Commissioner Precinct 1

El Paso County Commissioner Pct.1
Anna Perez

COMMISSIONER ANNA PEREZ
EL PASO COUNTY, PCT NO. 1
500 E. SAN ANTONIO, ROOM 301
EL PASO, TEXAS 79901
COMMISSIONER1@EPCOUNTY.COM
TELEPHONE: 915.546.2014

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2009 – Present	El Paso County Commissioner, Pct No. 1 500 E. San Antonio, Room 301 El Paso, Texas 79901 Elected official; represents East El Paso County
September 2000 – December 2008 Division Chief	Office of the El Paso County Attorney 500 E. San Antonio, Room 503 El Paso, Texas 79901 Civil Litigation Unit; HR to the County Attorney
October 1997 – September 2000 Senior Trial Attorney	Office of the El Paso County Attorney 500 E. San Antonio, Room 503 El Paso, Texas 79901 Civil Litigation Unit – litigation in labor & employment, Tort Claims Act, civil rights, contracts
August 1996 – October 1997 Associate Attorney	Gay & Gutierrez Law Office 1301 East River Street El Paso, Texas 79902 Insurance defense, personal injury defense
August 1993 - August 1996 Felony Prosecutor	Office of the El Paso District Attorney 500 E. San Antonio, Room 201 El Paso, Texas 79901 Rape/Child Abuse Unit; general misdemeanor,felony and appellate litigation.
EDUCATION:
Texas Tech University School of Law	May 1993, Doctor of Jurisprudence Dean’s Scholarship Recipient Mock Trial Competitor; Minority Law Student Association, President
University of Texas at El Paso Crim. Justice	December 1989, Bachelor of Science, Dean’s List Freshman Leadership Program; Pre-Law Association, President; Psychology Department research assistant.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
State Bar of Texas Federal Western District of Texas
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
El Paso County Sheriff’s Academy Instructor, as requested
El Paso Bar Association Board of Directors, Term 2007-2010
Mexican American Bar Association of El Paso President, 1999-2000 and 2006-2007 Board of Directors, 1995-Present
El Paso Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section Presenter, March 2007 – “Litigation Involving Government Entities in Employment Cases”
El Paso Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section Presenter, March 2007 – “Litigation Involving Government Entities in Employment Cases”
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association & El Paso Criminal Law Group - Seminar Presenter, November 2004 – “Expunctions & Non-Disclosure Orders”
El Paso Bar Association Civil Law Update Presenter, September 2003 – “Litigation Involving Government Entities: Legislative Update”
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office Presenter, February 2002 – “Prosecutor Ethics & Instituting Office Ethics Officer”
El Paso Criminal Law Group – Criminal Law Seminar, Ruidoso, NM Presenter, October 2002 & 2004 – “Expunctions Laws in Texas & Practice in El Paso County”
Texas District & County Attorneys Association Civil Seminar Planning Committee – Member, 2001-2004 Presenter, TDCAA Annual Meeting, September 2001 – “Texas Open Records ActUpdate”
Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Presenter, Annual Meeting, September 2001 – “Texas Open Records”
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
El Paso Airport Advisory Board 2005-2008; appointed by Rep. Steve Ortega, District 7 Revised Board Bylaws and Meeting Protocol, to include anti-lobbying provisions mandated by City Ordinance.
City of El Paso Committee on Border Relations 2006-2007; appointed by Rep. Susannah Byrd, District 2
Public Utilities Regulation Board, City of El Paso 2002- 2004; Appointed by former Mayor Ray Caballero
Life Management Center - Mental Health Task Force 2001; Appointed by Texas State Rep. Norma Chavez Wrote bylaws for local mental health authority; co-wrote inter-local agreement for governmental sponsoring agencies for creation of the local mental health authority, El Paso MHMR
WoPAC, Women’s Political Action Committee Founding Member, September 2005
Latinas 100, Professional Women’s Network Member, 2003- Present
Hispanos Triunfadores Award & Scholarship Committee El Paso McDonald’s Owner/Operator Initiative recognizing outstanding local Hispanic leaders. Participant, 2003-2008
MALDEF Leadership Institute Graduate 1996
El Paso Hispanic Leadership Institute Board of Directors, 2000-2005 Chairman of the Board, 2002-2003
AWARDS:
2003 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Advocate of the Year 2007 Texas House of Representatives Resolution for Community Service (Service to the El Paso Democratic Party)