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BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE: Born, raised, and educated in Miami, Florida, Renier has had a long history of political and civic involvement in his community. In 1996, after working on many local, state and national political campaigns in his youth, Renier was elected in his own right to the Miami-Dade County School Board, becoming the youngest person to hold that office in his County's history. As a School Board Member, Renier chaired the Board's $4 billion Budget Committee and sponsored the nation's first drug-testing program for high school students. In 1998, Renier was tapped by Florida Education Commissioner Tom Gallagher to serve on the Education Practices Commission, a quasi-judicial body overseeing teacher certification. Professionally Renier put his Master's in Public Administration to good use, consulting on projects for corporate clients such as AT&T and The Rouse Corporation, as well as consulting on successful political campaigns for Congressman E. Clay Shaw's Re-election and Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio's first election to the Florida House. Renier was also elected to the Florida House of Representatives for District 115 in that election, where he served from 2000-2002. As a State Representative, Renier, was the chairman of the Education Innovation Committee and served on the Telecommunications, Health Promotion, and Fiscal Policy Committees. It was during that time that he decided to attend Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center and earn his Law Degree. Renier was awarded a full scholarship to Nova, and earned his J.D. in 2004. As a law student, Renier had the opportunity to study a semester abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he earned "The Book Award" in International Law. In San Jose, Renier interned for "FECON", a nongovernmental organization, for which he visited Costa Rican residents, commercial centers, and schools to develop recycling and conservation programs. After doing his law internship for a personal injury law firm in Tallahassee, Renier worked for Citrus Health Network in Hialeah as Special Projects Administrator from 2003-2006. He also consulted the community mental health service provider on legal and legislative issues. Recently, Renier returned to the Miami-Dade School Board when he was elected without opposition to represent the 200,000 residents who live in School Board District 5. Renier joined the Fort Lauderdale Office of GrayRobinson in November 2006 as a Public Affairs Consultant. EDUCATION: Florida International University, B.S. (Journalism/Mass Communication) Cornell University, Master's in Public Administration Nova Southeastern University, J.D. Licensed Mortgage Broker Associate PROFESSIONAL: Hinkle & Foran, P.A., Tallahassee-Law Clerk (2003) Citrus Health Network, Hialeah-Special Projects Administrator (2004-2006) Miami-Dade Public Schools, Certified ESOL Instructor (2004) Miami-Dade County School Board, Current Member Florida House of Representatives, Former Member PUBLICATIONS AND TV APPEARANCES: Hannity & Colmes, Fox News (TV), Topic: Drug Testing of High School Students USA Today Guest Column, Why Not Test? This Week with Michael Putney (TV), Numerous The Miami Herald- Editorial Page, Numerous
Cornell University Public Affairs Journal- The Current, "Burying the Myths of U.S./Cuba Relations."
Cornell University Graduate Thesis, "The Effect of Florida's A-plus Plan on Miami-Dade County Public Schools." CIVIC: Vice-chair Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, State Legislative Committee
Metropolitan Planning Organization, Former member Miami-Dade Planning Advisory Board, Former member Miami-Dade Value Adjustment Board, Former member Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Former member Florida Education Practices Commission, Former Commissioner.
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