Vice Mayor Joe Graubart
Joe Graubart was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has lived in Surfside from the age of six - when his parents, Samuel and Shirley, and brother David moved here in 1956. He was a Cub and Boy Scout here. He attended Bay Harbor Islands Elementary School, where in the past he has served as a volunteer. Joe is also an alumnus of Nautilus Junior High and Miami Beach Senior High Schools. He received a Bachelors Degree from Florida International University in 1975. During his college years at FIU, Mr. Graubart opened a small leather shop on the coast of Maine, and eventually owned and operated gift shops for 25 years on the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire seasonally (Memorial Day - Labor Day), while living in Surfside the remainder of the year. In 1998, Mr. Graubart returned to live in Surfside year 'round. He has previously served as Chairman of the Town of Surfside Planning and Zoning Board for four years under two different administrations. He currently is a member of the Surfside 75th Anniversary Committee. “I love our wonderful, small and charming community – I know it’s this fondness for our Town that bonds us together.”