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Oroza Lourdes
5825 Collins Avenue Apt. 10F Miami Beach Florida 33140
786.514.7567 Orozal@bellsouth.net
NA Retired
I am a retired college administrator with extensive leadership experience working in complex
organizations. I have been a resident of Miami Beach since 1985 and love my community.
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● Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach Code? Yes or No If yes, please explain in detail:
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5825 Collins Avenue Apt. 10F (My home)
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I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND
WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR
CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND
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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).
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Lourdes OrozaDecember 10, 2019
LOURDES OROZA, ED. D.
5825 Collins Avenue Apt.10F Miami Beach, Florida 33140
Telephone: 786.514.7567
email: orozal@bellsouth.net
EDUCATION
Doctor of Education in Adult Education/Human Resource Development
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Dissertation Topic: Adult Educators Perceptions of Performance Indicators for Adult Education
Programs in the State of Florida - A study of the implementation of a system of performance-
based funding and accountability in the State of Florida.
Master of Science in Education
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Specialization: Administration of Bilingual/ESL programs
Bachelor of Arts in French
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Campus President (July 2010 - May 2015 Retired)
Miami Dade College/Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida
Campus Provost/Chief Executive Officer (July 2008- June 2010)
Broward College/Judson A. Samuels South Campus, Pembroke Pines, Florida
Dean of Academic Affairs (May 2003 – June 2008)
Miami Dade College/Wolfson Campus, Miami, Florida
Chair, Community Education and Distance Education (August 1998 - May 2003)
Miami Dade College/InterAmerican Campus, Miami, Florida
Chair, Business and Computer Information Systems (concurrent with above)
Miami Dade College/InterAmerican Campus, Miami, Florida
Assistant Principal (December 1992 - August 1998)
Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Florida
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Foreign Languages (French, Spanish, Italian)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE AND RECOGNITIONS:
Committee Member, CMB Marine & Waterfront Protection Authority (2016-2019)
Committee Member, CMB Committee on the Homeless (2015-2016)
Board President, 5825 Corinthian Condominium Association (2016-2018)
Trustee, Greater Kendall Business Association (2010-2015)
Trustee, Chamber South (2010-2015)
100 Latinos/Hispanos en Miami/Fusionarte Association (2012)
Board Member, National Community College Hispanic Council (2009-2012)
Golden Pitirre Award/ASPIRA of Florida, Broward Division (2009)
Executive Board Member, Greater Miami Service Corps (2003-2008)
Executive Board Member, New World School of the Arts (2003-2007)
National Advisory Council Member, College and Career Transition Initiative/League for
Innovation in the Community College (2004-2007)
Negotiating Labor Agreements: New Strategies for Achieving Better Collective Bargaining
Outcomes/Harvard Law School (2005)
Kellogg MSI Leadership Fellows Program/The Alliance for Equity in Higher Education and the
Institute for Higher Education Policy (2003-2004)
The Chair Academy (2000-2001)
Miami Fellows Initiative/Kellogg Leadership Program (1999-2001)