Candidate for
Council Member; City of Milpitas

Early Years

Son of Emilio and Jesusa Cerezo - 40 year residents moved to Milpitas in 1966 ("Starlite Pines") Brother-Greg; Sisters- Carol, Bernice, Eunice, Amelia

Attended Milpitas Public Schools:
-Gertrude Abel Elementary School (5th & 6th grades)
-Thomas Russell Junior High
-Milpitas High School

Education

- United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, B.S., 1979
- U.S.Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
- Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, (Italian)

Experience

2001-2005 * NATO Maritime Component Command (Plans and Policy), Naples, Italy

1999-2001 * Officer in Charge, San Clemente Island Range Complex

1995-1999 * U.S Navy Liaison Officer to the Italian Navy Staff, Rome, Italy

1992-1994 * U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

1990-1992 * Pilot - Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four (HC-4), Sigonella, Sicily

1987-1989 * Pilot - Helicopter Training Squadron Eighteen (HT-18), Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Florida

1984-1987 * Pilot - Fleet Composite Squadron Five (VC-5), Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines

1981-1983 * Pilot - USS Nassau (LHA-4), Norfolk, Virginia

Civic Involvement

- Books for Barrios, Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines
- Adopt a School Program, Pea Ridge Elementary, Pace, Florida
- Vice President, Saint Ignatius Parish Council, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Marymount International School, Rome, Italy, Fundraiser
- Naples American High School, Naples, Italy, Contributing news columnist

Personal

- Married at Saint Elizabeth in Milpitas (twenty six years)
- Wife: Grace (Kaczanowski), Milpitas High School; San Jose State University, B.S., Chemistry
- Children: Kate - University of San Diego, 2003; Matt - San Diego State University, 2006; Joe - U.S. Naval Academy, 2009; Emily - Milpitas High School; Bruce - Thomas Russell Middle School; Anthony, Carl - Pearl Zanker Elementary School; Daniel