Your favorite virtue?
Authenticity.

Your favorite qualities in a person?
A great smile.

Your chief characteristic?
Determination.

Your favorite occupation?
Librarian.

Your idea of happiness?
Being with my partner and daughter at Disney.

Your idea of misery?
Cloudy days.

If not yourself, who would you be?
“Be yourself everyone else is
taken…”

Where would you like to live?
On the water…in the Keys… somewhere between mile marker 68 and 46. (Yes, even my daydreams are organized and direct.)

Your favorite color?
Purple.

Your favorite authors?
Fran Lebowitz, Betty Friedan, Julia Child.

Your favorite heroes (male or female) in fiction?
Nancy Drew, Mickey Mouse, Belle.

Your heroes in real life?
Hillary Clinton, Jane Jacobs, Margaret Sanger, Walt Disney.

What characters in history do you most dislike?
Those who follow instead of lead.

Your favorite food and drink?
Cheese and Pinot Noir

What do you hate the most?
Disorganization.

What reform do you admire the most?
The 19th Amendment.

The natural talent you would like to be gifted with?
Carry a tune.

How do you wish to die?
A grandmother

What is your present state of mind?
Lucid.

For what fault are you the most intolerant?
Apathy.

Your personal motto?
“Live the life you imagined.”

Heidi Shafran is the Community Development Director for the
City of Wilton Manors, a position she has held since March 2011.
Prior to that, she was the Community Planning Director for the
Seminole Tribe of Florida, from 2004 to 2011.