Carolyn J. Mason
County Commissioner
- Sarasota County
Professional Information
Carolyn J.
Mason
County Commissioner
Sarasota County
Government Administration
Education, Honors & Awards
No
County Commission Chairwoman, (2013), First African American elected to the County Commissioner position in Sarasota County (2008), NAACP Freedom Fighter Award, Good & Faithful Servant Award-Sarasota Ministerial Association (2014), Leadership Sarasota County Alumni Award (2013), Business & Professional Women of North Sarasota Woman of the Year (2009), Leadership Award-Suncoast Workforce (2013), Freedom Fighter Award, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Sarasota-Manatee Chapter (2009), Phi Beta Chapter Omega Psi Phi Fraternity-Omega Citizen of the Year 2009
Personal Information
United States
Florida
Sarasota
Boys and Girls Club (Chair of the Advisory)
Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness (Board Chairwoman)
Manasota League of Cities (Vice President)
Value Adjustment Board (Vice Chairwoman)
CareerSource Suncoast, Board of Directors
Community Action Agency Board Member
Canvassing Board Member
Reading
Writing Poetry
Walking on the Beach
3 children, 14 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren
First elected in 1999 to the Sarasota City Commission. Have a community activist background prior to elected office.
6-10 Years
Carolyn has been the Sarasota County County Commissioner for over five years. Previously she served as Sarasota City Commissioner. Leadership Sarasota County Graduate (1993), Gulf Coast Leadership Institute Graduate (2008)
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