Butler to Attend Leadership Program:
District 1 Doña Ana County Commissioner Oscar Vásquez-Butler has been
selected to participate in the 2007 County Leadership Institute at
New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Butler,
who also serves as president of the New Mexico Association of Counties, was one of
30 county officials selected from a nationwide pool of applicants for the program,
which focuses on helping elected officials address complex challenges facing
counties. Butler's application was formally endorsed in February by the NMAC Executive
Committee and forwarded to the National Association of Counties for consideration.
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Perez Receives Public Service Award:
Doña Ana County Commission Chairwoman Karen G. Perez, who represents Doña Ana County's
Third Commission District, has been selected to receive the Public Service Award at the
Second Annual Hispanic Image Awards hosted by the Las Cruces Council of the League of
United Latin American Citizens. Perez was notified of the award in late March by local
LULAC President Phillip M. Archuleta. The awards banquet will be held April 21 in
Las Cruces.