Town Council

Angelo Cuadra Garcia

Councilmember, Seat 1

Ray Garcia

Councilmember, Seat 2

Juan Carlos Fernandez

Councilmember, Seat 3

Josh Dieguez

Councilmember, Seat 4

Councilman Josh Dieguez came to Miami Lakes as an infant when his parents moved into the Lake Sarah area in 1989. He has not only chosen to continue living here but also has spent much of his adult life giving back to the community where he grew up and which he loves.

Prior to his election in 2018, he served as a member of the Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) and Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC), even serving as Chairman for three years of the NIC. In that time, Councilman Dieguez was instrumental in establishing the Community Bike Ride and has been a strong advocate for beautification projects, traffic relief, and protecting our senior programs. He is a member and Director of the Miami Lakes Bar Association—an organization co-founded by his father, Anthony Dieguez, who also served as its Founding President. The Councilman has also served on the Charter Revision Commission where he successfully sponsored proposals to enhance good government practices.

As a member of the Council, Dieguez seeks to protect and enhance the quality of life Miami Lakers have come to love and expect by focusing on financial responsibility, prioritizing traffic and infrastructure improvements, enhancing beautification, and seeking opportunities within the business community to enhance entertainment and dining options in Miami Lakes.

Councilman Dieguez graduated cum laude from Florida International University with a double major in Political Science and History and graduated with his Juris Doctor degree and a Certificate in Environmental Sustainability from St. Thomas University. He practices law at his family’s law firm, which is located in Miami Lakes.

Organizations and Board Memberships

Steven Herzberg

Councilmember, Seat 5

Bryan Morera

Councilmember, Seat 6

As a lifelong resident of the Town of Miami Lakes, I had the opportunity to play in our parks, fall in love with baseball at the Miami Lakes Optimist Park, go to school at Miami Lakes Middle School, go to church at Our Lady of the Lakes, and pet the cows at the various pastures scattered throughout the Town. As I got older, I was able to frequent Main Street and the various restaurants and bars in Town and watch as our Town changed over time.

As a kid, I always gravitated toward passionate advocacy. This passion would lead me to become a proud double-Panther, earning my Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in 2013, and my Juris Doctorate Degree in 2017, both from Florida International University. After passing the Florida Bar and practicing law for several years, I decided to open my own law firm. Sometime later, I opened another business that provides business advising and consulting services. Of course, I set up both businesses right here in Miami Lakes.

My passion for advocating on behalf of others would also lead me to volunteer to serve on two of the Town’s Committees, the Neighborhood Improvement Committee and the Blasting Advisory Board, and to run for the Board of Directors of my Homeowners’ Association, where I served as Vice-President and President. In 2024, when the opportunity arose to run for the Miami Lakes Town Council, that same passion led me to throw my hat into the race.

As an attorney and business owner, I am very results oriented. I believe in walking the walk more than talking the talk. That is why in my first month of being on the Council, I led our Town Council to take the most significant actions against blasting in its history, and in just my fifth month as a Councilmember, I spearheaded major reforms which put power back into the hands of the residents.

Today, my parents and my brother still reside in Miami Lakes over on the east side of town, and my wife, Katherine, and I purchased our first home on the west side of town. My agenda is simple: I want to preserve our small-town character while promoting policies which ensure that my future children, like me, grow up and choose to live here as adults and say “I ❤ Miami Lakes.”