Eliberto Escamilla Pennington

Background

Pennington, Eliberto Escamilla was born on October 25, 1958 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Son of Eliberto A. Escamilla and Teresa Molina Vela.

Education

Student, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, 1977. Student, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, 1979. Student, University Madrid, 1982.

Bachelor in foreign languages, Worcester (Massachusetts) State College, 1983. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1985.

Career

Political aide to Massachusetts Republican Mark Roosevelt, Boston, 1983 and from 86. Special assistant to Republican Joseph P. Kennedy 2d, 8th district Massachusetts United States House Representatives, Washington, from 1986. Assistant to Sheila Rauch Kennedy, 1987-1992.

Political aide Citizens for Joe Kennedy, Boston, since 1986.

Achievements

• Eliberto Escamilla Pennington has been listed as a noteworthy political aide by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Special assistant to chairman Citizens Energy Corporation, Boston, 1987-1988. Elected member ward 5 Democratic committee, Boston, 1987-1992. Delegate Democratic convention Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1988, 90.

Member task force on Hispanic dropouts Boston School committee, 1990. Active Latino Professional Network, Boston, since 1989, international ball committee of International Institute, Boston, 1990, Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, 1990, Japan Society of Boston, 1987, Friends of the Kennedy Library., Boston, since 1986, Beacon Hill Civic Association, Boston, 1985.

Interests

• Avocations: diving, rollerblading, travel, collecting signed books.

Connections

Father:

Eliberto A. Escamilla

Mother:

Teresa Molina Vela