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City of Archer
Mayor Roberta Lopez
Mayor Lopez was elected to the City Commission for her first term in 2002. She ran successfully for a second term in 2008. She enjoys the distinction of being the City's first African American female Mayor, for which she was elected on January 25th, 2010.
Mayor Lopez serves on the Personnel Committee.
Mayor Roberta Lopez has had many accomplishments throughout her career. She has gone from working as a Data Entry Operator/Supervisor in Washington DC from 1965 til 1976 to serving several positions in Hillsborough County. From May 1991 until May 2000, Mayor Lopez's career in Hillsborough County included: Campaign Division Director, Administrative Assistant to the Commissioners, Personnel Analyst for the Department of Human Resources, and the Community Affairs Director for the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office. In between Washington DC and Hillsborough County, Mayor Lopez was also a Reservation/Convention Sales Representative for Eastern Airlines in Tampa from August 1977 til January 1991.
Mayor Lopez has been a driving force behind the restoration of the Archer Civic Auditorium since 2007. She has taken the project from a dilapidated structure used for garbage by the City to a nearly completed restored Historic Structure which will serve the citizens of Archer and Alachua County as a Community Center. With the supervision of Mrs. Lopez, the project has raised over $300,000 in private donations and $600,000 in grant funds.
Among her achievements, Mrs. Lopez was also the recipient of the Roosevelt Award in 2003, awarded by the Democratic Executive Committee of Alachua County for her outstanding dedication to the Democratic Party of Alachua County. She has also earned other awards including: the Ebony Appreciation Award in 2004, the Santa Fe Community College Women of Distinction Award in 2006, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Leadership and Achievement Award in 2008, and has been recognized by the City of Archer for her dedication and support of the restoration of the Archer Community Center.
Other Projects/Liaison Appointments
Archer Community Center Auditorium Restoration-
Alachua County Envisioning Committee
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