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AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL
FRIDAY MAY 13, 2016
Four of the Most Powerful & Influential Black Professionals in
Business and Industry for 2016 are Right Here in Miramar!
It goes without saying that truly, everything IS Right Here in Miramar—including four of our very own named in this month’s issue of
Legacy Magazine: Mayor Wayne M. Messam, Vice Mayor Maxwell B. Chambers, Commissioner Darline B. Riggs and Police Chief Dexter
M. Williams. It is because of their hard work in representing the interests of all Miramar residents that we congratulate each and every
one of them on a “job well done!”
Mayor Messam
Mayor Messam, who will receive the
Public Official of the Year Award for
Broward and Palm Beach Counties, has
held that office for a little more than 15
months and has spearheaded several
initiatives in that short time which include
the State of the City Address last October,
the groundbreaking of the upcoming
5,000-seat amphitheater in December 2015
and the 2016 Mayor’s 3k Run/Walk/Health
Fair last month, just to name a few.
Commissioner Chambers
Also on the dais for 15 months,
Commissioner Chambers, who is now Vice
Mayor of The City, has been actively
involved in bringing the Susan B. Anthony
Recovery Center Career Expo to the City;
the Progressive Firefighters Information
Seminars to bring more diversity to The
City’s firefighter staff, as well as the “Yellow
Ribbon Initiative” at City Hall to honor 170
service men and women from Miramar
who deployed for one year for overseas
duty last month.
Commissioner Riggs
Not to be outdone, during her 15
months on the dais also, Commissioner
Riggs has been busy super-serving our
City’s residents. During her term as Vice
Mayor, at her inaugural health fair, more
than 400 residents from Miramar and the
surrounding cities received free health
screenings and participated in a bike
giveaway; along with Mayor Messam, she
has also been an integral part of The City’s
Haitian Heritage Month Celebration.
Chief Williams
As a Miramar resident for more than 20
years, Chief Williams has more than 25
years of law enforcement experience -- 22
of which have been with the Miramar
Police Department. Chief Williams has led
patrol operations; internal affairs; field
training operations; criminal investigations;
crime scene, property and evidence;
domestic violence and victim services;
citizens volunteer programs and
recruitment and most recently served as
Assistant Chief of Police until serving as
Interim Chief since January. He was
promoted permanently to the position in
March 2016.
Whether it’s to LIVE, WORK OR PLAY…it’s Right Here in Miramar!