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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

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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

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BOARDS, COMMITTEES & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
MAYOR COOK REPRESENTING THE CITY OF EL PASO AS OF JUNE 2005

•	Mass Transit Board – Chairman - 2005 to Present
•	Public Service Board – 2005 to Present
•	Transportation Policy Board – currently the Vice-Chair (07/25/08 - 07/10/09)
•	Executive Committee to the Transportation Policy Board – currently the Chairman (07/26/08 - 07/10/09)
•	Special Transportation Committee - member
•	Intergovernmental affairs Legislative Review Committee - Chairman
•	Rio Grande Council of Governments – President from 10/01/07 – 09/30/08 – currently board member
•	First Responders Preparedness Committee with the RGCOG
•	West Texas Economic Development District Board of Directors with the RGCOG
•	Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board – Chief Elected Official
•	United States Conference of Mayors
•	Homeland Security Advisory Council’s (HSAC) Southwest Border Task Force - Member
•	REDCo Executive Committee – Non-Voting Member
•	REDCo Board of Directors – Board Member
•	Texas Municipal League (TML) – President as of 10/31/08
•	Texas Border Coalition (TBC) – President-Elect and will take over as President in late 2009
•	Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC) - Member
•	TEX-21 - Co-Chair of Federal Committee and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee
•	Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Working Group – Voting Member
•	Association of the United States Army – Member – 2004 to Present
•	ARMS (Association for Regional Military Support) Committee
•	Paso Del Norte Group
•	SPIRIT-54
•	El Paso Firemen & Policemen’s Pension Fund – Ex-officio member
•	Local Emergency Food and Shelter National Board
•	Advisory Board for the Sun Bowl Association
•	Honorary Chairperson for Special Olympics yearly campaign in 2007 and 2009
•	World Trade Center El Paso – Juarez – honorary member
•	El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence
•	Honorary Member for the Texas Narcotics Officers Association

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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

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Awards & Citations

2009	Best Elected Official – What’s Up Publication
2009	The Christiaan Petrus Fox Citizen of the Year Award – Ft. Bliss
2009	Bi-National Border Achievement Award - US-MX Chamber of Commerce
2009	Courage Award from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
2008	Legislator of the Year Award – El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association
2008	Best Elected Official - El Paso, Inc.
2008	Best Looking Mayor – El Paso Magazine
2007	Best El Pasoan - El Paso Magazine
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
2005	Best Elected Official – El Paso, Inc.
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

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BOARDS, COMMITTEES & 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
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

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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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Biography