Caridad Estevez Lee
Gainesville

Commissioner Lee of Gainesville was appointed to the Commission in January 2002 to the FCSW by Governor Jeb Bush and served as the 2005 - 2006 Commission Chair. Commissioner Lee was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Miami. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English and a Masters in Education in Reading and Middle School Education. She has taught in both public and parochial schools. Commissioner Lee has worked along with her husband in the Real Estate field for over 25 years and is also a Real Estate Broker. Commissioner Lee has been involved in many community organizations and is a 2005 Honorary member of Florida Blue Key. She currently is a Board Member of the University of Florida Museum of Science and Natural History, and serves as Board Chair of Gainesville Catholic Charities as well as being a member of the St. Augustine Diocesan Catholic Charities Board.