Norma Chavez Email & Phone Number

El Paso Area/Austin,Texas

24 years of Elected and Community Based LeadershipLeadership * Public Policy * Government Affairs * Strategic Planning * Public Relations * Communications * Social Media Networking * Strategic Consulting Services * Political Consulting Services * Grassroots Organizing *Productions & Event PromotionsEstablished and executed successful consulting, public relations, and social media marketing plans for private companies and political campaigns. Produced various events and creative projects. Produced, the only independent radio talk show in El Paso with Arbitron ratings.

Public Policy/Political ExperienceTexas House of Representatives Committees Served:Border & International Affairs (Chair); Financial Institutions (Chair Budget & Oversight); Calendars (V-Chair); Human Services (V-Chair); Rules & Resolutions (V-Chair); Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations Subcommittee on Business & Economic Development; Appropriation Subcommittee on Stimulus; Electric Generation Capacity-Select Committee; Higher Education; State Federal & International Relations ;Public School Sub-Committee on Facilities; Defense & Veteran Affairs * Collaborative leader in fostering effective partnerships in a bi-partisan manner between state legislators, state agencies, local governmental entities and political and community leaders to pass legislation or kill legislation that negatively impacted El Paso or statewide coalition partners.* Institutional knowledge of the Texas House of Representatives, House Rules, and Texas legislative process, including the passing of legislation, amendments, appropriation riders, and constitutional amendments.

6060 Trowbridge El Paso, Texas 79905

Family owned full service gas station. Responsible for addressing all federal, state, and local regulatory matters pertaining to the business. Developed branding and marketing strategies.

Public Action Organizer working under the Texas Director coordinating campaigns for a safe and just food supply. Coordinated public action outreach through organizing coalition partners to establish a broad based grassroots network in Texas for farmworker issues. Assisted Texas Director with Texas campaigns that included the renaming of schools, streets, highways, and programs for Cesar Chavez in El Paso, Austin, San Antonio, and South Texas. Staffed various UFW events and public action campaigns in Texas and California.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Government Major, Business Minor

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