SUPERVISOR DAISY MORALES

BIO INFORMATION

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ELECTED SUPERVISOR, DISTRICT 2 SEAT

Supervisor Daisy Morales was elected in November 2014 to the Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors for a 4 year term. Before being elected to public office, Supervisor Morales served as Associate Supervisor for the Conservation District from April 2014 to January 2015. 

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BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN - OSWCD

February 2018, Supervisor Daisy Morales was elected Vice Chairman by the Board of Supervisors of the Orange Soil & Water Conservation District.

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FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEE

Retired from the U.S. Government after 23 years of service, including working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State.

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RESIDENT

• 26 year resident of Orange County

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EDUCATION

• Associate Degree in Criminology and Administration, Puerto Rico Junior College.

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Member | Florida Urban Forestry Council

• Member | Orange County Disability Board

• Ambassador | Orange County Elder Ambassadors

• Advisor | Orange County 4H (Youth Programs)

• Advisor | Orange Technical College's School Advisory Council

• Advisor | Orange County Farmworker Jobs & Education Program

• Member | Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida

• Member | County Watch

• Committee Chair | Florida Civil Rights Association's Hispanic Affairs

• Ordained Chaplain | Christian Star - (Estrella Cristiana) Chaplain Ministries

• Peer Educator | Hispanic Health Initiative

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OVERVIEW

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REPRESENTING ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA 

Supervisor Daisy Morales represents all of Orange County, one of the most dynamic and diverse counties in Florida, which includes the following local governments: Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Oakland, Ocoee, Orange County, Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden, and Winter Park.

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ORANGE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (STATE AGENCY)

Daisy Morales is an elected Supervisor responsible for representing the citizens of Orange County, Florida. Morales works with four other elected or appointed Supervisors on the Board of Supervisor for the Orange Soil & Water Conservation District.

SUPERVISOR'S DUTIES

• Identify local conservation needs, develop, implement, and evaluate programs to meet them.

• Educate and inform landowners and operators, general public, local, state, and federal legislators on conservation issues and programs.

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• Supervise other volunteers and paid staff working with the District; coordinate with cooperating agency personnel.

• Administer the District objectives by delegating tasks through a structure of board officers and members, and committees.

• Raise and budget District funds; oversee spending to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and compliance with the District plan and priorities, state laws and regulations.

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• Report on District activities to the public.

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• Coordinate assistance and funding from federal, state, and local government, associations, and private groups.

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• Participate with partner agencies and auxiliary organizations to represent the District’s interests.​

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