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Dawn S. Pardo represents District 4 on the Riviera Beach City Council. She was elected to the Council in April 2008 and was immediately chosen by her colleagues to serve as Chair Pro-Tem. Councilwoman Pardo went on to serve as Chair of the Riviera Beach City Council from April 2009 to April 2011. 

Prior to taking her place on the dais, Councilwoman Pardo was already well-known in the city as community leader who worked tirelessly to bridge the divide between Singer Island and the Mainland and who led a successful referendum effort to ensure residents would always have complete access to their public beach.

Councilwoman Pardo has focused her efforts during the past three years on accountability inside City Hall, economic development, coastal erosion solutions, securing grant funding and forging collaborative relationships in Washington, DC, Tallahassee and locally. 

Councilwoman Pardo has won many awards for her activism, including a service award from Riviera Beach for helping co-ordinate the relocation of Hurricane Katrina victims to the city. The Palm Beach County Youth Recreation Association also awarded her its Unsung Hero Award in 2008 and in 2006, its community involvement award. In 2010, the Palm Beach County School Board recognized her efforts to encourage city child to read. Councilwoman Pardo’s annual fundraiser, “Every Child Should Smile on Christmas Morning”, continues to provide thousands of toys each year to hundreds of Riviera Beach’s precious children.

Dawn Pardo is from New York City and moved to Riviera Beach in 1994. Her career has been spent in the financial markets, including 15 years on Wall Street specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions. During the last 15 years, Councilwoman Pardo has worked as a foreign exchange trader and international settlements manager for a multibillion dollar investment firm headquartered Palm Beach County.

Since 2009, Councilwoman Pardo has served on the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County League of Cities. She also continues to serve on the Palm Beach County Coastal Council; North County Intergovernmental Committee; Palm Beach County Bioscience Land Advisory Board; Public Beach Coalition and Singer Island Civic Association. She is a former member of the Riviera Beach Zoning Board of Adjustments; Blue Heron Blvd Beautification Committee; Treasure Coast Regional Planning Charette Steering Committee; Yacht Harbor Manor Home Owners Association and is the Co-Founder of the Citizens for Responsible Growth for Riviera Beach.

Councilwoman Dawn S. Pardo lives on Singer Island with her daughter, Rachel, their loyal German Shepherd Frauline Kelly and their tabby Pumpkin Thai.