Mayor Alix Desulme, Ed.D.

Councilman Alix Desulme believes that one of the most critical aspects of Public Service is giving back to the community. As a leader, he consistently advocates for the residents in North Miami and South Florida.

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City Employment & Service

Councilman Desulme was first elected into office in 2009, in a Citywide election, making history as the first Black City Clerk of the City of North Miami. He held the distinction of the youngest and the first Haitian-American elected City Clerk in the United States of America.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015, Councilman Desulme was elected to the North Miami City Council representing District 4. The following year he became the youngest Councilman to serve as Vice Mayor for the City of North Miami, Florida (2016 to 2017) and has won his bid for reelection on the City Council in May 2019.

Education

Currently, Councilman Desulme is an Adjunct Professor at St. Thomas University in Miami-Gardens, Florida, and an Educational Consultant for ELB Global, a California based organization. On December 2018, Councilman Desulme earned a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from the University of New England. His dissertation focused on Policies And Procedures Perceived By School Leaders To Reduce Truancy In A Public Charter School.

Educational attainments include:

• University of New England, Ed.D focused on Policies And Procedures Perceived By School Leaders To Reduce Truancy In A Public Charter School
• St. Thomas University, Master of Science in Exceptional Student Education / English to Speakers of Other Languages
• St. Thomas University, Bachelor of Art in Organizational Leadership/Marketing 
• North Miami Middle and North Miami Senior High School Alumnus

National/Community Involvement

• Board Member Sister Cities International and Chair of Membership Committee 
• Board Member Miami-Dade County League of Cities representing North Miami 
• Vice-Chair of National Haitian American Elected Officials Network (NHAEON) 
• Member-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
• Member- National League of Cities’ Information Technology and Communications Committee
• Member-National League of Cities’- Council on Youth, Education, and Families

Community Involvement

• 2012 Florida Jaycee Outstanding Young Public Service Award Recipient
• The City of North Miami Close-Up Achievement Award
• Co-Founder of the Haitian American Elected Officials Network
• The National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH)
• Outstanding Young Professional Award
• Outstanding Youth Achievement Award, Miami-Dade County
• Who's Who in Florida Under 25 Years Old

Associations & Memberships

• The 5,000 Role Models of Excellence Project
• Big Brother and Big Sister of Dade County
• Citizens for a Better Government (Political Action Committee)
• Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee
• Miami-Dade Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) Executive Board, Past Member
• North Miami Business Advisory Committee
• North Miami Jaycees
• North Miami Knights of Columbus
• North Miami Youth Opportunity Board
• Operation Green Leaves Project
• South Florida's Chapter of Haitian American Elected Officials