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***PAT L. TORNILLO, JR. served as executive secretary and executive director of the Dade County Classroom Teachers Association and presently serves as executive Vice President of the United Teachers of Dade. He is also the union's chief negotiator.

TORNILLO'S many years of continuous service to Dade;s education profession began with his 1956 teaching assignment at Biscayne Gardens Elementary School. Subsequently, he taught at the junior and senior high levels and in the adult education program.

IN 1991, Tornillo was appointed to serve on Florida' s Budget and Tax reform Commission. In that capacity, he is helping to reshape state policies and practices with respect to education funding. this commission goes through the year 2000.

IN 1994, Tornillo was appointed to chair the American Federation of Teachers Technology Committee. He remains the chair of AFT's Futures Task Force which has established guidelines to help shape the goals and objectives for AFT's next 25 years. Also in 1994 he was reappointed to the Federal Reserve Bank Board for a new three-year term. his activities on that board provide significant input for his work in lobbying to change the state budget framework.

IN 1995, he was honored by Florida International University for his devotion and leadership in education.

FOR THE PAST several years, Tornillo has served as a Trustee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, he has always been a teacher advocate. Presently, in addition to his roles in Dade County, he is president of Florida Education Association/United (UTD's state affiliate) and vice president of the American Federation of Teachers (UTD's national affiliate). He is also a member of the AFT Executive Committee which includes 10 elected AFT officers including President Sandra Feldman and Secretary-Treasurer Edward McElroy. Tornillo's wife, Donna, is a former Dade County elementary school teacher.***Source