About Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell

Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell is a native of Orlando, Florida. A product of Orange County’s public school system, Commissioner Moore Russell is an alumna of Dr. Phillips High School. Upon graduating from high school she went on to receive her BA in Political Science from the University of South Florida and a Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law.

She was elected to the Orange County Commission to represent District 6 in November of 2006. She made history through becoming the youngest County Commissioner that has ever been elected to serve on the Orange County Commission in charge of a budget exceeding $5 billion and more than 8000 employees. Commissioner Moore Russell is committed to remaining accountable and accessible to each and every constituent, increasing recreational and career opportunities for the area youth, creating stable and viable neighborhoods, and strengthening Orange County's economy by increasing the availability of jobs and minority business opportunities.

Commissioner Moore Russell has been a community advocate for many years, both as an elected official and a private citizen. As a lay person she served on the Orange County Community Action Board, where she was elected Chairman and Vice Chairman while also accepting volunteer appointments to both the Orange County Board of Zoning and Adjustments and the Orange County Citizens Review Board. As a Commissioner, she’s gained additional experience through providing service on boards such as Orange County’s Commission on Aging; Value Adjustment Board; Youth and Family Service Board; OBT Development Board; the Electoral Canvassing Board; METROPLAN; and the Florida Association of Counties.

Her love for this community is evident through her desire to initiate the following community programs: Family Hope Day– a program designed to promote community partnerships, neighborhood unity, and a safer, more caring community for the residents of the Washington Park neighborhood; Annual Summer Safety Event– established to prepare students for a safe, positive, and productive summer vacation; Pine Hills Clean Sweep– a project organized to remove debris and trash from the streets in an effort to make the neighborhood a better place to live; Commissioner’s W/MBE Townhall Meetings– citizen driven forums held to allow local business owners to discuss one-on-one topics of concern as it relates to doing business in Orange County; E-Zone Workshop– a community business workshop designed to highlight tax incentive programs offered through Orange County; and “School Days Are Here Again” Back to School Rally– hosted to provide students with valuable resources needed to be successful in the upcoming school year.

Commissioner Moore Russell is a member of the Florida Bar, the Virgil Hawkins Chapter of the National Bar Association, the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, the Central Florida Women’s Lawyer Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Psi Theta Omega Chapter and the Life Center Church of Eatonville, Florida. As a member of the Life Center Church, she is active in the Praise Dance Ministry. In addition to serving on the commission she is an Associate Counsel with the Law Offices of John DiMasi. Commissioner Russell is married to Anthony K. Russell, Jr and they are the proud parents of Anthony K. Russell, III.