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Mark Weissman (District 4)
Serving as Commissioner since November 2006.
Mark
Weissman was born in New York and moved to Florida in 1971. He has lived
in northwest Broward County since 1973 and moved to the City of Parkland
in 1991. Mark is the proud father of 4 children, all educated in the
Broward County Public School system. He is a regular fixture at Riverglades
Elementary School functions where his 2 daughters attend and he is a
member of their PTA.
He
served as the first Vice-President of the Whittier Oaks Homeowners Association.
Mark brought his experience as a business owner and in fiscal management
overseeing seven locations in the tri-county area and 250+ employees
to the Parkland City Commission. This experience was particularly valuable
in analyzing and passing 5 budgets in Parkland. As City Commissioner,
he sponsored numerous city ordinances and worked on issues in the areas
of recycling, development guidelines, land acquisition and development
of parks and the municipal complex. As a State Representative, he brought
hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money to Parkland. As an integral
part of the Legislature’s Fiscal Policy & Resources Committee,
Mark helped fashion the State’s $51+ billion budgets during his
term.
Public
Service Recognition(s)
- State of Florida
- State Representative,
District 90 (2000-2002)
- Elder &
Long Term Care Committee, Vice-Chair
- Telecommunications
& Utilities Committee
- Fiscal
Policy Committee
- Education
Innovation Committee
- State League
of Cities
- City of Parkland
Administration
- City Commissioner,
District 4 (1996-2000)
- Broward County
League of Cities
- Education
Committee
- Committee
on Aging & Elder Affairs
Public
Service Honors
- Florida
Education Association
- Florida
Bar Tax Division
- Florida
Bankers Association
- American
Cancer Society
Community
Service Memberships (Past and Present)
- Parkland Library,
Friends of the Library
- Parkland Build-A-Park
(Liberty Park), Founding Member/Director
- Parkland Homeowner’s
Association (P.H.O.)
- Riverglades
PTA
- Realtor Association
of Greater Fort Lauderdale
- National Association
of Realtors
- Jewish Funeral
Directors of America, President
- Temple Beth
Israel, President
- Temple Beth
Am, Board of Directors/Member
- Temple Beth
Torah, Board of Directors
- B’nai
B’rith, Financial Secretary (13 years)
- Knights of
Pythias, Chancellor Commander/Deputy Grand Chancellor
- Knights of
Pythias, Knight of the Year
Experience
- Service Corporation
International, Houston, Texas
- realestateshowcase.com,
Coconut Creek, FL
- Broker
Associate (2006-Present)
- Menorah Partnership,
Aventura, Florida
- Managing
Partner (1978-1995)
- Menorah Chapels,
Margate, Florida
- Managing
Funeral Director (1973-1978)
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Office
Hours
2nd
WED of each month.
Years
of Residency
Broward County Resident since 1973
Parkland Resident since 1991
Education
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Science, Administrative Studies
Professional
Licenses
Community Association
Manager (2000-Present)
Life & Health Insurance (1990-Present)
Funeral Director & Embalmer (1983-Present)
Real Estate Sales/Board of Real Estate
(1998-Present)
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