Ronetta Williams Taylor

Community Involvement/Public Service

Ms. Ronetta Williams Taylor is a 1972 graduate of Miami Jackson Senior High School.

While a student at Miami Jackson, she served faithfully in the Miami Jackson Red Cross
Committee.

Ms. Taylor obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Barry University.

Ms. Taylor has over 35 years of municipal service, with 28 years as a Municipal Clerk where she has served in Opa-Locka, South Miami and Miami Gardens. She is currently the City Clerk for the City of Miami Gardens, an appointed position, that she has held since 2003. She has the distinction of being the first official employee of the City of Miami Gardens.

Ms. Taylor also has the distinction of being the first African American in Miami–Dade County to receive the prestigious Master Municipal Clerk certification, which she attained in 2008. She was number 54 in the entire State of Florida of a total of 500 plus Municipal Clerks. This placed her in the top ten (10%) percentile.

She is a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and a member of the Florida Association of City Clerks. As a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, she was appointed to the Municipal Clerk’s Mentoring Board. As a member of the Florida Association of city Clerks, she was appointed to the Manual Revision Committee for two terms and appointed a Chair of the Membership Committee.

Ms. Taylor was recognized in 2015 by Legacy Magazine as one of 25 Most Influential and Prominent Black
women in South Florida in Business and Leadership.