Meet
Karen Baez-Wallis
Karen came to Miami from Puerto Rico at the age of 5 as a non-English speaking kindergartener. Karen was raised with a strong work ethic seeing her Cuban mother working at FIU, and her grandfather as a carpenter to provide for the family. Her sister and her both moved on to become public servants. Her sister as a teacher for Miami-Dade schools and Karen as a registered nurse working at John Hopkins to Ryder Trauma then advancing until becoming the service line director of nursing for emergency and trauma services at Jackson South Medical Center.
Karen obtained her bachelor’s in health services administration from FIU Biscayne Campus, a registered nursing degree from Miami Dade and her master’s in nursing from West Coast University.
karen baez-wallis
Working for our community
As your next county commissioner, I will listen to your concerns, get rid of all the corruption in our government and bring back respect for the law.
I have the knowledge and experience to make a difference, on issues such as land use and conservation, transportation planning, education and workforce development. I believe we must innovate and utilize new technologies to serve our citizens better than ever before.