Background
Arredondo, Sonja Louise was born on August 27, 1948 in Fort Hood, Texas, United States. Daughter of Kate Foster-Arredondo, Samuel Arredondo.
Arredondo, Sonja Louise was born on August 27, 1948 in Fort Hood, Texas, United States. Daughter of Kate Foster-Arredondo, Samuel Arredondo.
Bachelor of Social Work, Texas Woman's University, 1971. Master of Social Work, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1974.
Social services worker Texas Department Public Welfare, Brownsville, 1971—1973, public welfare worker III protective services, 1974—1974, child protective services supervisor Harlingen, 1975—1976, administrative supervisor for Hidalgo County Child Welfare Edinburg, 1976—1978. Child protective services program director III Texas Department Human Services, 1978—1991. Director social services/discharge planning Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco, since 1991.
Adjunct professor University Texas-Pan American University, Edinburgh, since 1978. Consultant social worker McAllen, Weslaco and Starr County Kidney Centers, Texas, 1993—1996. Social work consultant home health agencies Valley Home Health, IPH Home Health, Mission and McAllen, Texas, 1993—1998.
Board member Make-A-Wish-Rio Grande Valley Board Directors, McAllen, 1997—1998. Chairperson worship committee Trinity United Methodist Church, 1996—1997. Member of Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care.
Married Joseph Robert Preston.