Elected Officials
   
 
 
    Mayor - Eric H. Jones, Jr.  
 
 
 
Email address: Eric H. Jones
Phone Number: 954-889-4153

Mayor Jones currently serves as Senior Pastor at Koinonia Worship Center & Village which he founded in 1979. Prior to that position, he was General Manager of Continental Blood Components from 1984 to 1987 and Quality Control Supervisor of North American Biological from 1974 to 1985.

Over the years, Mayor Jones has been very active in the community with outreach programs and has earned various recognitions including:

 
  • Martin Luther King Faith Leadership Award—MLK Celebration Committee;
  • Special Service Award-Carver Ranches Senior Citizen’s;
  • Thurgood Marshall’s Advocacy Award-Urban League of Broward County;
  • Unsung Heroes Award-100 Black Men of Broward County;
  • Criminal Justice Image Award-NAACP;
  • Volunteer Recognition Award-Florida Department of Juvenile Justice;
  • Certificate of Appreciation-Hallandale Branch Library;
  • Proclamation of Accomplishment-Broward County Board of Commissions;
  • Outstanding Community Service Award-Akela Christian Academy;
  • Certificate of Recognition – Feed the Needy Program Broward Sheriff’s Office;
  • Certificate of Appreciation – BSO Military Training Unit;
  • Honoree-Contributor to the Labor Community-BCC OF CBTU;
  • Man of the Year 2006-Broward County Business & Professional Women’s Network;
  • 1st Mayor of City of West Park, Broward County’s 31st City
He has served on the following boards:
  • Board of Directors for Collective Banking Group (CBG);
  • Chairman of the Alliance for Action Council of Florida; President of the P.R.E.S.S. (Pastors’ Recreational Educational and Strategy Sharing) Coalition;
  • President of the Concerned Clergy for a Better Broward; President of the South Broward Ministerial Alliance;
  • Co-Founder of the MECCA Celebration---Carver Ranches
Born in Avon Park, FL, Mayor Jones attended Attucks High School where he graduated in 1965. He received an Associate in Arts Degree in Clinical Technology from Charron Williams Para-medical College. Mayor Jones also has a diploma from Southern Baptist Seminary Extension Curriculum.

 
 
    Vice-Mayor - Felicia M. Brunson  
 
 
 
Email address: Felicia Brunson

Phone Number: 954-889-4164

Biography for Commissioner Felicia Mychele Brunson

A gallant champion for the people, Felicia Mychele Brunson decided early in her life that she was going to be the change she wanted to see in her community and the world. Hailing from "The Mecca of Broward County" Carver Ranches, Brunson began constructing change in her community right after graduating from college. Becoming involved with the

 

Homeowners Association, Brunson's hunger for change drove her to become Vice President, and eventually became instrumental in the move to incorporate Carver Ranches and the surrounding unincorporated communities into Broward County's 31st city

A champion for justice, equality and empowering communities, in March 2005, Brunson made history by becoming one of the inaugural City Commissioners for the newly formed 'City of West Park'. At 37, Brunson remains the youngest member of the entire Commission.

A servant of the people, Brunson ultimate desire is to "serve" the people of West Park. When asked why community service is so important to her, Brunson replied "Community service is a way to share the gifts that have been received." She refers to Mary McLeod Bethune, "Service is the price you pay for the God-given space you occupy." Brunson feels an obligation to take care of her community.

An advocate for youth, senior citizens, quality education, and access to social services and affordable healthcare, Brunson has earned the reputation as a voice for the young and the young-at-heart. As Founder and President of the non-profit organization, Visions of Images, Inc., Brunson desires to bridge the intergenerational gap between youth and senior citizens.

In her spare time Brunson mentors, volunteers time feeding senior citizens, coordinates back to school supplies for needy students, provides Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas gifts to needy families, coordinates senior social activities and health fairs, and provides a well-balanced summer female youth development program for young girls aged 12-18.

Because of her activism, Commissioner Brunson has continued to gain support from various groups and organizations. In addition, she has gained an immense amount of support from her constituents and colleagues. Receiving a multitude of awards, Brunson is particular appreciative of the NAACP's 2004 Recipient of the NAACP Eula G. Johnson Community Servant Award.

Never too busy to give back to her community and the people who helped her succeed, Brunson currently holds membership with Leadership Florida, Broward League of Women Voters, Young Elected Officials Network, Dr. John A McKinney Academy Board Member, City of West Park Chair for American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Boys & Girls Club of Carver Ranches Board Member, Women's Way, and Women of Tomorrow.

