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Mayor John F. Cook
City of El Paso
2 Civic Center Plaza, 10th Floor
El Paso, Texas 79901
Ph: (915) 541-4145
Fax: (915) 541-4501
Mayor Cook was born on February 27th, 1946, Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Immaculata High School in 1964. John married his wife, Tram, in 1970. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso and earned a degree in business in 1977. He and his wife are the proud parents of six children; the proud grandparents of seven grandchildren; and soon to be proud great grandparents in December 2007 by their oldest granddaughter. The oldest is 24 years old and the youngest is one year old Alyssa who was born on May 3, 2006.
Alyssa
WORK BACKGROUND
2005-Present Mayor of the City of El Paso
1999-2005 City Representative District IV - Northeast
1999-2001 El Paso Health Care Facilities Financing
Corporation-President
1999-2001 El Paso Housing Finance Corporation-President
1996-1997 Bienvivir Senior Health Services - Quality
Assurance Coordinator/Grant Writer/Project Manager
1994-1999 Cook and Associates-President
Marketing, Management and Fund Raising Consultants
1994-1998 El Paso Charities Community Chest-Volunteer
Executive Director
1993-1995 Hoang Food Products, Inc.- Vice-President/Marketing
Plant Manager
1992-1993 El Paso Independent School District- Teacher
of Record-Special Education - Crosby Elementary
1983-1991 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Manager Network Maintenance
Manager Network Operations
1972-1983 Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. -
Central Office Foreman
1965-1972 Western Electric Company Central Office Installer
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1992-1993 University of Texas at El Paso
Alternative Certification - Special Education
1977-1978 University of Texas at El Paso
Toward Masters of Business Arts Program
1973-1977 University of Texas at El Paso
Bachelor of Business Arts Conferred Management
1972-1973 El Paso Community College
Associates of Business Arts Program
1964-1965 Saint Francis College
Brooklyn, New York
Liberal Arts Program
1960-1964 Immaculata High School
New York, New York
CLUBS, BOARDS & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
MAYOR COOK REPRESENTING CITY OF EL PASO AS OF JUNE 2005
Mass Transit Board - Chairman - 2005 to Present
Public Service Board - Board Member - 2005 to Present
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) - Chairman - 2006 to Present
Rio Grande Council of Governments - President from
October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008
Upper Rio Grande @ Work
Texas Border Coalition - Member
Texas Municipal League - President-Elect as of 11/08/07
United States Conference of Mayors
Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Working Group
REDCo Executive Committee
REDCo Board of Directors
Paso Del Norte Group
SPIRIT-54
TEX-21 - Co-Chair of Federal Committee and member of Executive
Committee
Border Trade Advisory Committee
ARMS (Association for Regional Military Support) Committee
Association of the United States Army - Member - 2004 to Present
Local Emergency Food and Shelter National Board
Advisory Board for the 2007 Sun Bowl Association
Honorary Chairperson for Special Olympics yearly campaign 2007
MILITARY BACKGROUND
1969-1970 United States Army
Special Agent-Military Intelligence
Binh Son, Republic of South Viet Nam
1968-1969 Defense Language Institute
Biggs Field, TX
Vietnamese Language Course
1967-1968 United States Army
Fort Hollibird, MD
Counter Intelligence Agent Course
AWARDS & CITATIONS
2007 Bravo Award - The League of Women Voters
2006 Politician of the Year - National Association of
Social Workers
2005 Newsmaker of the Year - El Paso Times
2004 Legislator of the Year Award - El Paso Municipal
Police Officers Association
2003 Habitat for Humanity Volunteer of the Year Award
2002 Habitat for Humanity Golden Hammer Award
1991 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dink Glover Award for Community Service
1990 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
General Managers Award for Community Service
1989 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
General Managers Award for Community Service
1971 United States Army
Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service
Binh Son, Republic of South Viet Nam
CLUBS, BOARDS & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
2001-2004 El Paso School of Excellence Board of Directors
1999-2003 Pro Action Secretary/Treasurer of Board of Directors
2000-2004 LULAC Project Amistad Board Member
1998-Present Vietnam Veterans of America - Life Member
1998-Present VFW Post 8919 - Life Member
1998-Present American Legion Post 58 - Life Member
1998-2000 Health and Human Services Task Force Computerization Chair
1997-2000 Health and Human Services Summit Steering Committee Member
1996-2000 El Paso Transportation Collaborative-Pro Bono Consultant
1994-2000 El Paso Charities Community Chest
Co-founder, Volunteer Executive Director
1994-Present El Paso Country Day School, Member - Board of Directors
1993-1995 Most Holy Trinity Youth Choir, Director
1991-1995 Providence Memorial Foundation, Trustee
1992 Junior Sun Carnival, Parade Chairman
1992 Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Vice President
1989-1992 Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Professional Advisory
Committee
1991-1992 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Community Relations
Team, Chairman
1991 United Way of El Paso, Training Division Chairman
1991 Red Ribbon Campaign, Parade Chairman
1991 Operation Desert Storm Welcome Home Parade, Co-chair
1990 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Co-chair, Community Relations Team
1990 United Way of El Paso, Loaned Executive-Construction
Industries
1990 Red Ribbon Campaign, Parade Chairman
1990 Telephone Pioneers of America, Vice President-Community
Service
1989 Red Ribbon Campaign, Parade Chairman
1989 Telephone Pioneers of America, Vice President-Community
Service
1985-1987 Insights Science Museum-Trustee
1980-1990 American Youth Soccer Organization, Referee
1964-1966 BSA-Troop 23-First Troop in United States for Retarded
Children Brooklyn, New York, Co-founder
GRANT WRITING and FUNDRAISING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1999 El Paso Country Day School $47,000 Casino Night
1998 Southwest AIDS Committee $25,000 Walk/Run
1998 El Paso Country Day School $25,000 Casino Night
1998 Bienvivir Senior Health Services $500,000 Community Development
Block Grant
1998 El Paso Community Foundation Grant $2,000 for El Paso Country Day
School Humanities Program
1997 HUD Building Grant $1.9 Million for Bienvivir Senior Health Services
1997 CDBG $25,000 Grant for Bienvivir Senior Health Services
1997 Smith Brown McAfee Foundation Grant $25,000 for Bienvivir Senior
Health Services
1996 Smith Brown McAfee Foundation two grants totaling $40,000 for
Bienvivir Senior Health Services
1996 Department of Health and Human Services three year $95,000 funding
for LULAC Project Amistad
1996 El Paso Community Foundation $1,400 Grant for El Paso Country Day
School
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