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 64–65)[1]
Haiti
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNorth Miami, Florida

Biography

edit

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

edit
  1. ^ "Ex-North Miami mayor gets 65 months for role in fraud scheme". Miami Herald. March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b 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.