Lucie Tondreau

Lucie Tondreau (born 1959/1960) is an American politician and social and immigrant activist who served as the first female and the third Haitian-American mayor of North Miami, Florida

Lucie Tondreau
Mayor of North Miami, Florida
In office
2013–2014
Preceded byAndre Pierre
Succeeded byPhilippe Bien-Aime (Acting)
Smith Joseph (elected)
Personal details
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
Haiti
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNorth Miami, Florida

Biography

Tondreau was born in Haiti but moved to Montreal, Canada in 1967 when she was seven.[2][3] In 1981, she moved to New York City where she became active in the Haitian community.[2] In 1984, she moved to Miami where she worked with the Haitian Refugee Center and served as a board member of the Haitian American Community of Dade County (HACAD), the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition, the Miami Art in Public Places, and the Haitian Political Action Committee.[2] In 1999, she founded the public relations firm, Tondreau & Associates.[2] She worked as radio personality.[4]

She was one of two finalists in the non-partisan 2013 North Miami mayoral election,[5] a city where 1/3rd of the population was Haitian-American.[4] On June 4, 2013, Tondreau was elected after a runoff election between her and former mayor Kevin Burns.[6] On May 21, 2014, she was suspended as Mayor of North Miami after allegations of mortgage fraud.[7] Vice Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime was named acting mayor.

References
  1. "Ex-North Miami mayor gets 65 months for role in fraud scheme". Miami Herald. March 24, 2015.
  2. "Interview with Lucie Tondreau". University of Miami Libraries. January 29, 2014.
  3. "I love Lucie for Mayor". Forum Haiti : Des Idées et des Débats sur l'Avenir d'Haiti. February 3, 2007.
  4. Green, Nadege (June 7, 2013). "On Haitian Radio, North Miami Elections Are Real-Life Drama". WLRN.
  5. "OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL MAY 14, 2013" (PDF).
  6. "OFFICIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA JUNE 4, 2013" (PDF).
  7. "North Miami officials discuss suspension of Mayor Lucie Tondreau". Miami Herald. May 21, 2014.
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