Ernest L. Martin, D.P.A. Dr. Martin retired from Miami-Dade County in 1992 after 30 years of experience in community development, affordable housing, economic development and historic preservation—the last fifteen years of which he served as the Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development. During his directorship of the Department, he supervised a staff of 50 professionals that managed the grants, loans, and investments of over $250,000,000 in public funds, principally Federal and State funds. He has his Doctorate in Public Administration, Nova Southeastern University; a Masters in City and Regional Planning, University of Oregon; and Bachelors in Political Science, University of California at Berkeley. He is also a member of numerous organizations related to his various fields of expertise.