For Celia DeLeon, selection as Olmos Park City Manager in 2013 was the next step on a ladder she’d been climbing for nearly thirty years.
One might argue public service was in her blood. Two of her three brothers chose public service careers – one with TxDot, the other in the Air Force.
Her journey to Olmos Park began in Laredo, where she was born in 1966. From Laredo, her family moved to San Antonio, where DeLeon was raised.
She began her public service career in 1990 with the City of San Antonio’s Municipal Courts. She quickly discovered that she liked helping people, getting to know people, and making a difference in their lives.
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