Commission on Disability Issues Members

Learn how to become a member of CODI and see the current board members.

Persons interested in becoming CODI members must demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of people with disabilities. Applicants must fill out an application and attend at least two CODI meetings. The CODI Membership Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to the full CODI commission. County ordinance requires that all applicants be approved by CODI before being submitted as candidates for consideration to County Commissioners with open appointments.

Miami-Dade County Commission on Disability Issues (CODI) Board Members

District 1 - Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III
Damian Gregory – Chairman
dpgreg@aol.com 
305-323-0113

District 2 - Commissioner Marleine Bastien
Jackson David
blessjackson@hotmail.com
786-873-4637

District 3 - Commissioner Keon Hardemon
Marilyn Orozco
marilynmortgages@gmail.com
305-332-2907

District 4 - Commissioner Micky Steinberg
S. Melissa Knowles
smelissaknowles@gmail.com
305-687-0732

District 5 - Commissioner Eileen Higgins
Eddie I. Sierra
eddie@simafinancials.com
305-219-2140

District 6 - Commissioner Kevin M. Cabrera
Stephanie Aponte
districtsteph@gmail.com
786-342-9864

District 7 - Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado
Rabbi Yossi Harlig
yharlig@gmail.com
786-326-5368

District 8 - Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins
Nicole Attong
naattong@gmail.com
305-773-9042

District 9 - Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee
Ulrica Garcia
chiyanmedical@gmail.com
305-417-6192

District 10 - Commissioner Anthony Rodriguez
Natalia Wong
natalia@wowcentermiami.org
305-279-7999

District 11 - Commissioner Roberto J. Gonzalez
Mary Katherine Magnoli
katmagnoli@gmail.com
305-785-3903

District 12 - Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez
Maria Mercedes Villar – Vice Chairwoman
mariamercedesvillar@gmail.com
845-902-8837

District 13 - Commissioner René Garcia
Theo Karantsalis
T.Karantsalis@miami.edu
305-985-1202