Lourdes P. Gimenez is a longtime Miami-Dade County resident and a retired professional educator and administrator with more than 35 years of experience in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.

Ms. Gimenez earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Florida International University in 1976 and a master’s in elementary education from Nova Southeastern University in 1980. She has served on myriad committees and task forces, including the state advisory board for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the Governor’s Educational Equity Task Force. She is married to Carlos A. Gimenez and they have three adult children, Carlos, Julio and Lourdes; and six grandchildren, Alexis, Danny, Lucas, Ava, Marcus and Michael.

Term expires March 17, 2022.