2008 News Releases

For immediate release:
February 20, 2008

Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org

Ramos-Davidson Elected Chairman Pro Tem of Dallas Fed's El Paso Branch Board

DALLAS—The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' El Paso Branch has elected Cindy Ramos-Davidson of El Paso as chairman pro tem for 2008.

Ramos-Davidson was appointed to the El Paso Branch board in 2008 by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Ramos-Davidson has served as chief executive officer of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the past nine years and has more than 25 years in chamber of commerce experience, primarily in small business and entrepreneurial development.

She is a member of the Texas Association of Mexican–American Chambers of Commerce, serves on the President's Council of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation and is a member of the National Association of Female Executives and serves on the USHCC Region III Advisory Council, which serves as an advisory council to the USHCC Regional Board and governs multiple states including Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wyoming.

Ramos-Davidson also was appointed to serve on the University of Texas at El Paso Centennial Commission by university president Dr. Diana Natalicio and on the state of Texas’ Auto Theft Prevention Task Force by Gov. Rick Perry. Most recently, she was appointed to the High School Completion and Success Initiative Council by Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott.

She has served on the boards of several civic organizations and has received numerous awards, including the Texas Association of Mexican–American Chambers of Commerce’s Chairwoman Award, Community Service Award and Leadership Award.

Ramos-Davidson speaks to organizations throughout the nation on small-business economic-development issues. She holds a B.A. from UT–El Paso.

The El Paso board consists of seven members, four appointed by the Dallas Fed board and three by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.

For more information on the Dallas Fed, visit www.dallasfed.org.

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