
Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Daniella Levine Cava is mayor of Miami-Dade County, elected in November 2020. She was a Miami-Dade County commissioner from 2014 to 2020. Cava previously advocated for south Florida families as a social worker, lawyer, and community activist. She served special needs children, low-income families, and immigrants at Legal Services of Greater Miami and represented children in the child welfare system as acting, associate, and legal director for the Guardian ad Litem program. She founded Catalyst Miami in 1996 to help low- and middle-income families through service, education, and advocacy. Cava’s service also includes the South Florida Regional Planning Council (2015 to 2020), Florida Bar Committee on Legal Needs of Children, and the boards of League of Women Voters, Orange Bowl Foundation, North Dade Medical Foundation, and South Florida Health Information Initiative. She has been honored by organizations including the Red Cross, ACLU, and National Council of Jewish Women.Bio coming soon.