1. EDUCATION
Stetson College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL
Juris Doctorate Degree (May 2003)
Honors:
 Stetson Law Review, Editor
 Certificate in Trial Advocacy
 Law Clerk, Florida Supreme Court, Justice Pariente
 Stetson Negotiation Team
 Stetson College of Law Ambassador
 Top Woman Law Graduate Award (May 2003)
 Current Member of the Florida Bar
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Master of Arts Degree (May 1986)
 Secondary Education/Exercise Science
 Teaching Assistant, physiology
 Published Research: Biomechanical Alterations due to Physiological Muscle Fatigue in Elite Runners
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Bachelor of Science Degree (May 1984)
 Secondary Education
 NCAA Division IA Collegiate Cross Country and Track and Field Athlete
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Department of Children and Families, Florida (Oct 2008-present)
Regional Managing Director, Southern Region, Miami (Oct 2014-present)
 Appointed as Regional Managing Director by Secretary Mike Carroll
 Manage all DCF operations for the Southern Region which includes Miami-Dade and Monroe counties
 Manage eight directors who are direct reports and a total of 1368 employees
 Responsible for the following departments: Child Welfare; Adult Protection; Substance Abuse and Mental
Health; Human Resources; Economic Self-Sufficiency (food stamps); Strategic Planning; Legal; Contracts;
Child Care Licensing
 Manage a total operating budget of over 250 million dollars
 Responsible for additional contracts totaling 25 million dollars
 Public speaker at large community events
 Leadership development and training at State and Regional level
 Managed a major cultural change effort within the Region
 Responsible for building strong partnerships and relationships with stakeholders and community partners
 Developed successful talent management initiative to recruit, develop, and maintain top talent
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2. Department of Children and Families, Miami, Florida
Children’s Legal Services Statewide Deputy Director, Chief Legal Counsel (Apr 2012-Oct 2014)
 Promoted to Statewide Deputy Director based on leadership and objective performance metrics
 Recipient of the 2012 DCF Secretary’s State Visionary Award
 Assisted Statewide Director in oversight of statewide law firm including 340 attorneys, supervisors and managing
attorneys and over 150 paralegals and support staff
 Relationship management between attorneys and stakeholders, judges, case management agencies, child
protection investigators, and private agencies
 Created, implemented and drove statewide change initiatives and organizational development
 Drafted, developed, and managed strategic plan and objective performance metrics
 Developed, organized, implemented, centralized, and managed all statewide attorney recruiting
 Public speaker and leadership coach and trainer for government executives and management staff throughout
the State
 Inspired and built a strong culture of empowered attorneys who were a results-oriented cohesive team
 Managed a seven million dollar budget
 Negotiator on large agency contracts as large as 70 million dollars
Department of Children and Families, Tampa, Florida
SunCoast Children’s Legal Services Regional Director, Chief Legal Counsel (Mar 2008-Oct 2012)
 Managed 77 attorneys, 14 supervising attorneys and 4 managing attorneys
 Led SunCoast Region to top performance in the State on Performance Metrics every year
 Transformed CLS offices in Miami, Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, and Bradenton
 Responsible for high level critical thinking and decision making on complex legal issues
 Responsible for talent management within the Region
 Responsible for analyzing and transforming organizational systems
 Drafted and negotiated 70 million dollar contracts
 Managed 20 million dollar budget for Southern and SunCoast Regions
Carleton Fields Law Firm, P.A., Miami, FL
Corporate Law Attorney (Jan 2006-Feb 2008)
 Responsible for building strong client relationships
 Drafted complaints, complex motions and performed other legal work for large corporate clients
 Drafted and negotiated contracts for corporate clients
 Prepared depositions, complex corporate litigation, and legal documents
 Nominated by Carleton Fields to attend Leadership Miami as firm appointee
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Stetson College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL,
Academic Dean’s Attorney Fellow/Public Speaker (Oct 2004-Jan 2006)
 Recruited by Stetson Dean and faculty members to serve in this position
 Trainer/Public Speaker on one-year Attorney General Grant
BRONWYN STANFORD
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3.  Trained large groups of state prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and consumers on the successful prosecution of
consumer fraud
Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office, Clearwater, FL
Assistant State Attorney (Aug 2003-Oct 2004)
 Represented the State of Florida in criminal cases against people accused of criminal offenses
 Criminal Trial lawyer
 Argued constitutional issues such as search and seizure and motions to suppress evidence.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND CERTIFICATIONS
 Current member of the Florida Bar (2003-Current)
 Florida Sterling Counsel Certified Examiner
 Leadership MBA Certification
 Leadership Development Trainer, Department of Children and Families (2008-present)
 Develop and manage fund raising, Friends of Strays and SPCA, St. Petersburg, Florida (2011-Present)
 Integrity Seminar, Landmark Education
 Landmark Education Leadership Program graduate (2008)
 Leadership Miami graduate (2006)
 Current member of the Florida Bar (2003-Current)
 Security and Exchange Commission Series 7 stock broker’s license (2002)
 Associate Professor and Head Track and Field Coach, Ball State University, Muncie IN (1989-1995)
 Associate Professor and Head Track and Field Coach, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware OH (1987-1989)
 Instructor and Head Track and Field Coach, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA (1985-1987)
REFERENCES
 Mike Carroll, Secretary, Department of Children and Families 850-267-7648
 Jackie Gonzales, Chief Executive Officer and President, Our Kids, Inc. 305-794-8454
 Cindy Lederman, Dependency Judge, Miami 305-638-6069
 Nadereh Salim, CEO, Children’s Network, Fort Myers, Fl 239-462-1520
 Berta Blecke, Our Kids Board Member, Miami, Fl 305-790-3051
 Lisa Mayrose, Regional Managing Director, DCF Tampa 352-212-7732
 Brena Slater, Executive Director, YMCA, Sarasota, Fl 941-815-0887
 Maria Sampedro-Iglesia, Dependency Judge, Miami 305-790-2131
 Mavel Ruiz, Circuit Judge, Miami, Fl 786-380-0336
BRONWYN STANFORD
20 ISLAND AVENUE, #310 • MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139 • 727-631-4444
E-MAIL: BRONWYN317@GMAIL.COM