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Shirley Taylor-Prakelt has over 30 years experience at the local government level, implementing neighborhood revitalization and redevelopment programs in the South Florida area. She has also designed and implemented a myriad of housing programs and projects, resulting in the construction and/or rehabilitation of over 2,100 affordable rental-housing units, homeownership projects, and the restoration of historic apartments/hotels.
She has worked diligently to remove discriminatory housing practices and to further fair housing choices and initiatives. Her “holistic” approach to neighborhood revitalization in Davie, illustrates how municipalities can “partner” with all levels of government and the private sector (both for-profit and not-for profit), to revitalize low-income and blighted areas using a grassroots participatory process.
Shirley is the immediate Past-President of the Florida Community Development Association (FCDA), and was the first recipient of their statewide “James Huger Distinguished Leadership Award” for out- standing service in the housing and community development arena. She serves on the United Way’s Regional Advisory Council and Strategic Implementation Committee, the University of Florida’s Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Committee, and also serves on the Board of Directors of several not-for-profit entities involved in historic preservation, neighborhood revitalization, and community service.
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