Mayor Joy Cooper was first elected to the Hallandale Beach City Commission in 1999. She has served as commissioner, vice mayor and is the first directly elected mayor in the history of Hallandale Beach. She was born in Trenton New Jersey and grew up as one of six children in Levittown, Pennsylvania. She worked at New Jerseys Division of Taxation Audit Division before taking a leave to help her husband Dr Harry Cooper open his practice. Mayor Cooper and her husband have owned property in South Florida since 1985 and made Hallandale Beach their full-time home in 1991. She and Harry have been married for 38 years. They are the proud parents of three children, Jaime Cassini , Alana and Tony Moreno and Matt and Cristina Cooper. She and Harry are also the proud grandparents of Justin age 16, twins Derek and Isabella 7 and Alex 1 year. I addition to being Mayor she serves as Chair of the Halladale Beach CRA , Chair of Three Islands Safe Neighborhood District and Chair of Golden Ilse's Safe Neighborhood District. Mayor Cooper is past President of the Broward League of Cities and has served actively on their board since elected to Hallandale Beach Commission. She also has served on the Florida League of Cities Board in many positions and is a past President.