Sally A. Heyman

Sally A. Heyman is an American politician who resides in North Miami Beach, Florida. She is currently a commissioner of Miami-Dade County, Florida's Board of County Commissioners, representing District 4. Commissioner Sally A. Heyman was first elected to the District 4 seat of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners^[1] in September 2002 after serving in the Florida House of Representatives for eight years. Prior to being elected to the Florida Legislature in 1994. As a state representative she served four consecutive terms where the nature of her sponsored legislation was public safety. She passed bills into law dressing domestic violence, juvenile justice, boat safety, increased penalties for elder and child abuse, debt collection courts, end of life directives, agriculture theft, outreach for high-risk pregnant women, eminent domain and adoption-foster care.

Her first role in public office was as a Council Member for the City of North Miami Beach,^[2] where she served for seven years, and worked for the City of Miami and North Miami Beach Police Departments. Sally Heyman is currently a member of South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC); Board Member Florida Association of Counties (FAC); FAC Vice Chair Large Urban Counties (LUC); Board Member National Association of Counties (NACo); NACo Steering Committee for Large Urban Counties Caucus (LUCC); NACo Public Safety and Justice Committee; NACo Vice-Chair - Emergency Management and Domestic Security Committee; member National Homeland Security Consortium. Heyman works on responsible growth management, workforce housing initiatives, transportation alternatives, public safety and animal services. Heyman is a Crime Prevention Specialist for two police departments and an adjunct professor of Criminal Justice at Florida International University (FIU). Her involvement in the Jewish community is also extensive as she maintains membership in ORT, Hillel of North Dade, MAR-JCC, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Services of South Florida. (Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, http://jmof.fiu.edu)

Heyman is also the owner of her own gourmet coffee food truck, Coffee Brake.^[3]

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally A. Heyman speaks at grand opening of Harvard House community in North Miami Beach, Florida.

Education

She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, a master's degree from Nova Southeastern University (Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, http://jmof.fiu.edu) and her law degree from the University of Miami .

References

External links

• Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU
• Miami-Dade County Commission District 4