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CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR PRO TEM
Deacon Mario A. Guerra
District 2
mguerra@downeyca.org
Downey City Hall
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, CA 90241
Council Office (562) 904-7274
Downey City Council Inter-Government Committees
California Contract Cities Association Board
Chamber of Commerce Board, City Representative
Chamber of Commerce City Affairs Committee
Downey Police and Fire Foundation
Gangs out of Downey (G.O.O.D)
Independent Cities Association - Board
SE Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Policy Board
Downey City Council Sub-Committees
City-Chamber of Commerce Committee
Downtown Subcommittee
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey Civic and Community Involvement
Downey YMCA Board and Chairman's Roundtable
Downey Rotary
DUSD Character Counts Committee
Downey Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
Memorial Trust Foundation of DRMC - Past Chair
Downey Police Department Chaplain
International Conference of Police Chaplains
Diakonia Foundation Chairman
West Downey Little League
City of Downey Emergency Preparedness Committee
Downey Historical Society - Lifetime Member
Downey Chamber of Commerce - Member
Mario came from Cuba at the age of 6 and was raised locally . He attended East LA College while still attending High School and UCLA, where he studied Economics. He Co-Founded Scanlon-Guerra-Jacobsen-Burke Insurance Brokers and is President of the firm. His firm was recently named the 15th largest brokerage firm in Southern California by the Los Angeles Business Journal. They were also named as one of the Top 100 Brokers in the United States. He obtained the Certified Professional Insurance Agent ( CPIA ) designation in 1990.
He has been honored as" Agent of the Year " by several trade organizations and he also received a lifetime service award from his peers and Insurance Journal magazine for his commitment and dedication to his industry.
Mario is also an instructor and guest speaker on many insurance and business related issues. He is Past President for the Insurance Brokers and Agents Association and Past Chairman of The National Catastrophe Task Force for IIAA in Washington DC.
He was ordained a Deacon, a member of the clergy, in the Catholic Church by Cardinal Roger Mahony in 2002 after 4 years of formation studies. He currently serves as Chaplain of the Downey Police Department and is a member of the International Conference of Police Chaplains. He was called and served in New Orleans and Houston after Hurricane Katrina and Rita. He has also served on the City of Downey Emergency Preparedness Committee.
He serves in ministry at Saint Raymond's Catholic Church in Downey and his ministries to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and Tijuana orphanage are among his favorite outreach projects. He and his wife Ann are co- founders of Angel Tree for Downey which this year served over 275 children whose parents were incarcerated during the holidays. They also founded the Diakonia Foundation which gives scholarships to local High School kids for community service and outreach to others.
Locally he is a member of Downey Regional Medical Center Board of Directors and is immediate past Chairman of the Memorial Trust Foundation. He is a proud member of Downey Rotary, Gangs Out Of Downey ( G.O.O.D ), Knights of Columbus and has been with West Downey Little League for over 27 years. He is also a member of the Chairman's Circle and Board of Managers for the Downey Family YMCA and served as Campaign Chairman. He was asked to serve on Downey Unified School District's Character Counts Committee which he feels is vital to our entire City. He recently completed one year of service as Foremen of a Federal Grand Jury, US Federal District Court of Central California.
He was elected to the Downey City Council in the November 2006 California General election with 64% of the vote and his current term will expire in 2010.
Mario, his wife Ann, and their five children have proudly made Downey their home for 27 years.
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