchasing budget. Managed staff of 3 FTE with $100K annual payroll. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Management New York University, New York, New York Master of Library Science Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York Personal Biography Christine Florez Christine Florez is a leader in her community having founded the West Avenue Corridor Neighborhood Association in January 2012. WAvNA advocates for the interests of a diverse community bounded by 51" Street north to 17t" Street and from the west side of Alton Road to the Bay. The community is home to near) residents y 10 000 r es de is and a number of businesses in one of the most densely populated areas on the east coast. The Corridor is a highly pedestrian/bike friendly urban y neighborhood that represents some of the best living options on Miami Beach. In addition, Christine is a Board member of Miami Beach United (MBU). Through MBU, Christine has recently been involved in efforts to change the City Charter to include formal recognition of neighborhood associations and to strengthen resident rights. Christine's professional experience centers in public relations research. She holds a Master's degree in library science from Pratt University and an undergraduate degree in business from New York University. Her professional experience includes management, analysis, primary and secondary research and demographic profiling. Christine worked for top-tier firms in public relations and management consulting including Burson-Marsteller, when it was headed by Harold Burson, considered to be the father of public relations, Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting, and Bain & Company. In addition, she worked for NBC on the news programs The Today Show and Weekend Nightly News. The demanding work environments instilled a high degree of professionalism; standards for work product; customer service; and diligence in follow through. She managed a research department with a budget in excess of $600K with a separate research database expense of over $1 million. Her management efforts have resulted in more efficient department collaboration, responsive customer service, cost savings and increased training. Other experience includes working on media outreach programs for national brands. Through WAvNA, to advocate for resident and business needs, Christine engaged in capacity building that focused on the community's assets with fact-based analysis. WAvNA's capacity building efforts included: • Using research, photography, articles and social activities to create an ongoing narrative of our community's strengths. • Increasing membership from the original two to a mailing list of over 1,000 names. • Defining strategy for zoning changes to encourage development reflective of the community's changed demographics - younger and mostly year-round resident population than in previous years. • Establishing different opportunities for engaging stakeholders, including neighborhood social activities, to build a sense of community. • Educating members and other stakeholders about government and City programs, master plans, strategies and funding methods. • Using cost-effective tools, data and services as basis for decision-making and outreach. • Using demographic research to profile the community's residents that reflects the true personality of the neighborhood rather than perceptions based on historical notions of the population. Christine made Miami Beach her permanent residence in 2008. Christine lived in New York City for over thirty years but she visited frequently after her mother retired almost 20 years ago to South Beach. Though not as concrete, her ties to the community extend further back as she and her family spent much time traveling to South Florida for vacation and other reasons for many years. Her paternal grandfather, Juan Florez, came to Miami from Cuba via Key West in 1910. Soon after, his family moved to New York City. Professional Experience 206-2007 — Manager, Global PR Intelligence, BAIN & COMPANY, New York, New York 2000-2006 — Manager, ACCENTURE, New York, New York 2000 — Director of Research, ARC eCONSULTANCY, New York, New York 1995-2000 — Manager, New York Knowledge Center, BURSON-MARSTELLER, New York, New York 1981 — 1998 — Various Positions, NBC: Today Show, Weekend Nightly News and WNBC Radio, New York, New York Civic Activities MIAMI BEACH UNITED, Director, 2012 WEST AVENUE CORRIDOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (WAvNA), Miami Beach, Florida, Founder and President (Volunteer), January 2012 — Present SOUTH BAY CLUB, President, Condominium Board of Directors, Miami Beach, Florida 59 WEST 12TH STREET, Director, Condominium Board of Directors, New York, New York - 'r ,�� ,�-- �r �� :��.� �.. u �. ,. s