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800 West Avenue Miami BeachHOME ADDRESS:
Apt No.Home No./Street City
Florida 33139
State Zip Code
(305) 333-8844 (305) 333-8844PHONE:
Home Work
sobechar@gmail.com
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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.
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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ƔAre you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board?
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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.”
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Charlotte Libov
800 West Ave., Apt. 415
Miami Beach, Florida, 33139
Mobile: (305) 333-8844
Author • Journalist • Speaker
AUTHOR / CO-AUTHOR
• The Cancer Survival Guide, Humanix, February, 2016
• A Woman's Guide to Heart Attack Recovery: Harvey Kramer, M.D. and Charlotte Libov, M.
Evans and Company, 2007
• The Women's Heart Book: The Complete Guide to Keeping Your Heart Healthy, Fredric
Pashkow, M.D and Charlotte Libov, Revised Edition, Hyperion, 2001
• Beat Your Risk Factors: A Woman's Guide to Reducing Her Risk for Cancer, Heart Disease,
Stroke, Diabetes and Osteoporosis, Plume 1999.
• Migraine: 50 Essential Things to Do, Plume, 1998.
• 50 Essential Things to Do If the Doctor Says It's Heart Disease, Fredric J. Pashkow, M.D. and
Charlotte Libov Plume, 1995
FREELANCE Journalist
Freelance Health Writer:
Newsmax Health
o Newsmax Health website, www.newsmaxhealth.com
o Health Radar Newsletter
o Newsmax Magazine
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Contributor WebMD, Healthday, CURE magazine, Bottom Line, Healthy magazine,
AARP/VIVA, and many more.
Cultural Arts Writer/ Photographer, MiamiArtzine.com
Communications Director
Sabrina Cohen Foundation
1800 Sunset Drive Suite 2406
Miami Beach, FL 33139
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Staff Health Writer, Newsmax Media, West Palm Beach, Fla.
September 2013 – April 2013
Current Responsibilities:
Writer, The Simple Heart Cure,” Chauncey Crandall, M.D., Dr. Crandall’s Health Report Monthly
newsletter.
PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT
Sabrina Cohen Foundation Miami Beach, Fla.
2009-current
Handling daily communications tasks and long-term public relations strategist
Responsible for elevating Sabrina Cohen from local to national attention by writing the following
nominations and helping her garner the following national achievements:
• Winner, Self Magazine “Women Doing Good” competition, $25,000 prize and appearance on
“The Today Show,” 2012
• Winner, Overcoming Achievement Category, America Inspired Competition, $10,000 prize,
2012
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• WebMD the Magazine 2009 Health Hero
Public Relations Consultant, the Black Archives History Foundation of South Florida
Assisted the Executive Director on tasks related to the Black Archives and the Historic Lyric
Theater, including fund raising, archives administration, marketing, and grant writing
2008-09
Public Relations Writer and Consultant, Miami Beach
Working as a public relations writer and/or consultant to numerous South Florida organizations
including The World Erotic Art Museum, the Miami Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Murry
Agency, Arts at St. Johns, and many more.
2008-2014
PR workshops Presentations
• Public Relations Society of America, Miami Chapter
• Women in Communications, Miami Chapter
• Connecticut Society of Public Relations
• Education Connection, Litchfield CT
• National Writers Union
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
• New England Speakers Association
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PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER
Nationally known health speaker on women’s heart and other health issues to both doctors and lay
people. Clients have included Toyota, IBM, American Heart Association, Cigna, Duke University
Medical Center, IBM, University of Connecticut Allied Health School, American Heart Association
and many more hospitals and organizations across the U.S.
Founder, National Women’s Heart Health Day (February 1)
Spokesperson and Media Guest Expert
Appearances as a health expert on national television and radio talk shows include including PBS,
National Public Radio, “Today in New York,” “Fox Morning News,” “The Jim Bohannon Show,”
“Morning Rounds,” and more. Interviews appearing in The New York Times, The New York Times,
The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and many others.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Staff Journalist, Miami Today
Miami, FL
2005-2007
Managing Editor, Neurology Now
Wolters Klewer
New York, New York
2004-2005
Contributor, The New York Times
1987-1993
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Outstanding Writing, Self-Help Book Category, The Cancer Survival Guide,” American Society of
Journalists and Authors, 2017
Writer of winning nomination, Overcoming Adversity Category, America Inspired, 2012,
Examiner.com
Regional Emmy Nominee, Women’s Hearts At Risk, PBS, 1996
Bronze Award, National Mature Media Award, Media TV Division, Women’s Hearts At Risk, 1996
Bronze Award, National Mature Media Award, Book Division, 50 Essential Things to Do When The
Doctor Says It’s Heart Disease, 1996.
Will Solimene Award of Excellence, The Woman’s Heart Book, The American Medical Writers
Association, 1994.
Continuing Education
Social Media University, Doral, Fla.
Skills:
• Speechwriting
• Nominations
• Publishing Templates
• Social Media
Listings
Contemporary Authors
Professional Writing Organizations
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American Society of Journalists & Authors
National Association of Science Writers
EDUCATION
Master of Science –Education
University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Bachelor of Science –Political Science, Honors
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.