Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Hawthorne

Dear Resident,

I am proud to have served you these last four years as your Councilmember in the City of Hawthorne. I believe in Hawthorne values of hard work, fairness and respect which guide me when serving you. I would like to present further information on my background and community involvement

EDUCATION:

• M.S., PHYSICS, California State University Long Beach
• B.S., PHYSICS, California State University Dominguez Hills

• League of California Cities - Los Angeles County Division
• National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
• League of California Cities - Employee Relations Committee
• Los Angeles County City Selection Committee
• Independent Cities Association (ICA)
• South Bay Cities Council of Government (SBCCOG)
• South Bay Corridor Steering Committee
• Metropolitan Transport Authority Policy Committee Representative of Corridor B
• West Basin Water Association - Board of Directors
• Centinela Valley Union High School District (CVUHSD) - Bond Oversight Committee

• NALEO National Institute for Newly Elected Officials
• NALEO Policy Institute on the Changing Dynamics of the 50+ Population
• NALEO National Policy Institute on Building Healthy Communities: Laying the Foundation for Successful Policymaking
• League of California Cities ñ New Mayors and Council Members Academy
• California Latino Caucus Institute (CLCI) Elected Officials Academy XI
• Kellogg School of Management/NALEO - National Economic Policy Institute
• Hawthorne Police Department Citizenís Academy

• Economic Development Council, Founder
• Taste of Hawthorne, Co-founder
• California Center for Public Health Advocacy
• Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce
• North Hawthorne Community Association (NHCA)
• Ramona Neighborhood Association (RNA)
• Citizens of Hawthorne Action Team (CHAT)
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• South Bay Soccer Foundation
• Hawthorne President's Council
• St. Joseph's Parish Church
• Knights of Columbus
• Sons of the American Legion
• Hawthorne Historical Society
• Sons of Italy
• Service Provider Fair
• Friends of Hawthorne Library
• Movies in the Park

• Centinela Valley Union High School District, Educator
• L3 Communications, Space Environment Test Engineer
• Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, Physics Engineer
• United Detector Technology, Engineer/Technical Assistant
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physicist

• Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics Honor Society
• MAES (Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists)
• SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)
• SACNAS (Society of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)
• Science Society of CSUDH
• Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity