S2 Ep1811: Dominico Pontoreiro & Stephen Riordan w/ Lisset Hanewicz, St. Petersburg City Council Chair

Kicking off our March 4th RadioStPete Day live broadcast from our THRIVE DTSP studio,  Soundcape's Dominico Pontoreiro & Big Broadway Energy's Stephen Riordan chatted with St. Petersburg City Council Chair Lisset Hanewicz, District 4. ProfessionalAttorney, former Assistant State Attorney in Pinellas County and former Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Florida. Admitted to practice in Florida.Education and AwardsUniversity of Florida Levin College of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2004Florida International University, Master of Business Administration, 2001Florida International University, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1999Community President, Crescent Lake Neighborhood Association 2016-2021 President of the Year, Mayor’s Neighborhood Partnership Awards 2018 Pinellas County Schools Lunch Pals Program, 2018-2022 Pinellas County Schools Take Stock in Children Program, 2022-Present Neighborhood of the Year, Mayor’s Neighborhood Partnership Awards 2020 Membership Chair, Council of Neighborhood Associations 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Chair, Council of Neighborhood Associations 2020 Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation, Chair 2021–2024, Vice-Chair 2024-Present Tampa Bay Wave’s LatinTech Advisory Council, 2023-2024 PersonalA Florida native born in Tampa and raised in Miami, Lisset returned to the Tampa Bay area in 2004. She and her husband, Wayne, have lived in the Crescent Lake Neighborhood in St. Petersburg since 2006. They love raising their young daughter in St. Petersburg. Their older daughter finished college and is enjoying the outdoors in Utah. They also have a dog (Ginger) and two cats (Saint and Pete) at home. Lisset is the daughter of Cuban exiles who came to the United States during the Freedom Flights. She is fluent in Spanish.  A devoted advocate for the power of mentorship, Lisset has participated in the Pinellas County School’s Lunch Pals program since 2018.Committee Assignments Arts Advisory Committee  Budget, Finance, and Taxation Committee (Vice-Chair) Health, Energy, Resilience, and Sustainability Committee (Alternate) Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Committee (Vice-Chair) Public Services and Infrastructure Committee (Chair) Tampa Bay Water Board of Directors (Chair) Youth and Family Services Committee Terms of OfficeElected to City Council in November 2021; term expires January 7, 20272025 Vice-Chair of City Council2026 Chair of City CouncilDistrict 4 MapPDF Map