TEAM / Crystal Wagar
Crystal Wagar brings a wide range of experience from both the public and private sectors to her work with The Southern Group and TSG Advocates.
Crystal leads, supports and bolsters TSG Advocates efforts to impact policy and build relationships with government and strategic partnerships at the federal level.
In her 20 plus year career, Crystal has garnered extensive knowledge of municipal procurement processes, which has translated into winning strategies for a wide diverse client base. Her successes include leading the effort to bring Uber into the South Florida market, winning the Metrorail car bid with Ansaldo Breda – one of the largest procurements in Miami-Dade County’s history, and was one of the key consultants who drove the strategy for the Brightline Miami station build out.
In April 2019, Crystal was elected as Mayor of Miami Shores and completed her term as Councilmember. She made history as the first African American woman elected in the Village’s 89-year existence. Crystal is a former executive board member of the Florida League of Cities. Since sitting on the executive boards, Crystal has built extensive relationships throughout Florida, as well as nationally particularly with the southeast delegation. As a member of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA), Crystal’s contacts reach well beyond Florida. She has relationships from Minnesota to Houston to Georgia to LA, New York, Alabama and beyond.
Crystal has worked just as diligently at giving back to her community as she continuously maintains a strong philanthropic foundation. She is currently on the Board of Miami Children’s Museum and is an appointed member of the Miami Dade County Film and Entertainment board.
In the past, Crystal served as the chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Good Government Initiative and was a member of the South Florida National Parks Trust Board. She is also an alumnus of the United States German Marshall Fellowship. She is also a proud member of the International Women’s Forum (IWF), Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated and the Links Incorporated.
Crystal was named one of South Florida’s 50 most powerful and influential black business leaders in 2012 and 2019. She received the Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Young Leader Award, the South Florida Women Extraordinaire Award and was named a Miracle Maker by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami. Most recently Crystal was featured in Miami Women, a book about the most influential women in Miami, published 2022.
Crystal is a graduate of Temple University and William Mitchell College of Law.
