Sam Abed – Mayor of Escondido
201 North Broadway - Escondido, CA 92025 - samabed@cox.net

Family: - Lived in Escondido with his wife and two daughters since 1987

Professional: - Spent 12 years with IBM in Engineering, Marketing and Management

Business: - Owned and operated own business in Escondido since 1987
- Provided 12 Education Alliance Grants to local schools and graduates

Community: - Mayor of Escondido - Elected November 2, 2010
- City Council - Elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2008
- City Council Committees: North County Transit District (NCTD) Board, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Boarders and Energy Committees, San Diego Workforce Investment Board, Escondido Workforce Development, N County Homeless Task Force, Downtown Parking & Utilities.
- Chairman of Escondido Chamber of Commerce - 2002
- Past Chairman & Co-Founder of East Valley Business Association
- Former Member of East Valley Area Plan Citizens Committee
- Former Board Member of Mercado Community Organization
- Former Member of Escondido Marketing Committee
- Former volunteer of Escondido Police Citizen Patrol
- Escondido Rotary Club Paul Harris Member since 1988

Honors: - IBM Engineer of the Year Award - 1983
- Escondido Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year - 1999
- Escondido Police Award for National Night Out Against Crime - 1999 - Escondido City Council Achievement Recognition Award - 2001
- Escondido City Council Business Leader of the Year Award - 2003
- East Valley Business Association Volunteer of the Year Award - 2004
- Mercado Business Association Leadership Star of Excellence Award - 2005
- Top 50 People To Watch Award - North San Diego County Magazine - 2005

Interests: - Plays tennis - Fluent in 3 languages - Traveled to over 25 countries.