The Honorable Audrey M. Edmonson

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Commissioner Audrey Edmonson is a 1971 graduate of Miami Jackson Senior High School.
She has been active in local politics since 1999. Her first position was as Mayor of the Village of El Portal. She was elected to the Miami-Dade Commission for District 3 in 2005. She was re-elected in 2012 to a four-year term. She served as Vice Chair from 201 0 to 2012. She represents the communities of Liberty City. Little Haiti. Overtown. the Upper East Side. Edgewater. Buena Vista. Allapattah. Wynwood. Venetian Causeway and Watson Island. are all located in the City of 1.1iarni; Brownsville. Biscayne Shores Park area. the Village of El Portal and the Village of Miami Shores. Commissioner Edmonson is a member of several Advisory Boards advocating for the betterment of Dade County residents.

She championed the establishment and is an Ex-Officio Member of the Miami Children’s Initiative (MCI). a program modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone. aimed at helping Liberty City children from cradle to adulthood.

Before beginning her career in politics. Commissioner Edmonson was employed by Eastern Airlines for 16 years as a stewardess. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Florida International University and a dual master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from Barry University.

She is a Charter Member of the Miami-Biscayne Bay (FL) Chapter of the Links. Incorporated and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Incorporated. both with several public service initiatives. She also is a member of Top Ladies of Distinction. Inc .. JUST US and the Red Hat Society–Classy Girlfriends.