EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Steve Geller, Chair
Steve Geller, ChairBroward County Commissioner
Michelle Lincoln, First Vice Chair
Michelle Lincoln, First Vice ChairMonroe County Commissioner
Rene Garcia, Second Vice Chair
Rene Garcia, Second Vice ChairMiami-Dade County Commissioner
Cary Goldberg, Treasurer
Cary Goldberg, TreasurerBroward County Governor's Appointee
Denise Appleby Horland, Secretary
Denise Appleby Horland, SecretaryCouncilmember, City of Plantation
Mario J. Bailey, Immediate Past Chair
Mario J. Bailey, Immediate Past ChairMiami-Dade County Governor's Appointee / Member, FRCA Policy Board

BOARD MEMBERS

Frank Caplan
Frank CaplanVillage of Key Biscayne Councilman / Member, FRCA Policy Board
Craig Cates
Craig CatesMonroe County Commissioner
Joseph M. Corradino
Joseph M. CorradinoMayor of Village of Pinecrest
Quentin Beam Furr
Quentin Beam FurrBroward County Vice Mayor
Oliver G. Gilbert, III
Oliver G. Gilbert, IIIMiami-Dade County Commission Chairman
Samuel Kaufman
Samuel KaufmanCity of Key West Vice Mayor
Kionne L. McGhee
Kionne L. McGheeMiami-Dade County Commissioner
Greg Ross
Greg RossMayor of Cooper City
Michael Udine
Michael UdineBroward County Commissioner/ Member, FRCA Policy Board
Isabel Cosio Carballo
Isabel Cosio CarballoExecutive Director
Sam Goren
Sam GorenLegal Counsel

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Sirena Davila, Ex-Officio Member
Sirena Davila, Ex-Officio MemberDirector – DEP Southeast District
Kent Walia, AICP, CFM, Ex-Officio Member
Kent Walia, AICP, CFM, Ex-Officio MemberFlorida Department of Transportation, District Four
Armando Vilaboy., Ex-Officio Member
Armando Vilaboy., Ex-Officio MemberSouth Florida Water Management District
Dat Huynh, P.E., Ex-Officio Member
Dat Huynh, P.E., Ex-Officio MemberDistrict Planning and Environmental Administrator, Florida Department of Transportation, District Six

MEMBERSHIP & RESPONSIBILITIES

The South Florida Regional Planning Council is organized under the authority of Chapter 186, Florida Statutes. In the Council, Broward County and Miami-Dade County are represented by three elected official members and Monroe County is represented by two elected official members. The members are selected from the representative governing body. Monroe has one additional elected official member and Broward and Miami-Dade have two additional elected official members from general purpose municipal governments appointed by the member government. The Governor of the State of Florida appoints a maximum of six voting members with each County entitled to a minimum of one appointment by the Governor. The Governor also appoints certain ex-officio, non-voting members to the Council from districts four and six of the Florida Department of Transportation; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; the Florida Department of Commerce; and the South Florida Water Management District. All appointees are eligible for reappointment. Each voting member on the Council has an equal vote, and members serve three-year terms, which are staggered. No Council member may serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The South Florida Regional Planning Council is a planning and public policy agency. The policy document, which guides all of the Council’s activities, is the Strategic Regional Policy Plan for South Florida (SRPP). Council members are responsible for addressing regional priorities and providing assistance and policy guidance to local governments as supported by the SRPP.
  • While membership is organized to geographically represent the South Florida region, provide diverse perspectives, and protect various interests, the role of Council members is to consider the regional implication of issues brought before the Council. The ex-officio members serve as a resource to provide information and recommendations in their respective areas of expertise. Unlike elected positions, members of the South Florida Regional Council are limited to an advisory capacity rather than in a directed or regulatory capacity.