About Lydia

Elected Office

• Orange County Clerk of Courts 2000-
• School Board of Orange County, Florida 1986-1998

Public Service

• Florida Association of Court Clerks & Comptroller, 2000-
• National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials & Clerks, 2000-
• Orange County Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Commission, June 16, 2004-
• Florida Clerk of Court Operations Conference (F.S. 28.35), July 1, 2003-July 1, 2004
• Florida Supreme Court Committee on Privacy and Court Records, Appointed November 25, 2003-
• Criminal Justice/Public Safety Coordinating Council Member, September, 2002-
• Florida School Boards Compensation Commission, August, 2002
• Central Receiving Center Governing Board Member, July, 2002-
• Florida Supreme Court Workgroup on Emergency Preparedness, November 2001
• Orange County Jail Oversight Commission, July, 2001–April, 2002
• American Inns of Court, First Central Florida Chapter, Special Member, 2001-
• City of Winter Park Education Task Force, September, 2001
• Florida Telecommunications Task Force
• Florida Distance Learning Network Board
• Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida
• Florida Education Foundation Board

Community Service

• Chairman, Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Board, 2002-2003
• Orlando Science Center Board
• UCF-Orlando Shakespeare Festival Board
• Walt Disney World Community Service Awards Review Committee Board
• Dr. Phillips Foundation Review Committee Board
• College of Education, UCF
• WEEKENDS of Greater Orlando
• Women’s Republican Clubs of Orlando and Winter Park
• Tiger Bay Club of Orlando

Recent Awards

• Outstanding Leadership Award, The Domestic Violence Taskforce of Orange County, 2002
• Golden Bell Award, Mental Health Association of Central Florida, 2003
• Legal Aid of Central Florida, July 28, 2005
• Florida Safety Council, Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Award, January 20, 2006

Education

• B.A., University of Michigan
• Graduate, Management Program, Rollins College, Crummer Graduate School of Business, 1999
• The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Personal

• Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker; former Industry Manager in Business Markets for Sprint;
• Former school teacher at Maitland Middle School and Glenridge Middle School;
• Winter Park Resident since 1980.
• Daughter, Betsy Eckbert married to John Eckbert; son, Christopher Gardner; Grandchildren: Haden Eckbert and Lucy Eckbert; Bebe Gardner and Courtney Gardner