Ryan is currently a second-year graduate student at the University of Texas Arlington. He has experience in transportation planning and historic preservation with the City of Paris, Texas and PLAN4Health. Along with experience in supply chain management. He is a highly motivated and dedicated professional, with a passion for making …
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Ryan is currently a second-year graduate student at the University of Texas Arlington. He has experience in transportation planning and historic preservation with the City of Paris, Texas and PLAN4Health. Along with experience in supply chain management. He is a highly motivated and dedicated professional, with a passion for making a difference in the community. He will be graduating in May of 2023 with a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning and a certification in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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Andrew has worked in both Texas and Minnesota in public and private practice in City Planning. He is currently the Director of Planning & Community Development for the City of Paris, Texas. In Minnesota, he served as Co-Chair of the APA MN Legislative & Law Committee from 2008-2018 and currently …
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Andrew has worked in both Texas and Minnesota in public and private practice in City Planning. He is currently the Director of Planning & Community Development for the City of Paris, Texas. In Minnesota, he served as Co-Chair of the APA MN Legislative & Law Committee from 2008-2018 and currently serves on the APA TX Legislative Committee. He also has served as a Team Leader of the Minnesota Design Team since 2004. He is very familiar with planning related statutory laws; including the need for enabling reforms in both Minnesota and Texas. He is a trained community visioning facilitator for guiding community planning and strategic doing for communities. He also has a passion for small community downtown planning & enhancement strategies. Andrew has nearly 40 years in the Planning Profession in Minnesota and Texas.
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Paula Martin Portugal grew up in Paris, Texas and left for college after graduating from Paris High School. She moved to Austin to attend college UT Austin and did not return to Paris for 46 years. After graduating from UT Austin, she taught elementary school for thirty-two years. She and …
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Paula Martin Portugal grew up in Paris, Texas and left for college after graduating from Paris High School. She moved to Austin to attend college UT Austin and did not return to Paris for 46 years. After graduating from UT Austin, she taught elementary school for thirty-two years. She and her husband, Dr. Joseph S. Portugal had two sons and retired to Paris in 2012. She has served on the Paris City Council for six years and after serving as Mayor Pro Tem for two years, she has served the last two years as Mayor. She also holds the distinction of being the first female Mayor in the City of Paris. Her hobbies are gardening and playing mahjong with her high school friends.
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"Melissa Oden is a Fort Worth, Texas native who earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Texas Wesleyan University in 1997. She went on to earn a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2001, a Master of Public Health in 2006 from …
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"Melissa Oden is a Fort Worth, Texas native who earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Texas Wesleyan University in 1997. She went on to earn a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2001, a Master of Public Health in 2006 from the University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, and a Doctor of Health Education (2011) from Andrew Taylor Still University School of Health Management.
Dr. Oden has been practicing social work for 21 years and a public health practitioner for 16 years. Her work experience ranges from social work in hospital and long-term care settings, to teaching and public health education and community practice, to professional development training and project management for applied social research projects. Her current fieldwork focuses on and Emergency Management and Disaster Planning and developing cross-disciplinary collaborations between urban planners and public health professionals. She is currently founding CEO of Health Education Resources Network, a public health project management and health education consulting company. Dr. Oden currently lives in Fort Worth with her 3-year-old orange tabby, Oliver "
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