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Christine A. Butler application pending photoCITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM ButlerChristineA NAME: First Name Last Name Middle Initial FL33139 HOME ADDRESS : 1446 Meridian AvenueMiami Beach Home No./StreetState Apt No.City Zip Code cabutler017@yahoo.com 305-535-2936954-336-7121 PHONE : WorkEmail Address HomeFax Assistant General Counsel Business Name: ChildNet Position: 313 North State Road 7 PlantationFL33317 Address: State CityZip Code Street Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an indi months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest Yes No Yes South Beach circle one): I am now a resident of: Legal, compliance, and governance corporate counsel with a highl No 123Please note that only three (3) Please list your preferences in order of ranking [] first choice [] second choice, and [] third choice. choices will be observed by the City Clerks Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1:Health Advisory Committee Choice 2:Personnel Board Choice 3: Miami Beach Human Rights Committee Note : If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your aff 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: if yes, please list the names of your children, their No 2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your chil ages, and which programs. List below: No Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: No Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codeIf yes, please explain in detail: No Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:If yes, please explain in detail: No Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:If yes, which board? What organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently h List all properties owned or have an interest in, which are loca No I am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:Which department? The following information is voluntary and is neither part of yo being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting r Gender:Female Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race?White Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself t Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spani No No Physically Challenged: NOTEIf appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which : These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Co o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served o Beach Code section 2-26). Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (M o (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibiti from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Co or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the applica VII of the City Code Standards of Conduct for City Officers, I Christine Butler agreed to the following terms on 2/18/2014 9: Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No.Date CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM ButlerChristineA NAME: First Name Last Name Middle Initial FL33139 HOME ADDRESS : 1446 Meridian AvenueMiami Beach Home No./StreetState Apt No.City Zip Code cabutler017@yahoo.com 305-535-2936954-336-7121 PHONE : WorkEmail Address HomeFax Assistant General Counsel Business Name: ChildNet Position: 313 North State Road 7 PlantationFL33317 Address: State CityZip Code Street Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an indi months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest Yes No Yes South Beach circle one): I am now a resident of: Legal, compliance, and governance corporate counsel with a highl No 123Please note that only three (3) Please list your preferences in order of ranking [] first choice [] second choice, and [] third choice. choices will be observed by the City Clerks Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1:Health Advisory Committee Choice 2:Personnel Board Choice 3: Miami Beach Human Rights Committee Note : If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your aff 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: if yes, please list the names of your children, their No 2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your chil ages, and which programs. List below: No Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: No Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codeIf yes, please explain in detail: No Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:If yes, please explain in detail: No Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:If yes, which board? What organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently h List all properties owned or have an interest in, which are loca No I am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:Which department? The following information is voluntary and is neither part of yo being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting r Gender:Female Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race?White Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself t Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spani No No Physically Challenged: NOTEIf appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which : These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Co o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served o Beach Code section 2-26). Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (M o (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibiti from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Co or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the applica VII of the City Code Standards of Conduct for City Officers, I Christine Butler agreed to the following terms on 2/18/2014 9: Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No.Date Christine A. Butler JD, CCEP 1446 Meridian Avenue ● Miami Beach, FL ● 305-535-2936; 415-595-6156 ● cabutler017@yahoo.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Highly qualified legal counsel, litigator and trusted advisor. Over 15 years progressively responsible experience representing and counseling organizations, board directors, and executives on policies, procedures, ethics, employment, governance, privacy and business practices to achieve sustained regulatory, legal, and accreditation compliance. Proven ability to leverage legal knowledge and business acumen to devise high-impact strategies and compliance initiatives to benefit organization through risk and cost mitigation. Demonstrated influential leadership, advocacy and consensus building to achieve positive results and facilitate optimal mission achievement. Core Competencies Corporate Compliance & Ethics (CCEP) Leadership Facilitation; Consensus Building Project Management (Lean Six Sigma) Risk Management Cross-Functional Team Collaboration Policy & Procedure - Design, Oversight Litigation Training - Assess, Design, Deploy Investigation; Audit Strategic Planning Communication, Oral & Written Professional Experience ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Assistant General Counsel 2005 – present In House Counsel 2004 – 2005 ChildNet, Inc.; Plantation, Florida Serve as deputy director of legal department, corporate secretary, and compliance counsel. Represent corporation in transactional and litigation matters through direct representation and outside counsel management, to include employment, contract, regulatory, corporate, governance, and patent/trademark. Evaluate legal, regulatory requirements and trends for business impact and actual, potential enterprise risk, to include government contracts, procurement, conflict of interest, and privacy concerns such as HIPAA and data. Lead compliance and ethics efforts through assessment, investigation, audit and training. Identify system gaps, recommend actions and facilitate remediation plans. Integral member, leader in development, execution of business strategies.  Promoted to Assistant General Counsel after one year as in-house counsel due to innovation and exceeding performance goals.  Created Code of Conduct and Ethics, Board of Directors Manual, Conflict of Interest Policy and process, and over 65% of corporate policies and procedures; created, actively monitor centralized development, continuous quality review process.  Created, developed and oversee governance and ethics infrastructure resulting in perfect accreditation score in Ethics and Governance for organization in initial corporate accreditation by the Council on Accreditation in areas of Network and Services.  Developed compliance audit process to proactively identify, mitigate legal and regulatory compliance issues and risk exposure, including development of standards, metrics and leveraging existing resources to maximize cost efficiencies.  Lead, Champion Lean Six Sigma projects to include strategic planning efforts, compliance issues and white paper initiatives for internal and external audiences.  Assess, develop and deploy trainings to educate employees, board members, and external stakeholders, on compliance, policies, procedures, law, diversity and ethics facilitating individual employee accountability, corporate compliance, and overall stakeholder satisfaction. Over 30 trainings designed; 100’s provided.  Governance legal advisor to include procedural, compliance, risk, and legal guidance to Board of Directors. Led reformation of single entity to infrastructure supported parent, multiple SMLLCs and additional subsidiaries.  Facilitated acquisition and transition of system of care as leadership team member, netting increase of over 35% in contract monies; shortest transition since initiation of privatization.  Successfully represented corporation before Florida Governor Blue Ribbon Panel inquiry into corporate safety measures. Led to key role in development of related administrative rules and related process for state-wide compliance.  Advocate for client before regulators, legislative process, and administrative rulemaking sessions, written and oral, to impact developing compliance standards to advance corporate interest and enhance performance, compliance consistent with internal and external metrics.  Garnered industry and national awards and recognition for corporation as member of leadership team in excelling in areas of performance and innovation.  Service on multiple industry related panels/committees, utilizing skills in public speaking, writing, and relationship development, to garner results to benefit of client. Assistant District Legal Counsel 1997 - 2004 State of Florida - CLS Division Department of Children and Families; Miami, Florida Division Lead for team of attorneys in civil prosecution for State of Florida. Appeared before criminal, family, juvenile, probate courts, as well as administrative officers. Responsible for litigation process including hearings, trials, depositions, expert witnesses, discovery preparation and record production, as well as filing motions, memoranda of law, and trial catalogs. Attended mediations and conferences; negotiated plea agreements. Advised on Federal and State administrative laws for the purpose of compliance in State’s execution of duties and development of procedures to comply.  Litigated over 200 contested trials from evolving portfolio of over 75 active litigation cases with a 99.9% success rate. Represented State in over 500 cases with high reputation for prosecuting with integrity.  Responsible for the supervision and mentoring of division attorneys, as well as State case management, before the Courts.  Served on Statewide Task Force, developed standardized administrative procedures and tools in overhaul of agency’s administrative code for statewide consistency and compliance with Federal and State laws.  Served on initial Florida Model Court initiative using cross agency stakeholder collaboration to identify new approaches to addressing multiple issues and divisional cases.  Developed and delivered trainings and presentations, including national conference presentations regarding decision making through consensus building. Other Legal Experience Civil Litigation Attorney; Florida Senate Legislative Legal Intern CA Butler JD, CCEP cabutler017@yahoo.com Education ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Florida State University College of Law; Tallahassee, Florida Juris Doctorate 1995 Oxford University College of Law; Oxford, England Legal Courses 1994 Florida State University (English); Tallahassee, Florida Graduate Courses 1992 Florida State University (English); Tallahassee, Florida Bachelor of Arts 1991 Professional Credentials ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Bar Admission State Bar of Florida, 1995 – present Certifications Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP); SCCE, 2012 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt; Harrington Institute, 2009 Florida Bar Certified Diversity Trainer; The Florida Bar; 2013 Certified Quality Advisor; State of Florida, 2011 th Professional Recognition Author; Florida Juvenile Law and Practice, 12 Edition, Chapter 15 Disposition; The Florida Bar; October 2011 WorkForce Optimas Award for General Excellence, 2012 Florida Bar Juvenile Rules Committee, 2007 – present Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Visio CA Butler JD, CCEP cabutler017@yahoo.com