Councilwoman Sammie Brown Martin

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Councilwoman Sammie Brown Martin, Seat #3

  • Lifelong Rockledge resident
  • Elected to Seat #3 in November 2017
  • First African-American woman to serve on the Rockledge City Council

Associated Positions Held:

  • Former Member, Rockledge Board of Adjustment and Rockledge Code Enforcement Board

Community Involvement / Civic Organizations:

  • Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
  • Former Secretary/Treasurer of the Cocoa/Rockledge Civic League
  • Lifetime member of the Central Brevard NAACP
  • Freelance Writer for Brevard Ebony Newspaper
  • Ordained Minister of the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee
  • Alliance for Neighborhood Restoration (ANR) Youth Programs
  • NCBW College for Kids After School Mentoring Program

Education:

  • Graduate of Rockledge High School
  • BA in English, St. Augustine’s University, Raleigh, NC
  • Studied Journalism at Iowa State University
  • Studied paralegal studies at Eastern Florida State College, Cocoa

Career Highlights:

  • Employed as a buyer at Kennedy Space Center for 35 years
  • Worked on Shuttle Program in 2011
  • Brevard County School Board, Substitute teacher
  • Brevard County Court Mediator

Personal:

  • Married to her husband, Dexter Martin, for 42 years; they have four children