Mayor, Becky Tooley

Becky Tooley was elected to the Commission in 2001 and re-elected in March 2004, 2007, and 2011. She represents District A, which encompasses the area south of Coconut Creek Parkway to the southern boundary of the city, and the west side of Lyons Road to just south of Sample Road.

Before her election to the Commission, Mayor Tooley served on the City's Environmental Board and Planning and Zoning Board. She currently serves on the Boards of numerous community organizations, including the Coconut Creek Woman's Club, Alzheimer's Family Center Board of Trustees, Northwest Medical Center, Coconut Creek Democratic Club and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 157. She is a mentor at Coconut Creek High School through Take Stock in Children, as well as a committee member of Coconut Creek/Margate Relay for Life, and a member of the City's CERT Team. She was inducted to Broward County's Senior Hall of Fame and named 2012 Mentor of the Year. Commissioner Tooley is employed as a radiology technician specializing in clinical densitometry and research.

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Vice Mayor, Lisa Aronson

Lisa Aronson was elected to the Commission in May 2008, serving the last 10 months of a former commissioner’s term. She was re-elected in March 2009 for a four-year term. She represents District E, which encompasses the northern tier of the City above the Sawgrass Expressway. Commissioner Aronson also served on the City’s Planning and Zoning Board, including one year as Chair.

Vice Mayor Aronson has served as Director of Government Relations for Keiser University, Executive Director of the Broward County Charter Review Commission, and Executive Director of the Broward County Management and Efficiency Study Committee. Other positions have included Special Projects Coordinator for the Port Everglades Authority, District Manager to former U.S. Congressman Larry Smith, and Administrative Assistant to the Broward County Legislative Delegation.

Vice Mayor Aronson has a Master of Public Administration degree from Florida Atlantic University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida. She currently volunteers as a mentor to a group of 30 girls on a monthly basis at Atlantic Tech High School in Coconut Creek for the Women of Tomorrow organization.

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Commissioner, Lou Sarbone

Lou Sarbone was elected to the Commission in 2001 and re-elected in March 2004, 2007 and 2011. He represents District D, which encompasses the area west of Lyons Road from Sample Road to the Sawgrass Expressway and east of Lyons Road north of Winston Park Boulevard and including the Sorbet and CocoBay developments north of the Sawgrass Expressway.

Commissioner Sarbone, a New Jersey native, moved to Coconut Creek in 1989, has served on the Winston Park Elementary Advisory Board and School Improvement Team, Coconut Creek Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Planning & Zoning Advisory Board. He is employed in the auto finance industry.  Commissioner Sarbone currently serves as chair of the Broward County Resource Recovery Board.

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Commissioner, Mikkie Belvedere

Mikkie Belvedere was elected to the Commission in March of 2009. She was selected as Vice Mayor in March 201, serving in that capacity until 2013. She represents District B, which encompasses Wynmoor Village and a portion of the Township. Commissioner Belvedere is a financial professional with years of volunteer government experience including an appointment to Coconut Creek Planning and Zoning Board and Chairing the City's Affordable Housing Committee and Environmental Advisory Board. She is a member of the Wynmoor Hurricane Emergency Network and serves as a Charter Member and Ambassador Committee representative for the Coconut Creek Chamber of Commerce. Commissioner  Belvedere has been a member of the Broward Mentoring Program for three years, is a Board member of The Sisterhood of Liberal Jewish Temple and  The Sawgrass Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors,  former Board member of a Chapter of The City of Hope, member of Coconut Creek CERT, and is currently the Education Chairperson of the Liberal Jewish Temple. Board member .

Commissioner Belvedere was born in Israel, lived and attended schools in New York City, lived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and has been a resident of Coconut Creek since 1992.

For the past fifteen years, Commissioner Belvedere has volunteered in the Broward County Prime Time Program, reading to children.

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Commissioner, Sandra L. Welch

Sandra L. (Sandy) Welch was elected commissioner in March 2013.  She represents District C, which includes Centura Park, all of the Township east of Lyons Road and north of Copans Road, a small area west of Lyons Road and south of Sample Road, and the area east of Lyons Road from Sample Road north to Winston Park Boulevard.                                                                                                          

Commissioner Welch and her husband, Andy, grew up in Southern Illinois and moved to Coconut Creek in 1997.  She has held all offices of The Women's Club of Coconut Creek, and currently chairs the Scholarship Committee.  Since 2001, she has been Chair and Vice-Chair of the Coconut Creek Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.   Along with other business and civic leaders, she served as a facilitator during the City’s Vision 2020 strategic planning session.  Sandra was a member of the first graduating Citizen’s Academy in 2007.                          

Commissioner Welch attended Southern Illinois University and has been employed with American Express since 1996 as an Executive Assistant.