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Robert A. Eads
ICMA Credentialed Manager
City Manager
1110 Houston St.
Laredo, Texas 78040
email: reads@ci.laredo.tx.us
Ph: (956) 791-7302
Fax: (956) 791-7498
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Robert A. Eads has over 20 years of professional management experience. Aside from serving as Co-Interim City Manager for Laredo since February 2019, he was previously the Laredo Traffic Director, Assistant City Manager for Laredo, City Manager of the City of Del Rio and the City of San Luis, Arizona, and Chief Operations Officer/Vice President of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce where he served for 10 years. He has made significant contributions to a number of organizations including the United Way of Laredo and the Streets of Laredo Urban Mall. He is also a graduate of both the City of Laredo and the Laredo Chamber of Commerce Leadership Laredo programs.
Robert A. Eads recently received the prestigious Credentialed City Manager designation by the International City Manager Association (ICMA). The designation makes him one of only 96 city managers in the entire state of Texas with these credentials, and the only ICMA-certified manager in City of Laredo history.
He served honorably as a U.S. Marine from 1993-1998 in counter intelligence as a signal intelligence analyst and held a top secret clearance with additional Special Compartment Information designations.
• Master of Business Administration, Sul Ross State University
• Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems, Sul Ross State University
• 2012 Government Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year award by the Texas Association
of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
• 2011 Innovation Award by the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce
• 2011 Administrator of the Year award from the Del Rio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Credentialed City Manager, International City Manager Association (ICMA)
As Chief Administrative and Executive Officer, the City Manager is responsible for the general administration of the City of Laredo. He oversees the City’s 2,700 employees and manages the city’s overall budget. Mr. Eads is focused on incorporating high ethical standards and procedures across the City’s goals and policies. As a community leader, he also assesses community and citizen needs and ensures objectives and priorities are focused on meeting those needs effectively, and with high quality service.
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COUNCIL ASSISTANTS
Karen Garza
Executive Assistant to the City Manger
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7304
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: kgarza2@ci.laredo.tx.us
Alejandra Quintanilla
Clerk II
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7466
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: aquintanil@ci.laredo.tx.us
Karina L. Caballero
Executive Secretary
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7302
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: kcaballero@ci.laredo.tx.us
Noraida Negron
Communications Administrator
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7461
email: nnegron@ci.laredo.tx.us
Gladys A. Gonzalez
Public Information Specialist
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph: (956) 791-7460
email: gagonzalez@ci.laredo.tx.us
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Isabel D. Sosa-Castañeda
Pubic Information Specialist
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7462
email: isosa@ci.laredo.tx.us
David A. Alegria
Pubic Information Specialist
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph: (956) 791-7463
email: daalegria@ci.laredo.tx.us
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Jose Ollervides
Assistant to the Mayor
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7318
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: jollervide@ci.laredo.tx.us
Christina Christy Lara
Council Assistant
District 1 & 2
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7385
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: clara@ci.laredo.tx.us
Jessica Leal
Council Assistant
District 3 & 5
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7309
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: jleal@ci.laredo.tx.us
Vivian Hernandez
Council Assistant
District 4 & 8
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7305
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: vhernande7@ci.laredo.tx.us
Araceli Vazquez
Council Assistant
District 6 & 7
1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
Ph. (956) 791-7386
Fax: (956) 791-7498
email: avazquez@ci.laredo.tx.us
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1110 Houston Street
Laredo, Texas 78042
(956) 791-7300
City Hall - Annex
1102 Bob Bullock Loop
Laredo, Texas 78043
(956) 727-6400