A native from Aguascalientes, México, Maricela Medrano was recently hired as Ombudsman in April 2003.

Maricela holds a Bachelors Degree in Urban Planning from the “Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México,” and a Masters Degree in Public Administration and an interdisciplinary program in Transportation Planning from the University of South Florida.

Maricela has more than 10 years of experience as an Urban Planner in the United States and México. Prior to Maricela’s current position, she was working as an Urban Planner for the City of Tampa for almost 6 years. There, Maricela was the urban planner for Ybor City, a National Historic Landmark District.

Being bilingual and bicultural also allows Maricela to provide a better service to the Hispanic community in our County.

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