Martha C. Pellino
City Councilwoman Candidate
District 7 - Jacksonville, Florida

The proud strong latina woman, Martha C. Pellino has spent the last decade raising her family and dedicating much time to serving the people in her Community. She is proud to call Jacksonville her home!

Ms. Pellino is married and has a daughter, Jaime. Ms. Pellino recently became a grandmother to one year-old Baby Benjamin Vicente.

Ms. Pellino attended school in New York. She majored in Sociology at the College of Staten Island and in pre-law studies at Jones College in Jacksonville.

Ms. Pellino worked most of her life as a human resource and personnel specialist.

She along with the Mayor’s Hispanic Board members annually host the largest and most comprehensive Health Fair in North East Florida and raise thousands of dollars for college scholarships each year.

She has traveled to South America and is part of a ten country coalition to improve human rights in Latin/South America.

Past and present civic involvements include the following:

• ACH (Alianza Cultural Hispanameria), Jacksonville, FL *
• Clay County State Attorney’s Office *
• Healthy Start Coalition
• Hola News Columnist
• Hubbard House
• Jacksonville Hispanic Bar Association
• Jacksonville Human Rights Commission
• JCCI
• JSO (Sheriff’s) Community Council
• Leadership Jacksonville Alumni and Member, (Class 2006)
• Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board - Immediate Past Chairwoman
• Police Athletic League
• Quigley House *
• Stroke Champion, Washington, DC (*)
• Theater Jacksonville *
• UF Shands Hospital of Jacksonville –
• Women’s Center of Jacksonville *

Awards & Recognitions:
Governor’s Point of Light Award
Leadership Recognition Award (Senator Bill Nelson)
HUD (Federal Agency) Outstanding Community Leader
United States Marine Corps – Community Leader
Department of the Navy – Community Leader
Jones College – (outstanding performance)

(*) Depicts past Board participation.