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Gail Harris Application PackageHarris Gail LNAME: Last Name First Name Middle Initial 5725 North Bay Road Miami BeachHOME ADDRESS: Apt No.Home No./Street City Fl 33140 State Zip Code 3058647662 7862104814PHONE: Home Work gailkayharris@gmail.com Email Address Miami Beach Street 975 Arthur Godfrey Rd Ste. 303 City Florida State 33140 Zip Code Address: Gail L. Harris, LCSW Position:Business Name:Psychotherapist/licensed clinical social worker Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and 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. YesƔ5HVLGHQWRI0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ'HPRQVWUDWHDQRZQHUVKLSLQWHUHVWLQDEXVLQHVVLQ0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ$UH\RXDUHJLVWHUHGYRWHULQ0LDPL%HDFK Ɣ3OHDVHcircle one): I am now a resident of: Ɣ,DPDSSO\LQJIRUDQDSSRLQWPHQWEHFDXVH,KDYHVSHFLDODELOLWLHVNQRZOHGJHDQGH[SHULHQFH3OHDVHOLVWEHORZ Ɣ$UH\RXSUHVHQWO\DUHJLVWHUHGOREE\LVWZLWKWKH&LW\RI0LDPL%HDFK" Yes Yes Middle Beach No I am a good listener and have been a communication professional for over 25 years helping people solve problems and finding 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. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: Personnel Board Art in Public Places Committee Cultural Arts Council No2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your children Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center: 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: ages, and which programs. List below: if yes, please list the names of your children, their CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM * 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 _______________________ Name Title Temple Beth Sholom member Temple Emanuel member la gorce CC social member NoƔHave you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔAre you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board? personnel ƔWhat organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? ƔList all properties owned or have an interest in, which are located within the City of Miami Beach: Property 5725 North Bay Rd miami Beach ƔI am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:No Which department? 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 federal equal opportunity reporting requirements. FemaleGender: Physically Challenged:No White Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race? Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be. Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No NOTE: If appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which apply to city board/committee members. These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26). o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). (re: 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). Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk. “I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.” I Gail Harris agreed to the following terms on Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date Resume Gail L. Harris Univ. of Miami 1961-B.Ed. ; 1966 M.Ed. Barry University 1987 MSW, 1991- LCSW Work Experience: Teacher: Elem. Educ. 1961-66 ‘79-81 Jewish Family Service: 1984-1991 Private practice : Psychotherapy 1991-present : Individual, Couples and Group Therapy with Adults….self esteem; loss and bereavement; marital therapy, ; divorce and family issues; aging; women issues; sexual abuse and victims of domestic violence; Holocaust survivors; life transitions Adjunct professor – Barry University- one semester on Women’s studies Community activities: Some examples Jewish Family Service Bd. 1984-86 Central Agency of Jewish Educ. Bd…1980-2012 (30+)yrs Greater Miami Jewish Federation- Women’s Dept….Now women’s philanthropy Chaired: Development; education, Shalom Bayit, Founding member of Gesher Program; Miami Beach area Board, Chaired Commission on Status of Women on Miami Beach 2005-2007 Board member: Hebrew Academy 20011-2015 (present) March of Living Participant: 1990,1994,98,2006,.2010 Chaired Lay committee for March of Living 1998+ City of Miami Beach: Committee for Homeless (2010-2/2017) Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse….over 18 years Personnel Committee on City of Miami Beach ( 3/2017) Groups –on going: Facilitate Holocaust Survivor Group for those having attended the March of the Living….1990 – present (.MOL Holocaust survivors) Fabulous Fifties Group…ongoing for twenty one years to present Women survivors of Sexual Abuse…..- Facilitator for The Listener’s Program for Miami-Dade County – Schools: North Dade area….2006-present Workshops : Celebrating Aging: A Four week program designed for women 60+ February , 2014 - present Women’s transitions – at Barry Univ. Group work with Holocaust Survivors at Barry Univ. and Univ. of Miami Stress Management: Women’s health Forum: Mt. Sinai Hospital International Meeting of Association for Death and Dying in Washington, DC…Speaker on : Resiliancy in Holocaust Survivors…. From couplehood to parenthood…..07-present Parent workshops: Step Parenting …at various schools and temples Effective communication skills…to parents; students, couples From invisibility to Visibility ; a guide for women 60 and beyond…Jan. 24, 2017 at Greater Miami Jewish Federation Private practice: 1993- (toPresent ) Individual, Couples and Group Therapy: 333 W. 41 street Miami Beach, Florida 33140 Awards: Women Worth Knowing Award for City of Miami Beach presented by Commission on Status of Women -2008 Book : co-author as of January- 2017 Journey From Invisibility to Visibility -A Guide for Women 60 and Beyond by: Gail K. Harris, Marilyn C. Lesser, PhD, Cindy T. Soloway, www.womensguidetoaging.com