BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Parents

• Arrived in Downey 1959
• Father:  Steve Trejo - Worked at North American/Rockwell International for 35 years until retirement
• Mother:  Isabel Mendoza- Raised three children and still resides in Downey

 

Education

• Primary:  St. Raymond’s School, Downey
• High School:  Downey High School, Class of 1979
• College:  California State University, Fullerton, Class of 1986, B.S. chemistry
• Pharmacy School:  University of Southern California, Class of 1991, Doctor of Pharmacy

 

School Honors

• Outstanding Achievement Award from Downey Unified School District
• All League Basketball honors
• 1979 CIF Basketball Champions

 

Marriage

• 1989 - First Presbyterian Church of Downey
• Wife:  Karen McCaughan, lifetime Downey resident (grandparents moved to Downey in 1939)
• Children:  James, Gary, Karen and Katherine

 

Practice

• Pharmacist, Downey Regional Medical Center, 1986 – present
• Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, 1995-1996
• Pacific Pharmacy, Downey, December 2003 - present

 

Community Involvement

• Mayor, December 2002 – December 2003
• Council Member, December 2000 to present
• Chairman, Planning Commission, 3/3/99 to 1/19/00
• Commissioner, Planning Commission, 9/23/97 to 11/15/00
• Member, First Presbyterian Church of Downey
• Former member, Keep Downey Beautiful Committee

 

Community Youth Organizations

• Northwest Downey Little League
• YMCA Junior Laker Basketball
• Downey Junior Athletic Association
• American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)

 

Other Associations

• Past member, Southeast Los Angeles Pharmacist Association

 

 

 

FAMILY HISTORY

 

• Birthdate: Lived in Downey since 1959
• Married: 1989 First Presbyterian Church of Downey
• Wife: Karen McCaughan – Elementary School Principal in Downey and Lifetime Downey resident
• Children: Four; two boys and two girls

 

Education

• Primary: St. Raymond School, Downey  
• Secondary: Downey High School, Class of 1979  
• Honors: Outstanding Achievement Award

                      All League Basketball Honors

                      1979 CIF Basketball Champions

• College: California State University, Fullerton, Class of 1986, B.S. Chemistry
• Pharmacy School: University of Southern California, Class of 1991, Doctor of Pharmacy degree

 

Practice

• Downey Regional Medical Center, 1986 – Present
• Past member of Southeast Los Angeles Pharmacist Association

 

Community Activities

• Downey City Council Member
• Chairman of Planning Commission, City of Downey
• Member of First Presbyterian Church of Downey
• Past member of Keep Downey Beautiful

 

Youth Organizations

• Northwest Downey Little League
• YMCA Junior Laker Basketball
• Downey Junior Athletic Association
• American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)