Mrs. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, JD is a visionary leader who gets the job done. She is an executive, lawyer, philanthropist, mother and wife. Sheila has invested 20 years into building healthcare for Americans who need it most. Sheila’s corporate and development strategies are coupled with a unique combination of business acumen and legal expertise that has driven positive growth and job creation for over 1200 residents in Florida. As the innovative CEO of a healthcare company that provides home-based continued health care, teaches families how to care for their loved ones, and provides vocational training in the medical field, Sheila has seen first-hand the hardship our families are experiencing without access to health care.
Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick’s career in Federal Government began more than 10 years ago when she started advocating in Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill to drive positive change in Health Care Reform. Her success and expertise as a Chief Executive Officer of a healthcare company opened many doors including sitting down with many members of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. With every door that opened she took each opportunity to advocate for children with disabilities, healthcare expansion and economic development.
Most recently, her frustration with the unwillingness of elected officials to move legislation that would address the immediate needs of the community has led her to run for United States House of Representatives. When asked why she was running for Congress, she stated “our community has been suffering immensely from the lack of healthcare and economic opportunities. Now is the time to exercise political courage and put forth bold economic and healthcare policies for the people! I have the expertise and track record to move bold policies forward. My proven track record of political courage, job creation, building generational wealth and brining healthcare into the community speaks to my ability to deliver results.”
Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick led monumental efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through her partnership with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM), her company vaccinated over 300,000 and employed over 1000. While many businesses were shuttering and reducing employee hours, Sheila’s company was the largest black woman led and owned company to participate in this federal and state initiative.
In addition…to her healthcare initiatives, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick consistently has served her community through her non-profit and outreach programs. She has provided over 100,000 masks to community members in partnership with the Florida Office of Minority Health and Equality and provided over 4,000 hot meals to families in need through her Sunday Dinner Program. Most recently she was recognized as Rising Star Awardee (2018); Miramar’s Progressive Woman of the Year (2019); and Community Voice of the Year (2020).
She led and an aggressive small business initiative in which she assisted small businesses acquire Payroll Protection Program grants, federal and state contracting and investors. In order to provide capital for small businesses, Sheila created a minority women’s investment group in which members invested over $1 million into small businesses.
Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick has served as the Chair of several Board of Directors and Advisory Boards and instituted transformational policies that increased transparency, profit, market share, diversity and acquisition of state and federal contracts. Presently, Sheila has been appointed to the Human Relations Committee, Advisory Board for Broward County Public Schools and Chair of the Advisory Board for the McCormick Law Firm Essential Community Health and Haitian Chamber of Commerce.
