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* Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D. May 1994.
* University of Florida, B.S. in Psychology, December 1990.
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| PROFESSIONAL HISTORY: |
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* Chief Legal Counsel/Deputy Chief Legal Counsel for District 7, Florida Department of Children and Families in Orlando and Cocoa, Florida, August 2003 - December 30, 2005.
* Deputy Chief Legal Counsel/Managing Attorney for District 7, July 2002 - August 2003.
* Managing Attorney for District 7, Child Welfare Legal Services, June 1999 - August 2003.
* Senior/Supervising Attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, October 1996 * June 1999.
* Attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, April 1995 * September 1996.
* Law Clerk, Ruth S. Capra, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama, June 1993 * November 1993 and March 1994 * April 1994.
* Intern/Volunteer for Investigator, Alachua County Public Defender's Office in Gainesville, Florida, January 1990 * December 1990.
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| JUDICIAL HISTORY: |
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* County Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.
* Appointed to the bench in December 2005 by Governor Jeb Bush.
* From January 2006 to March 2007, assigned to both civil and criminal cases. In April 2007, assigned to the Criminal Division.
* Administrative County Court Judge as of October 2007.
* Acting Administrative County Court Judge October 2006 to September 2007.
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| ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS: |
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* Member of the Florida Bar since October 1994.
* Member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1994 (inactive status).
* Board member of Community Based Care of Brevard since February 2008
* Team Leader for Justice Teaching Program for Kennedy Middle School since fall 2006. Assist with Justice Teaching Program in Brevard County.
* Chair of the Brevard County Canvassing Board since October 2006.
* Appointed as Bar Bench Liaison (Judicial Liaison Committee) for Brevard County, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit since July 2006.
* Member of the Long* Range Planning/Stakeholders Group for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit since July 2006.
* Member of the Brevard County Civilian/Military Council, 45th Space Wing since February 2006.
* Member of the Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court since 1999 and served as Mentoring Director from 2002 to 2006 and serve as Program Director since 2006.
* Presented and continue to present at various speaking engagements to include groups of students of various ages, women's clubs, Girl Scout troops and elder groups.
* Member of the Brevard County Bar Association since 1995. Member of the Brevard County Bar Association Board of Directors from August 2005 to December 2005.
* Member of the University of Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors since July 2003. Serve on the Executive Committee and co* chair the * Membership & Marketing/Student Programs Committee. Formerly served on the Nominating Committee and Long* Range Planning Committee.
* President of the Brevard County Gator Club from July 1999 to July 2000 and July 2003 to December 2005 and Vice* President of Academics for the * Brevard County Gator Club from July 1996 to December 2005. Volunteer since 1996.
* Former member of the Court Process Workgroup of the Domestic Violence/Child Abuse Commission in Orange County.
* Former member of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Curriculum Workgroup.
* Member of the Friends of the Children's Advocacy Center of Brevard from 1999 to December 2005.
* Member of the Operations Board of the Children's Advocacy Center of Brevard from 1997 to 1999.
* Member of the Juvenile Court Rules Committee since July 2001.
* Former appointed member of the Task Force on Children's Justice.
* Participated in the High School Mock Trial Competition as a rating judge in February 2005 and as a presiding judge in 2006 and 2007.
* Former member of the Professionalism Awards Luncheon Committee and have served on the Law Day Committee.
* Provided legal training on various topics such as legislative updates, best practices in the initial response to child abuse investigations and the relation of Chapter 39 to domestic violence cases.
* Have provided numerous legal training's at the annual statewide Dependency Court Improvement Summit.
* Presented at the annual Judicial Conference on the topic of Dependency Case Law and Legislative Updates in June 2004.
* Participated in contract monitoring for the Broward County Office of the Attorney General Pilot Project and the former Alachua County State Attorney's * Office Pilot Project. This involved developing a monitoring instrument and reviewing many dependency case files from each office.
* Participated in "Club Sib", a weekend reunion for siblings placed in different foster homes, in October 2000.
* Mentored a student at Fern Creek Elementary School in 2003 and 2004.
* Member of Women in Law and participated in the Dean Parham Williams Freshman Trial Competition, Governor Albert P. Brewer Client Counseling * Competition and Street Law Program: Teaching juveniles about the law, while at Cumberland School of Law.
* Participated in a Judicial Externship with Judge Elise D. Barclay (Family Court) and completed International Studies in Canterbury, England while at Cumberland School of Law.
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| AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: |
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* Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2006 for work with the Department of Children and Families.
* Received 2005 Outstanding Performance Team Award for the District 7 Legal Leadership Team in August 2005.
* Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2005 for the District 7 L.E.G.A.L. Training Team, the District 7 Legal News Monthly Newsletter Team, the * Child Welfare Legal Services Case Law Conference Call Team and the Fostering Student Education Success and Stabilization Team (in conjunction with the Orange County Public Schools).
* Received 2004 Outstanding Performance Award in July 2004.
* Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2004 for the District 7 Legal Leadership Team and the Child Welfare Legal Services Case Law Conference Call Team.
* Received Davis Productivity Awards in 2003 for the District 7 Legal Management Team and the Legal News Monthly Newsletter Team.
* Received three Davis Productivity Awards in December 2002 for 1) the L.E.A.D.E.R. Initiative and the internet* based trial notebook that was set up for all Department attorneys statewide, for 2) the Administrative Fines for False Reporting of Child Abuse Initiative, and for 3) the District 7 Legal Business Plan.
* Received Davis Productivity Award in December 2001 for the Special Operations Response Team, a team focused on achieving permanency more timely for many foster children in Orange County.
* Received Summit Award for Excellence in Legal Representation at Dependency Court Improvement Summit in August 2001.
* Received VISION Awards from the Department of Children and Families in May 2001.
* Received Summit Award for Best Practice for Outstanding Legal Training at Dependency Court Improvement Summit in August 2000.
* Received the Department of Children and Families District 7 Heart of Gold Award in May 2000.
* Received Distinguished Special Achievement Award from the Department of Children and Families in July 1998.
* Received Outstanding Gator Club Member Award in January 1999 for 1997* 1998.
* Best Paper Award, Municipal Court Practice, Spring 1994.
* PSO "Outstanding Volunteer" Award for 1988* 1989 Year.
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| OTHER: Personal History: |
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* Married to husband Scott Crandall.
* She grew up in Clearwater, Florida and has been a resident of Brevard County since November of 1994.
* She enjoys spending time with family and friends, spending time outdoors, attending Florida Gator's games, and also like working with children.
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