Barbara A. Messina, Vice Mayor

  City Council - Second District

Barbara A. Messina, Vice Mayor
Represents the Second District

• First Elected to Council: November 1986
  Most Recently Re-elected: November 2006
• Years in Alhambra: Since 1958
• Education:
  -- Completed Masters in Governance Program
• Special Honors:
  -- Alhambra Chamber of Commerce -
      Past Presidents' Award for "Outstanding
      Contributions to the Community"
  -- "Woman of Distinction Award"
      from Family Counseling Services
• Civic Involvement:
  -- Field Representative, Alhambra City Council (1979-86)
  -- Mayor of the City of Alhambra (1989, 1993 & 1997)
  -- Member, Alhambra Redevelopment Agency (1987-99)
  -- Regional Council Board Member, Southern California Association of Governments
      (SCAG, 1992-1998), representing Alhambra, Monterey Park & Montebello
  -- Member, San Gabriel Valley Transportation Committee (1994-98) 
  -- President, Independent Cities Association (ICA), representing
      49 member cities (1995-96)
  -- Board Member, Alhambra Unified School District (1998, 2000 & 2004);
      Served as Board President 2002-03
  -- Representative of the Alhambra Unified School District on the
      San Gabriel Parks & Recreation Commission and Joint-Use Committee
      with the City of Alhambra
• Community Involvement:
  -- Board Member, LINC (A non-profit, regional affordable housing developer
      that provides permanent housing for families and seniors of limited means)
  -- Member, YMCA Board of Directors (1983-Present)
  -- Board Member, Alhambra Educational Foundation
  -- Board Member, San Gabriel Medical Center
  -- Member, Advisory Board of the March of Dimes (1984)
  -- Lector, All Souls Church
  -- President, Alhambra Soroptimist Club
  Marital Status: Married to Michael Messina with three daughters and eight grandchildren, all of whom live in the area and are active in the Alhambra community as well
• Greatest Source of Pride:
  -- Outside of her family - to help others