(First Term Expires 08/01/10)
Work: State Farm Insurance
1000 Wilmington Drive
DuPont, WA 98327
Phone: (253) 912-7252
E-Mail: ty.cordova.btd0@statefarm.com
Commissioner Cordova is a graduate of New Mexico State University with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing. He is on the management team of the Public Affairs and Marketing department for State Farm Insurance in DuPont, WA. His responsibilities include overseeing media, legislative, community and multi-cultural relations for the entire Pacific Northwest zone. Commissioner Cordova is the Executive Director of the Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the City of Lakewood Latino Police Advisory Board. He was also appointed to the Public Safety Advisory Committee by the mayor of Lakewood, where he has lived since 2000.
Born in San Francisco, CA, and raised in a small ranching community in northern New Mexico, Commissioner Cordova also worked in Tucson, AZ and Los Angeles, CA, where he was involved in several community and volunteer organizations. While in California, he was an adult facilitator and conference coordinator for the Chicano-Latino Youth Leadership Project. The primary goal of the project was to teach leadership and community involvement skills to Latino youths, while exposing them to higher education opportunities and role models from the Latino community.