Commissioner Daisy Williams Lynum was elected to the Orlando City Council on April 14, 1998. Commissioner Lynum was born in Leesburg, Florida, a small town 45 miles northwest of Orlando. She is one of eight children and a proud mother of two sons, Sean Edward (Mercedes) and Edward Juan and two granddaughters, Daniela and Ellessee. The Commissioner became a Christian at age 12 and is currently a faithful member of The New Covenant Baptist Church of Orlando.
 
After graduating from Carver Heights High School in 1964, Ms. Lynum earned an undergraduate degree in Sociology at Bethune‑Cookman College and a graduate degree in clinical Social Work (MSW) from Florida State University. As a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar recipient, Post Baccalaureate studies were completed at Haverford and Bryn Mawr colleges in Pennsylvania, and her teaching certification was completed at the University of Central Florida.  In 2000, Commissioner Lynum completed the John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Executives at Harvard University.  Florida Metropolitan University awarded Commissioner Lynum the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in May 2005.
 
Inducted into the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in 1966 because of its academic and community service requirements, Commissioner Lynum has remained involved in all aspects of community, professional and political service. Commissioner Lynum was inducted into Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc., an organization of business and professional women, in December 2008.
 
After more than 30 years of employment, first as a 5th grade teacher, followed by a career as a social worker and administrator for the Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, and a Special Services Social Worker for Orange County Public Schools, Commissioner Lynum retired in 2002.
 
Simultaneously, her years of community and civic involvement have included: Metro Orlando Urban League Board; UCF-MSW School of Social Work Advisory Board; National Black Social Workers Association; Orlando Science Center's Diversity Committee; USTA Diversity Committee; USTA Florida Section Schools Coordinator, Community Service Center Board; Coordinator, Mercy Drive/Pine Hills Children & Youth Taskforce; City of Orlando's Municipal Planning and Human Relations Boards; Vice Chair BBIF Board; Florida League of Cities Urban Administration, resolution and policy committees and the Board of Directors; Board of Directors for the National League of Cities; and, currently she is President of the National League of Cities National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials; First Vice President for Women Elected to Municipal Government; Past-president of the Florida  Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials; Metro Plan Orlando Transportation Board; Orange County Voter’s League; Life Member NAACP, Nemours Council member; and, 2005 Onxy Magazine Poll names Commissioner Lynum as one of 56 most influential African Americans in the State of Florida.
 
On the international scene, Commissioner Lynum has represented Orlando and our country in Japan and Africa, and attended the US-China Exchange Association’s US Business Matchmaking Conference in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Commissioner Lynum has visited many Caribbean and European countries as a tourist for over thirty-five (35) years. Both of her sons are fluent in Spanish and are also global citizens.

Commissioner Lynum's primary focus is quality of life through sustainable neighborhoods for residents in District 5 and the City of Orlando.