Education:

University of Miami, School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida; Juris Doctor, 1981, cum laude; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, Bachelor of Arts (Communications), 1978, magna cum laude; Associate of Arts, Miami-Dade Community College (Journalism) 1977 magna cum laude

Member:

Florida Bar; Texas Bar; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Trial Bar; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

    Ms. Chiaro, one of the first Florida Bar Board Certified local government attorneys, was the city attorney for Hollywood, Florida from 1988 to 1990 and the City Attorney in Naples, Florida from 1991 to 1997. Ms. Chiaro is the head of the Legislative, Labor and Police Legal Advisor Divisions and is responsible for all the drafting of ordinances and resolutions enacted by the City. She is a graduate of Leadership Florida and was named the "Boss of the Year" in 1996 in Collier County.