PAUL J. DiMARE, Sr. , Homestead, Florida Phone (305) 245-4211 | Fax: (305)246-9740

Paul J. DiMare, Sr., resides in Coral Gables with his wife, Swanee. They have five adult children, Tony, Paul Jr., Scott and Gino DiMare and Jim Husk.

DATE OF BIRTH: April 14, 1941, in Cambridge, Massachusetts

EDUCATION: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
New Prep, Cambridge, Massachusetts

EMPLOYMENT: President, DiMare Brothers, Inc., DiMare Homestead, Inc., DiMare Johns Island, Inc., DiMare Ruskin, Inc., DiMare Tampa, Inc. and DiMare Fresh, Inc.; Treasurer, DiMare, Inc.

AFFILIATIONS: Florida Farmers, Inc.(FFI) (Co-Founder, Chairman, 1997-Present) an advocacy group of winter vegetable growers in Florida.FFI has fought for fair trade, affordable housing for farmworkers and important consumer issues for the American public.

American Red Cross of Greater Miami & The Keys (Director, 2002-Present)
University of Miami, Board of Trustees (2004-Present)
1st National Bank of South Florida (Director, 1974-Present)
Florida Tomato Committee (President, 1983-1985, Member, 1968-Present)
Florida Tomato Exchange (Chairman)
Dade County Farm Bureau
The Paul J. DiMare Foundation (Founder)
St. Mary's Catholic Church of Situate, Massachusetts
Miami Museum of Science Board of Directors
Community Partnership for Homeless Board of Directors
Camillus House
Jackson Memorial Foundation

ACCOLADES: American Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year for 2007
Elected to Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2005
Agriculturalist of the Year, Dade County Farm Bureau for 1998
Award of Appreciation, Governor Jeb Bush

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS:
"Current Realities and Economies of the Farmer in South Miami-Dade"- Presented to the South Miami-Dade Watershed Study Advisory Committee
Statement for the record on the Trade Promotion Authority- Presented to the United States House Committee on Ways and Means and Trade Subcommittee
Testimony on Trade in the Americas: Behind the Santiago Summit- Presented to U.S. Senate Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade