Mayor Teresa Jacobs served as an Orange County Commissioner for District 1 from 2000 to 2008. On November 2, 2010 the citizens of Orange County elected her to serve as their new County Mayor. She was sworn into office on January 4, 2011.
Throughout her time as County Commissioner and County Mayor, Teresa Jacobs has been elected to sit on numerous boards which include the following:
- Florida Association of Counties, President (2007-2008)
- MetroPlan Orlando, Board Member
- International Drive Master Transit and Improvement District Governing Board, Chair Person
- Lynx Board of Directors
- Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Board of Directors
- Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Finance Committee
- Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA), Board of Directors
- Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission (SunRail), Vice Chairman
- Visit Orlando Board, Ex-Officio Director
- Central Florida MPO Alliance, Member
- County Executives of America, Board of Directors
- Tourism Development Council (TDC), Chairman
- Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness, Co-Chair
- Congress of Regional Leaders, Member
- MyRegion.Org, Executive Board of Directors
- St. John’s River Alliance
Prior to holding public office, she served as President of Orange County Homeowner’s Association Alliance (an organization that represented approximately 100 neighborhoods).
Mayor Jacobs is known as a champion of ethics, school and road concurrency reform and is a strong advocate of public participation in the governmental process. She will continue to push for these initiatives while also leading many others throughout her term in office.
Before beginning her career in politics, Mayor Jacobs graduated Cum Laude from Florida State University with a degree in Economics and had a successful nine-year career in banking. She managed the bank’s short-term investments as well as evaluated and approved the bank’s investment strategies and earning profits while minimizing overall risk.
Teresa Jacobs and her husband, Bruce, have been married for 30 years and are the proud parents of Josh, Max, Lisa and Chase, who are all now young adults.
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