LWV Miami-Dade Officers
Marisol Zenteno,
President
Marisol Zenteno has almost 20 years’ experience appraising properties in Miami-Dade County and has spent the last eight years working at the Miami-Dade County Office of the Property Appraiser in various capacities. As a graduate of Miami Dade College, she continued with her passion for public service and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Florida International University (FIU) in 2017, where she is also now an Adjunct Professor.
Clora Adkins,
Vice President
Clora Adkins is a seasoned advocate for civil rights and social justice. Mrs. Adkins has dedicated 33 years of her working career to public service. She has held positions in the Miami-Dade Police Department, the Juvenile Assessment Center (currently known as the Juvenile Services Department) and the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department where she retired as a Captain in 2011. She is the founder and executive director of “Someone’s Child Human Trafficking” Program.
Luis Meurice,
Treasurer
Born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban immigrant parents, Luis is a proud graduate of both Florida International University and the University of Miami, holding degrees in Finance and Accounting. His career has spanned various roles in CPA firms and corporate settings, with my most recent position being in Marketing Compliance at CarePlus Health Plans.
Mary Lamberts,
Secretary
Mary Lamberts is retired from the University of Florida/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension after 30+ years working with commercial vegetable producers and pesticide applicators. She is currently the Editor of the Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society, Secretary of the Board of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida, Inc., and is active with Your Bosom Buddies, a breast cancer support group.
Maria-Adelaide Cavaco,
Membership
Maria has worked at the intersection of civic engagement and social impact and believes that empowering informed and active participation in our democracy is foundational to addressing the pressing challenges of our time—climate change, gender inequality, environmental degradation, and systemic injustice. With a background in nonprofit leadership, communications, and fundraising, she can contribute strategic insight, creative problem-solving, and a deep understanding of coalition-building to support the League’s mission.
Dorrit Marks,
Historian
Dorrit Marks was born in Vienna, grew up in Manhattan, and studied Political Science and International Relations at the University of Michigan and the Graduate Institute of International Studies at University of Geneva in Switzerland. She has been a League president and finds League a wonderful training ground to learn about issues and public speaking. Her League experience led to projects to build democratic institutions.
LWV Miami-Dade Directors
Morgan Anderson
Carline Paul
Laurie Scop
Shabnam Khalili
Alicia Carazo
Lori Ann Cox
Bonita Jones-Peabody
Jessica Silver
Leah Blumenfeld
Brandon Tapia