Rebeca Sosa
Miami

Commissioner Rebeca Sosa appointed to the Commission in 2008 by Speaker of the House Marco Rubio. She was elected to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners in June 2001 to represent the residents of District 6 and has been re-elected twice - most recently in September 2006. Since joining the Board of County Commissioners, Commissioner Sosa has submitted legislation designed to improve the quality of life for the residents of her district and Miami-Dade County.
 
Prior to joining Miami-Dade County, Commissioner Sosa served as mayor of the City of West Miami for seven years where her leadership resulted in the city's recovery from a 52% budget deficit, thus removing it from the State Governor's Emergency list. During her tenure, she was able to secure more than $5 million in grants for capital improvement projects for the City as well as improving its drainage and parks systems.

Commissioner Sosa's civic activities are extensive. They include serving as the first vice president of the Miami-Dade League of Cities, Chairing the West Miami Financial and Budget Committee, the Miami-Dade Coalition for Community Education Committee, and the West Miami Hurricane Preparedness Committee. In addition, she has been a member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Bilingual Task Force, the Governor's Commission for the Everglades Restoration, the Revision Committee for the Miami-Dade County Executive Mayor Form of Government, the Legislative Committee of the Miami-Dade County Public School System, the Hispanic Women Chamber of Commerce, Hands in Action, Women in Government (WIG)Anti-Graffiti Task Force, and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials.

Commissioner Sosa graduated summa cum laude from Biscayne College, now Saint Thomas University, with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education; and from the University of Puerto Rico, with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education. She is both a certified elementary education teacher and an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instructor. She has been an educator for more than 23 years and is currently a teacher-trainer for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Born in Camaguey, Cuba, Commissioner Sosa has been happily married to her husband, Armando for the past 30 years, and is the proud mother of Armando, Jr. (wife Janice) and Veronica and grandson Alexander.