Mayor Anne Gerwig was first elected to the Village Council in 2010 and subsequently re-elected in 2014. She was elected as the 6th Mayor of Wellington in March 2016. Mrs. Gerwig and her husband, Alan, have resided in Wellington for 34 years. The Gerwigs have three grown children – Jessica and her husband Jordan, Dane, Luke, and her three grandchildren Leighton, Millie, and Rory.
Mayor Gerwig is the Director of Client Communications for Alan Gerwig and Associates, Inc. located in Wellington. The company has provided civil and structural consulting engineering services throughout Florida since 1998. Mrs. Gerwig has worked as a draftsman/CADD technician in Palm Beach County since 1982.
While raising her children in Wellington, Mrs. Gerwig volunteered at Wellington area schools and various service projects including the building of community playgrounds and the Safe Neighborhoods Initiative. Mrs. Gerwig is also active in the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Gerwig is committed to developing Wellington’s youth. She was instrumental in the naming of the Keely Spinelli Education Grant, a grant named after a beloved educator and elementary school principal who spent her life influencing the future of Wellington’s youth. She is proud of the Village Council’s commitment towards the Read for the Record, Let’s Move, and Civics 101 initiatives.
Mayor Gerwig was appointed to the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council by the Palm Beach County League of Cities. She serves as the voting delegate at the Palm Beach County League of Cities on the Education Committee and is a Past President of the Palm Beach County League. She is a Trustee of the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust and a member of the Florida Municipal Loan Council. Mrs. Gerwig was also appointed to serve on the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County and has served on the Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency.
After being nominated by the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, she was appointed by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners to serve on the Citizen Advisory Committee on Health and Human Services, and still serves on the Homeless Advisory Board.”