Adam Medrano
Director
For more than 15 years, Adam Medrano represented Dallas residents as an elected official. He served as Board President of Dallasisd Board of Trustees and as a Council Member for the City of Dallas where he was elected Mayor Pro Tem by his colleagues.
While on Council, Mr. Medrano served as chair of the Public Safety Committee, the Quality of Life Committee and he also served on the Economic Development, Transportation And Infrastructure
committee. Mr. Medrano was also the chair of two mayor-appointed Task Forces: the Education Task Force and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Task Force.
In addition, Mr. Medrano has been a board member of Downtown Dallas, Inc., Visit Dallas, member of the Dallas County Criminal Justice Advisory Board, member of the Urban Forest Advisory Committee, and member of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO).
A lifelong resident of Dallas Mr. Medrano attended Dallas Independent School District schools. He attended Sam Houston Elementary School and the former L.L. Hotchkiss Montessori Academy and graduated from Hillcrest High School. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry.
Adam is a huge NBA fan and also has a large collection of horror memorabilia. When he is not at an NBA game he is spending time with Bishop his English Mastiff.