Civic
Activities
North Miami City Council - North Miami City Council - Elected in May 1999; reelected in 2003 and 2007. Current term through May 2011.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Board of Directors, 2007 - Present. www.aidshealth.org
Pioneer Pride Fund
Established in 2003 a fund to benefit
programs at North Miami Senior High
NM Mayor's Task Force
Member since 2003. Board of Directors
Bayview Center for Mental Health
Member of Board of Directors, 2003-2006.
Friends of the North Miami Public Library
Member since 2002.
North Miami Chamber of Commerce
1998 to present.
Served two terms as president from 1998-2000.
North Miami Jaycees, 1989 - present.
Served in several capacities including President for 2 terms, organized
many charitable fundraisers, organized City of North Miami Winternational
Festival.
Greater
North Miami Historical Society, Inc.
1997 - present. Organized group of citizens interested in community history.
Wrote bylaws and incorporated group with the State of Florida. Hold
monthly meetings. Reach out to area groups in effort to collect
and organize historical items. Goal is to create a North Miami
Historical Museum
Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian
Chamber of Commerce
Member since 2004
First United Methodist Church
Chairman of the Board of Trustees. 2005 - Present
Gay and Lesbian Community Center
Member since 2004
North Miami Westside Property owners Association.
1989 - present. Served 2 terms as President, created volunteer home painting project, lobbied City Council for neighborhood improvements.
Dade County Democratic Executive Committee
1996 - present. Also a member of several area Democratic clubs City of North Miami Youth Opportunity Board.
1989 - 1999. Served as Vice Chairman
North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens' Services.
1994 - 2000, Member of Board of Directors
North Miami Police Athletic League.
1997 - 2007. Member of Board of Directors.
Friends of the Oleta River.
1990 - 1993. Member of Board of Directors. Organized Earth Day Events.
Honors
Outstanding Media Award (for website), NM Mayor's Task Force, 2005.
North Miami High "Golden Pioneer" Award, 2004.
Lifetime Achievement Award, North Miami Jaycees, 2002.
Environmental Leadership Award,
Sierra Club of Miami, 2001.
Outstanding Young Floridian "Good Government" Award, Florida Jaycees, 2000.
Health Award, - NM Mayor's Task Force, 2000.
Key to the City City of North Miami, 1997.
Community Activist of the Year, NM Mayor's Task Force, 1992.
Intangibles
*Many
local, City, State, and Federal working relationships.
*Considerable experience in public and press relationships.
*Serious administrative campaign experience.
Scott
Galvin's Biography
Scott Galvin is a native of North Miami who proudly serves
his hometown. Elected to the City Council in 1999, he has been subsequently
re-elected without opposition (in 2003 and 2007).
Galvin's work in the community has been tireless. He was a two-term president
of the Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce, as well as the North Miami
Jaycees. He founded the Greater North Miami Historical Society and has
been active in many other local groups.
Councilman Galvin also sits on the international Board of Directors for
the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). AHF is the nation’s largest
provider of HIV/AIDS medical care. It offers cutting-edge medicine and
advocacy, regardless of ability to pay to more than 27,000 people in the
United States, Africa, Central America and Asia.
He graduated
from North Miami Senior High in 1986, and has been a staunch supporter
ever since. In 2003, he established the non-profit "Pioneer Pride
Fund" to benefit school programs. His efforts were acknowledged in
2004 when Galvin was elected to the school's "Golden Pioneer"
hall-of-fame.
Professionallly, Galvin serves as the Vice President of Education for
Junior Achievement of Greater Miami. His recruits and trains corporate
volunteers to bring lessons of finance and community to children across
Miami-Dade County. With a degree in education, he also served as an aide
to U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek from 1993-1999.
In 2004, Galvin made a bit of local political history by becoming the
first sitting elected official in South Florida to announce that he is
gay.
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