Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Grammy award winning recording artist Gloria Estefan lead the class for the 2025 Miami-Dade County Women’s Hall of Fame, which honors females who made significant contributions in the community.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia and Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
The honorees will be enshrined during a ceremony at a Miami-Dade County Commission meeting later this year, though a date hasn’t been set yet.<\/p>\n
The Miami-Dade County Commission created the Women’s Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2021 to celebrate the lives and preserve the legacies of trailblazing women whose leadership, service and achievements have left a lasting impact on the community including public service, social economics and culture.<\/p>\n Commissioners picked this year’s Hall of Fame honorees during their meeting on November 4.<\/p>\n Levine Cava was the first ever woman and Jewish Miami-Dade County mayor when she was first elected in 2020 and won reelection in 2024.<\/p>\n Previously, she served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 2016 to 2020.<\/p>\n Before she entered the political arena, Levine Cava was a longtime social worker and an advocate for women’s and minority rights.<\/p>\n Born in Cuba, Estefan burst on the music scene as a member of the Miami Sound Machine in the 1970s in Miami before embarking on a solo career that earned her three Grammy Awards and an MTV Music Video Award.<\/p>\n The \u201cI Don’t Won’t Lose You<\/a>\u201d singer was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2017 by then-President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n Estefan and her husband, Emilio, who produced most of her albums, have been recognized for their long history of philanthropy.<\/p>\n Cordero-Stutz became the first Miami-Dade Sheriff in nearly 60 years and first woman to serve in that role in county history when she won a run-off election in 2024.<\/p>\n During the 1960s, Florida voters abolished the sheriff’s office after accusing law enforcement of corruption but reinstated the position through a referendum in 2018.<\/p>\n Cordero-Stutz is also the first Hispanic American woman sheriff in Florida history.<\/p>\n She joined the Miami-Dade Police Department in 1996 and worked her way up the ranks.<\/p>\n Cordero-Stutz was previously the assistant police director for Miami-Dade County and President Donald Trump endorsed her bid<\/a> for sheriff.<\/p>\n Madeline Pumariega is the first female president of Miami Dade College, and she is also an alumna.<\/p>\n Pumariega’s career began at Miami Dade College, where she served as the Dean of Students Services and later as Dean of Student and Administration Services.<\/p>\n She has held various leadership roles, including President of MDC’s Wolfson Campus and was the first female and Hispanic Chancellor of the Florida College System.<\/p>\n Pumariega’s current role as MDC president focuses on reimagining student success, accelerating academic excellence, and securing the future of the College.<\/p>\n