GARY L. WILLIAMS 10925 Cardigan Drive El Paso, 79936 [email protected] (915) 276-6333 (Cell)

RESEARCH INTERESTS Public History and Heritage Tourism

EDUCATION MSW in Administration and Planning, June 1980 –UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, UT BA in Anthropology/Sociology, December 1974-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, El Paso, TX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Program Officer and Coordinator of the Pass of the North Heritage Corridor Project, El Paso Community Foundation. June 1998-Present Adjunct Lecturer, College of Architecture-El Paso, Texas Tech University, January 2017-Present

Executive Director, El Paso Rehabilitation Center for Children, June 1987-May 1998 Planning and Allocations Director, United Way of El Paso County, May 1985-May 1987 Executive Director, El Paso City-County Nutrition Project, February 1983-April 1985 Planner, Southeastern Utah Association of Governments, June 1980-September 1983 Eligibility Worker, Texas Department of Human Services, May 1975-July 1977

RESEARCH /FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE/COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

• THE PASS OF THE NORTH HERITAGE CORRIDOR PROJECT, El Paso Community Foundation, 1998-Present • EL CAMINO REAL DE TIERRA ADENTRO NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL, EL PASO COUNTY WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROJECT , National Trails, Intermountain Region-Santa Fe, El Paso County and the El Paso Community Foundation 2018 • RESTORATION AND RETURN OF THE 1886 LADY JUSTICE STATUE, El Paso County and the El Paso Community Foundation, 2013 • RESTORATION OF THE 1930 PLAZA THEATRE, El Paso Community Foundation and the City of El Paso, 2002-2006 • RESTORATION OF THE 1930 MIGHTY WURLITZER PIPE ORGAN, PLAZA THEATRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, El Paso Community Foundation 2004-2006 • RESTORATION OF THE 1910 E. HOWARD CLOCK PROJECT, El Paso Community Foundation, 2005

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• PAUL ESPINOSA BORDER FILM FESTIVAL, Chamizal National Memorial and El Paso Community Foundation, 2002 • RESTORATION OF THE 1857 OLD LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER 1 PROJECT, City of El Paso and the EL Paso Community Foundation, 1999-2002 • HISTORICAL MARKERS PROJECT, El Paso County Historical Commission and the El Paso Community Foundation 1998-Present • LA CUEVA, ORGAN MOUNTAINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Site Excavation, Centennial Museum, the University of Texas at El Paso, 1973

PUBLICATIONS 1. “Walking Tour of Socorro Mission” A Self-Guided Walking Tour Brochure (2019) 2. “Magoffin Historic District Walking Tour” A Self-Guided Walking Tour Brochure (2017/Revised 2019) Editorial Committee 3. “Downtown El Paso Historic District Walking Tour” A Self-Guided Walking Tour Brochure (2000/Revised 2019) Editor and Research 4. “Lady Justice Statue Returns” Brochure (2015) 5. “Guide to Historic Railroad & Trolley Landmarks at the Pass of the North” Brochure (2014) Editor and Research 6. “Centennial Celebration of the Mills and Centre Buildings” Brochure (2012) 7. “El Paso Mission Trail Tourist Guide” Brochure (2012) 8. “Socorro Mission Restoration Project, Architectural Evolution of Socorro Mission” Brochure (2005) 9. A Walking Tour of Historic San Elizario” Brochure (2003) Editor and Research 10. “Downtown El Paso & Juárez Historic Walking Tours” Self- Guided Walking Tour Brochures (2000) Editor and Research 11. “Guide to Archives of El Paso, Ciudad Juárez, & Mesilla Valley” Brochure (1999) Editor 12. “Guide to the Museums of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez” (2000) 13. The Pass of the North Heritage Booklet Series, Editorial Committee, (1999-2010)

HONORS/AWARDS Volunteer of the Year Award, El Paso County Historical Commission (2015) Curtis Tunnell Award, Preservation Texas (2010) Bette Hervey Award, El Paso Rehabilitation Center for Children (1995-96)

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS Preservation Texas El Paso County Historical Commission Sierra Club, El Paso Regional Group

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