Item O09BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: _June 19, 2013 Division: Mayor / BOCC_3
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Department: Heather Carruthers —Dist 3
Staff Contact /Phone #: _Carol Schreck
305-292-3430
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners to appoint Mary Vanden Brook to the
Florida Keys Council for People with Disabilities.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Ms. Vanden Brook is currently Administrative Services Director for
County Health Department. Currently she sits on the Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens
Board of Directors, was Survivor and Caregiver Committee Chair for the Lower Keys Relay for Life
2013, and is Pro Bono Attorney for 16th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:O INDIRECT COST: 0 BUDGETED: Yes No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY: 0 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No 0 AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included x Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09
Monroe County Boards and Committees
Appointment Information
Board or Committee: FK Council for People with Disabilities
Commissioner Appointing Member: Heather Carruthers / District 3
Name of Member: Mary Vanden Brook
Address: Monroe County Health Department
1100 Simonton Street
Key West, Florida
33040
Mailing Address: Monroe County Health Department
1100 Simonton Street
Key West, FL 33040
Phone Numbers: Home:
Work: 305-809-5612
Fax:
Email: mary_vandenbrook@doh.state.fl.us
Date of Appointment: 6 19 13
(The date of this BOCC agenda item)
Is this a Reappointment? Yes No X
New Term Expiration Date: 6 19 16
Name of Person Being Replaced: Neil McMichael
Fulfilling Term of: n a
CAD Fonn/09/06/12
Mary Vanden Brook
Administrative Services Director
Monroe County Health Department
1100 Simonton Street
Key West, Florida 33040
(305) 809-5612
EDUCATION
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Juris Doctor: Awarded 1983
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
B.A. with Honors: Awarded 1979
BAR ADMISSION
Florida, 1987
Wisconsin, 1983
EXPERIENCE
2009 to Present:
Administrative Services Director for County Health Department, providing direction and
oversight of Budget and Financial Office, Contract Management, Facilities and Fleet,
Information Technology, and Records Management. Responsibilities include representation of
the Health Department at County and Statewide Meetings, and legal analysis of a wide variety
of issues affecting Department operations. NIMS trained and certified as Logistic Section Chief.
2005 to 2008
Trial Court Administrator, performed and supervised the administrative functions of the 16tn
Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida. The Trial Court Administrator is the highest
administrative officer in the 16t" Judicial Circuit, which encompasses all of Monroe County. In
conjunction with the Chief Judge, the Trial Court Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day
operations and functions of the Court and its programs. During this time, I served as a General
Magistrate in Family, Circuit Civil, Juvenile, and Mental Health cases. As a certified Dependency
Court and Family Court Mediator, I also served as a Mediator for the 16t" Judicial Circuit Family
Court.
Committee Appointments:
Florida Supreme Court's Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity 2004 - 2008
Florida Supreme Court's Trial Court Budget Committee 2005 - 2008
Florida Supreme Court's Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court 2002 - 2008
1995 to 2005
Family Court Manager, General Master, and Mediator, for the 16t" Judicial Circuit, with
administrative responsibility for operation of Family Court Programs throughout the County.
Pioneered the Pro Se Litigant Program from 1996-99. Developed protocols for handling
Domestic Violence cases; developed Pilot Visitation Mediation Program; developed and
implemented the Dependency Mediation Project; served as liaison for the Dependency Court
Improvement Program; served as a Family Court and Mental Health Court Magistrate and
provided oversight for Family Court Special Masters.
1992 to 1995
Director, 161" Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program, with administrative responsibility for
daily supervision of case coordinators, staff counsel, and clerical staff. Recruited, trained, and
supervised 50-60 lay volunteers as child advocated in legal proceedings, ranging from Juvenile
Dependency, to Family Court actions, to Criminal prosecutions involving child victims.
1992 to 1995
Staff Counsel, Guardian ad Litem Program, 16t" Judicial Circuit, providing representation of GAL
Program in Dependency proceedings, Family Court cases, and in Criminal Court. Created and
implemented protocol for handling child witnesses in Juvenile and Criminal Court proceedings,
in cooperation with prosecuting attorneys. Recruited and supervised qualified pro bono
attorneys to handle appeals and other special proceedings for the GAL Program. Trained GAL
staff and volunteers on legal issues,
1998 to 1990
Private law practice, Key West, Florida. Represented clients in general civil litigation, including
dissolution of marriage, collections, landlord -tenant, and small claims. Handled criminal
defense matters, both on the misdemeanor and felony level, and served as court appointed
counsel for parents in Dependency cases.
1983 to 1988
Staff Attorney, Wisconsin State Public Defender, Milwaukee Trial Division. Handled extensive
caseload of felony and misdemeanor cases with strong emphasis in pre-trial and trial litigation.
Supervised student interns in clinical program. Supervised and assisted first -year attorneys in
managing caseloads and as second chair at trial. Instructor and annual continuing legal
education programs offered statewide to criminal defense lawyers.
BOARDS AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens, Board Member 2011 - present
Lower Keys Relay for Life 2013, Survivor and Caregiver Committee Chair
Pro Bono Attorney for 16t" Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program 2009 - present
Key West Woman's Club member 2005 — present
Voices for Florida Keys Children 2005- present
PACE Center for Girls, Board Member 2004 - 2008
Key West Orchid Society Member 2000 — present
President G.W. Bush's Volunteer Service Award for the President's Council on Service and
Civic Participation, 2006