Dually enrolled at Florida State University and Florida A&M University, she received her BS (Bachelor of Science) degree in Communications with specialization in Journalism. From Nova Southeastern University, she has an MS (Master of Science) degree in English Education and an Ed.S (Educational Specialist) degree in Administration and Management of Educational Programs.

To conclude, Commissioner Brunson hopes to leave a legacy for many youth to emulate. Her love of service is equal to her love for all the people she serves in the community of West Park, Broward County, the state of Florida and the world. For she realizes her zealous work is dedicated to the urgency of the writer and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams, "The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time."


 
 
    Commissioner - Thomas W. Dorsett  
 
 
 
Email address: Tommy Dorsett
Phone Number: 954-889-4163

Thomas W. Dorsett, community activist and resident of Carver Ranches, has rendered faithful, conscientious and valuable services to this community for the past thirty-three (33) years. Mr. Dorsett, a man of noble spirit and humanitarian principles possesses a compassionate understanding of the needs of his community. He was initially elected as a city commissioner and governed by a keen sense of duty he was later appointed Vice-Mayor of West Park.

 
Mr. Dorsett was born in the Bahamas where he attended Bahamas Technical School and received specialized training in general construction, Using his resourcefulness, knowledge and skills; he was employed with the Broward County Public School System for over 17 years, and recently retired as a carpenter foreman. Over the years, Mr. Dorsett was a journeyman, level carpenter, carpenter foreman and supervisor. He was also a self-employed carpenter and served as the work superintendent for the Ministry of Works, Nassau, Bahamas. Known as “Tommy” to many of us who loves him, he is the father of six (6) sons and four (4) daughters.

Mr. Dorsett has been a tower of strength and a moving force for progressive, efficient public service and an advocate of economic development for the South County Area which includes Carver Ranches, West Park, Miami Gardens, Lake Forest, and Utopia. In 1993, as then president of Carve Ranches Home Association.

 
 
    Commissioner - Sharon Fyffe  
 
 
 
Email address: Sharon Fyffe

Phone Number: 954-963-7745

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Sharon Fyffe received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois. Commissioner Fyffe moved to the South Florida area where she served as a court reporter for many years and also conducted art courses for Broward County Schools off campus. Commissioner Fyffe is currently President of the Twin Lakes Property Owner’s Association. Incorporated on March 1, 2005, Commissioner is one (1) of three (3) first City Commissioners.

 


 
 
    Commissioner - Rita Mack  
 
 
 
Email address: Rita Mack

Phone Number: 954-889-4156

Rita (Peaches) Mack was born in Hollywood, Florida and reared in the unincorporated neighborhood of Carver Ranches, which on March 8, 2005 became Broward County’s newest municipality where she was sworn-in as one of its first elected leaders. She is the mother and directing force of three children who have and are successfully following in her footsteps of high honors and achievements. She continues to live in the home built by her grandfather where five generations of her family have resided. She received her elementary and secondary education in Carver Ranches

 

Elementary, Watkins Elementary, Perry Middle, and Miramar High Schools. She obtained her B.S. degree in Education from Florida Memorial College (Summa cum Laude) simultaneously serving as its Switchboard Operator and later, Assistant to the Bursar.

This veteran educator recently began her 25th year of employment in the Broward County Public Schools system; first, as a Teacher’s Aide at The Quest, Substitute Teacher at various Broward County schools, Behavior Specialist at Wilton Manors Elementary, Alternative Education Instructor at West Hollywood Elementary, Home School Teacher and Substitute Teacher at Home Office and Broward Schools, and presently FCAT Preparatory Instructor.

Commissioner Mack is a God-loving and God-fearing person whose life’s mission is to assist and empower women spiritually, mentally, and to ensure their emotional well being. Her deepest passion is to contribute her knowledge, wisdom and expertise to our children and youth, especially those classified as unreachable with varying related exceptionalities. She reaches out and assists our children and youth to become contributing members of society as they are our future for generations to come.

Her hobbies include reading and listening to jazz and most of all helping to empower others. She has impeccably over two decades established her strengths as an educator. And, in a short period of time her sincere determination and demonstrative “voice for the people” will go a long way and be instrumental in helping to guide West Park into the 31st independent city in Broward County that will be emulated both nationally and throughout the world.

Commissioner Mack’s achievements and accomplishments are too numerous to list in this sketch. Her motto: Action speaks louder than words; can be echo all over the city she represents.