Mayor Joy Cooper was first elected to the Hallandale Beach City Commission in 1999. She has served as commissioner, vice mayor and is the first directly elected mayor in the history of Hallandale Beach. She was born on Trenton New Jersey and grew up as one of six children in Levittown Pennsylvania. Mayor Cooper has owned property in South Florida since 1985 and made her full time home here in Hallandle Beach since 1991. She has been married to Dr Harry Cooper for 21 years. They are the proud parents of three children, Jaime 29, Alana 20 and Matt age 16. Mayor Cooper is the incoming President of the Broward League of Cities and has served actively on their board for eight years. She also serves on the Florida League of Cities Board of Directors and is an active member of the US Conference of Mayors. Currently Mayor Cooper serves as the Chair of the Broward County Fire Rescue Council and a member of the Broward County School Oversight Committee. She is Chair of the Hallandle Beach Housing Authority, Hallandale Beach Community Development Agency, Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood District and Three Island Safe Neighborhood District. Mayor Joy Cooper was one of the original signatory of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Act in 2005. In addition to working towards improved communications between city government and all constituents, her goals include keeping Hallandale Beach "Clean & Green" She is always accessible 7/24/365 to serve all stakeholders in Hallandale Beach. Mayor Cooper takes an active role in her children's education. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering at our local schools, traveling with her family, cooking, tennis, golf, skiing, snowboarding and boating.

PUBLIC SERVICE INVOLVEMENTS

• Mayor City of Hallandale Beach Commissioner, 2003 - present
  • Mayor, 2003-present
  • Vice Mayor, 1999-2001
• President Hallandale Beach Housing Authority, present
• Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment (CRA), 2003 - present
• Vice Chair, 1999-2001
• Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood District, chair 2003 - present
  • Vice Chair, 1999-2001
• Three Islands Safe Neighborhood District, Chair 2003 - present
  • Vice Chair, 1999-2001
• Hallandale Beach High School Athletic Facility Committee
• Local Emergency Planning Council-District 11, Municipal Member 2000-2003
• Police and Fire Pension Board - Trustee
• Aventura Hospital and Medical Center - Board of Directors
• Broward County Fire Council - Chair
• EMS Coalition - member
• Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Alternate Member
• Broward League of Cities,
  • 1^st Vice President 2006 - present
  • 2^nd Vice President 2005 - 2006
  • Executive Board Secretary 2003-
  • Board of Directors 2000-2002
• COMMITTEES
  • Leadership Development Chair,
  • Growth Management Chair
  • Affordable Housing Vice Chair
  • By- Laws(present)
  • Transportation
  • Legislative (present)
  • County Fire & EMS
• PAST COMMITTEES
  • Liaison for County Charter Review Committee
  • 2000 Census
  • Educational, Scholarship Committee
  • 2000 Visioning
  • Florida League of Cities Board of Directors
  • Voting Delegate Board Liaison to Home Rule Council
  • Former Vice Chair - Committee on Transportation and Urban Administration

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Hallandale Beach
  • Police Crime Watch, Advisory Board Member
  • Citizens on Patrol (COPS), Volunteer
  • Citizens Police Academy, Graduate
  • Citizen Emergency Response Team, Certified Member
  • High School, Alumni Member
  • Elementary School, Mentor & Volunteer
  • Adult Community Center, SAC Member
• Future Foundation - President
• Youth Commission, Advisory Board
• Hallandale Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Member Executive Board Liaison
• Hallandale Symphonic Pops, Ambassador
  • Executive Board, Secretary 2000-2003
• Golden Isles Homeowners Association, Board of Directors 1999 - Present
• Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood, Advisory Board, Chair 1995-1999

MEMBERSHIPS

• Broward Coalition for the Homeless
• Democratic Women's Club of Broward County
• Democratic National Committee
• National Women's Political Caucus
• Women Elected to Municipal Government
• Florida & National League of Cities
• Broward Young Democrats
• Planned Parenthood
• American Civil Liberties Union
• National Organization of Women
• National Council of Jewish Women
• Jewish Women International, Lifetime Member;
  • Past Vice President, Huntingdon Valley Chapter
• World Jewish Congress
• Hadassah - Life Member
• ORT, Member; Past President, Keystone Chapter, PA
• US Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Temple Solel Sisterhood
• Rotary Club of Hallandale Beach
• Sons of Italy
• Lions Club
• Greater Hollywood Interfaith Council

AWARDS

• Chabad of South Broward Community Outreach Award 2004
• Broward County League of Cities President Award 2004
• American Jewish Congress Leadership Award 2004

EDUCATION

• National Incident management System Certification
• FIU - Advanced Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO) Certification
• FIU - Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO) Certification
• Graduate- Broward County Community College
• Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration /Accounting
• Graduate- Woodrow Wilson High School, Bucks County

PROFESSIONAL

• Office Manager- Rita Italian Ices, Inc. 1993-1995
• Office Manger Bucks County Orthopedics 1985-1991
• Accounting Assistant - Auditing Division, State of New Jersey 1980-1985

PUBLISHED

• Weekly Columnist for South Florida Sun Times