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Victoria P. Siplin

County Commissioner, Orange County, FL

Victoria P. Siplin was elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2014 and appointed Vice-Mayor for 2017.

PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE

  • General Manager/Paralegal at Siplin Law, PA
  • Chairwoman of the National Haitian American Elected Officials Network (NHAEON)
  • MetroPlan Orlando, 2015-2018
  • Orange County Head Start Policy Council, 2015-2018
  • I-Drive Business Improvement District Governing Board
  • Orange Blossom Trail Development Board, 2015-2018
  • Children and Family Services Board, 2015-2018
  • Community Action Board, 2015-2018
  • Value Adjustment Board (VAB)
  • Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (CRAA)
  • A Teachable Moment with Victoria P. Siplin (mentoring programs)
  • Lion’s Den Entrepreneur Development & Mentorship
  • Runway to Hope’s Celebrity Escort
  • Honorary Member, Retirees and Friends of Orange County Community Action & Head Start, Inc.
  • Honorary Host Committee Member, Equality Florida’s 2016 Greater Orlando Gala
  • Honorary Host Committee Member, UCP Gala 2016, 2017
  • See Something, Say Something billboard Campaign
  • Co-Host – “Truth 2 Power” Radio Show
  • Member – Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association Board
  • Mentors – District 6 students and young adults
  • Member – National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Central Florida Chapter
  • Former PTA Treasurer – West Oaks Elementary
  • Former PTA President – Palmetto Elementary
  • Founder – Education For Success Program
  • Founder – Miss Haiti South Florida Scholarship
  • Member – NAACP
  • Children’s Church Teacher – New Covenant Baptist Church
  • Committee Chair – Enhancing Technology at Oak Ridge, Jones and Evans High Schools
  • Served as a Page in the Florida Senate

Education

  • Indian River State College
  • Dillard High School, honors

PERSONAL

  • Haitian from Nassau, Bahamas
  • Married to The Honorable Gary Siplin, and mother to Joshua and Jacob
  • Hobbies include physical fitness, reading, and cross-stitching