City of Douglas
Alma Andrade has extensive experience in municipal administration, currently serving as the City Clerk for the City of Douglas since September 2004, with responsibilities that include overseeing the City Clerk's office, coordinating municipal elections, and maintaining official records. Previous roles include Acting City Clerk, Deputy City Clerk, and Executive Assistant, where duties ranged from directing office activities to managing budgets and election personnel. Alma's earlier experience includes customer service roles at APAC Communications and the Arizona Department of Economic Security, as well as serving as an Assistant to the Consul of Mexico, managing immigration document services. Alma holds an Associate's degree in Business Management from Cochise College and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Government with a focus on Legal Studies from Grand Canyon University, expected to be completed in February 2024.
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City of Douglas
Arizona's Hometown Douglas Arizona is a small, charming border community with over 100 years of rich history. The city has a population of 15,000 residents and has been recently dubbed one of the nation’s best “micropolitan” areas, communities with 10,000 – 50,000 residents with superior amenities, growing economies and moderate costs of living. Founded in 1901 and incorporated four years later, Douglas was first established as a smelter site for the thriving copper mines in Bisbee. In the late 1800’s, the area’s open, grassy lands made Douglas the perfect area for roundups for many of the region’s largest cattle ranchers. And the entire valley is well known for its rich agriculture, which remains an important part of the local economy. But the city’s history pre-dates cattle ranching and copper mining. Spanish Conquistadores established presidios throughout the region and present day Douglas is close to the San Bernardino Presidio of the late 1700’s. The region also has a colorful Native American history, with names like Geromino and Cochise among the most famous Native American figures to define the southern portion of Cochise County.