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Martha Montelongo Myers Resume
Martha Montelongo-Myers

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Born:  El Paso, Texas
Raised:  Los Angeles, CA
Residence:  Santa Cruz, CA
Education:  University of California, Los Angeles,
Bachelor of Arts, History, 1987
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 1979

Public Relations, Public Speaking, Marketing, Media, and Strategic Partnerships.

Communication, immigration, Hispanic outreach, education, women in business, stay-at-home moms, small business, social security, retirement planning and health care issues.

Leadership, competitive spirit, impactful, bilingual, bicultural,  creative.  

Media Credentials:

Guest on KSFO Radio with Melanie Morgan, KRON 4 Bay TV, San Francisco,
Voz y Voto, Univision National Sunday morning political talk show.

New rotating panelist for LA Chatroom, Latino Issues political forum on LATV
(LATV.Com),  Guest host for Rob Johnson, KFIV 1360 AM

Featured Guest Speaker for the Carmel, Monterey, Salinas, Cabrillo (Santa
Cruz County) and Salinas Republican Womens' Federated Chapters

Opinion, Santa Cruz Sentinel and Wall St Journal.  Front page featured Photo
 of LA Times Sunday Calendar Section regarding Davis Recall rally event in Monterey, CA.
Today:
Talk radio show producer and host for weekly two hour program called Straight Talk with Martha, on KION AM.  Format is personality and hottest current political issues with an emphasis on State politics, dynamic guests and Latin bumper music.  Guests include grassroots activists, political figures, print, TV and radio pundits.

Active member and public speaker for CALA's media campaign and press conferences, (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse).
High profile  role in the CA Recall efforts in the Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz area, via radio program and media event rallies, garnering statewide print, TV and radio earned media coverage and on LA Chatroom, LATV Cable program.

Background:
Deputy-Press Secretary and Co-coordinator for Latino Affairs for the Prop 38 Yes Campaign, the California School Voucher Initiative, June to November, 2000

 Field Coordinator for district elections campaign to qualify the measure for the ballot in the City of Santa Cruz, Winter/ Spring of 2000

CO-Host for “Bay Undercurrents,” a TCI/AT&T local one-hour program featuring state and local issues  1999/2000

Talk Radio show host and producer for "Make Sense with Martha,” a weekly two-hour political talk show on KSCO radio,  Santa Cruz, Monterey Salinas CA,  Jan to Dec,1999.

Financial Services sales with United Resources Inc., Member of the top ranking sales team in the country.  Los Angeles, CA, 1984 to 1987


COLLEGE:
UCLA BA
Junior year in Barcelona, Spain

Senior year served on graduate program, to teach Latino parents in South Central Los Angeles, how to effectively teach their developmentally handicapped children, cognitive and behavioral skills, through the Psychology Dept., UCLA.  

Counseled at-risk, Junior-year transfer students, monitored their adjustment to the University; tutored peers in effective communication of ideas, arguments, and analysis for history courses.  Tutored Spanish language students.  

HIGH SCHOOL:
Student Body President, Whittier High School, track, civic services, sorority.  

PERSONAL LIFE:
Married sixteen years with two boys, ages 13 and 15.  

CIVIC ACTIVITIES:    
CALA Board, Silicon Valley; Associate member of CRP; Alternate, Republican Central Committee, Santa Cruz County, District 3;  Selective Service System Local 68 Board.

PERSONAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:
Reading, writing, photography, dance, theater, baseball, singing/performing Spanish boleros.


 

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