Biography
Bud Scholl was born in New Jersey and moved to South Florida at the age of five. He grew up in North Dade County in the Norwood section of town now known as Miami Gardens. There he attended neighborhood schools Parkway Elementary, Norland Junior and Norland Senior High School. He attended the University of Florida where he received an Engineering Degree in Computer Science. Bud and his wife of 22 years, Dione Del Monico, moved to then Sunny Isles, Atlantic Island 17 years ago. They have three children Sarah 18, Sebastian 16 and Stedmen 13.

Since growing up in North Miami-Dade Bud has always exhibited a firm belief in community service and teaching his children the importance of community service has always been a strong motivator for his own involvement in the community. He has volunteered his time in numerous City of Sunny Isles Beach positions over the years serving as - Chairman of the Charter Revision Commission, a member of the City Manager’s Financial Advisory Committee, a member of the City Attorney’s Search Committee and a member of the City Manager’s Search Committee. At the time of becoming a City Commissioner he was serving as Chairman of the Long Range Planning and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Historic Preservation Board. He has been a vocal resident of his community regularly speaking out at Commission meetings on a variety of matters of importance to the shaping of our community.

In addition to his volunteer work and activism within our City, Bud also volunteers his time for regional causes. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Community Blood Centers of South Florida and has been a member of the Executive Board for several years. The CBCSF is the not for profit organization that provides over 95% of the blood supply for the hospitals and medical community of Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. He has also served as a member of the Board of Commissioners MIS and Telecommunications Committee of the Broward Health District

Bud Scholl has been an entrepreneur for most of his professional career, specializing in the restructuring and financing of companies in a variety of industries. He has been an active investor in real estate, commercial and mortgage lending in South Florida for over twenty years. He founded, served on the Board of Directors and as President of a commercial community bank. Bud also owns a multifaceted dry cleaning and laundry company. He purchased the assets of the then 42 store chain from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and successfully restructured the business. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization.