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Patricia Northey Deltona District 5 representative

        Patricia Northey, who took office in January 2007, represents District 5,
        which includes DeBary, Deltona, Enterprise, Osteen, Stone Island and
        surrounding areas.

Government experience

• District 5 and at-large representative on the Volusia County Council: 1993-2004 (served as chairman twice)
• Vice Chair, St. Johns River American Heritage River Initiative
• Volusia County Charter Review Commission
• Chair, Deltona City Manager Search Committee
• Volusia Forever, District 5 Representative
• Chair, Central Florida MPO Alliance
• Chair, Metroplan-Volusia MPO Alliance
• Chair, Historical Courthouse Renovation Committee
• Chair, St. Johns American Heritage River Initiative, Middle Basin
• Chair, Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Chair, Metropolitan Planning Organization Legislative Committee
• Chair, Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board
• Chair, Historic Courthouse Committee
• FDOT Strategic Intermodal System Steering Committee
• My Region project: Executive Committee Member
• Board member, District 12 Florida Association of Counties
• Board member, Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties
• Chair, Public Safety Coordinating Council
• Member, I-4/St. Johns River Bridge Coalition
• Council liaison, ECHO Task Force
• Board member, Northeast Florida Historical Preservation Board
• Council liaison, Volusia County Citizen Health Care Task Force
• Member, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
• Member, Volusia County Law Library
• Member, Volusia Council of Government
• Member, Volusia Council of Mayors
• Member, Volusia County School Crossing Evaluation Committee
• Member, Volusia County Children's Services Council
• Member, Volusia County Commission on the Status of Women
• Member, retired, Deltona Municipal Services District Advisory Board (served as chair two years)
• Graduate, Leadership Florida Class XIX, 2001

Awards

• Extra Mile Award: The Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties, 2004
• Rotarian of the Year award - Four Townes Rotary, 2004
• The Chamber of Commerce of West Volusia "Community Leadership Award," 2003
• Adventist Health Systems "Community Service Award," 2004
• Boys and Girls Club National Medallion Award, 2002
• Citizen of the Year, Volusia County Association for Responsible Development (VCARD), 2001
• Community Service Award, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, 1999
• Lloyd Larson Rotarian of the Year, Four Townes Rotary Club. 1998 - 1999
• Advocate of the Year, Florida Counseling Association, 1996
• Advocate of the Year, Volusia-Flagler Counseling Association, 1996
• "Women Who Have Made A Difference In The Health Of Their Communities Award," Halifax Community Health System, 1995

Community service

• Chair, VCARD Interlocal Planning Committee
• President, Boys and Girls Club, Volusia-Flagler Counties
• Chair, Women's Network of Southwest Volusia, 1998
• Member, Women's Network of Southeast Volusia 1998 - present
• Member, Women's Network of Volusia County
• Vice President, National and State Relations, Boys and Girls Club of Volusia-Flagler Counties, 1999
• Board member, United Way
• Board member, United Way Community Foundation, 1999
• Board member, Healthy Start Coalition, 1998 - 2001
• Board member, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial
• Board member, Boys and Girls Club of Volusia-Flagler Counties, 1998 - present
• Member, Volusia Women Network, 1996 - present
• Member, Volusia County Association for Responsible Development (VCARD) Economic Development Coalition, 1998 - present
• Member, Rotary International, Four Townes Chapter, 1993 - present
• Honorary member, Florida Women in Government, 1999
• Member, Volusia Medical Center Community Board, 1994 - 1996
• Member, Pastor Parish Relations Committee, First United Methodist Church, 1995 - 1998
• Member, West Volusia Women's Network, 1993 - 1996
• Chair, Legislative Committee, Volusia County Council of PTA, 1989 - 1990

Education

Ms. Northey received a bachelor’s degree from Nova University.

Employment

Ms. Northey entered the health care field in 1970, working as a member of the Florida Hospital Leadership Team. She was a representative for the East Orlando Campus to the Multi-Cultural Management Committee for the Florida Hospital Medical Center and retired as director of Patients' Business for Florida Hospital, East Orlando Division.

She also served as director of the Buccaneer Chapter for the American Guild of Patient Account Managers from 1988-89.

Personal

She and her husband, Edward, have been married since 1969. They have two sons and have lived in Deltona since 1974.

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