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Meet Lydia Gardner

 

Elected Office

  • Orange County Clerk of Courts 2000-
  • School Board of Orange County, Florida 1986-1998

Public Service

  • Florida Association of Court Clerks & Comptroller, 2000-
  • National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials & Clerks, 2000-
  • Orange County Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Commission, June 16, 2004-
  • Florida Clerk of Court Operations Conference (F.S. 28.35), July 1, 2003-July 1, 2004
  • Florida Supreme Court Committee on Privacy and Court Records, Appointed November 25, 2003-
  • Criminal Justice/Public Safety Coordinating Council Member, September 2002-
  • Florida School Boards Compensation Commission, August 2002
  • Central Receiving Center Governing Board Member, July 2002-
  • Florida Supreme Court Workgroup on Emergency Preparedness, November 2001
  • Orange County Jail Oversight Commission, July 2001–April 2002
  • American Inns of Court, First Central Florida Chapter, Special Member, 2001-
  • City of Winter Park Education Task Force, September 2001
  • Florida Telecommunications Task Force
  • Florida Distance Learning Network Board
  • Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida
  • Florida Education Foundation Board
  • Member and Committee Chair for Florida School Boards Association (Schools Task Force, Federal Relations Network, Business and Technology Committee), 1987-1997.

Community Service

  • Chairman, Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Board, 2002-2003
  • Orlando Science Center Board
  • UCF-Orlando Shakespeare Festival Board
  • Walt Disney World Community Service Awards Review Committee Board
  • Dr. Phillips Foundation Review Committee Board
  • College of Education, UCF
  • WEEKENDS of Greater Orlando
  • Women’s Republican Clubs of Orlando and Winter Park
  • Tiger Bay Club of Orlando

Recent Awards

  • Outstanding Leadership Award, The Domestic Violence Taskforce of Orange County, 2002
  • Golden Bell Award, Mental Health Association of Central Florida, 2003
  • Legal Aid of Central Florida, July 28, 2005
  • Florida Safety Council, Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Award, January 20, 2006

Education

  • B.A., University of Michigan
  • Graduate, Management Program, Rollins College, Crummer Graduate School of Business, 1999
  • Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Personal

  • Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker; former Industry Manager in Business Markets for Sprint;
  • Former school teacher at Maitland Middle School and Glenridge Middle School;
  • Winter Park Resident since 1980.
  • Daughter, Betsy Eckbert married to John Eckbert; son, Christopher Gardner; Grandchildren: Haden Eckbert and Lucy Eckbert; Bebe Gardner and Courtney Gardner