Felix D. Arroyo
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Felix D. Arroyo was a city councilor (at-large) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
from January 2003 to January 2008.
Arroyo completed his undergraduate studies and received a Masters in Secondary Education at the University of Puerto Rico
. A long-time resident of Boston, he taught at Springfield College
, UMass Boston, Roxbury Community College
, Boston University
, and Emmanuel College
. In 1992, he resigned his salaried position as the Director of Personnel for the City of Boston to take an unpaid position as a member of the Boston School Committee. Arroyo would later serve as Vice President and President of the Boston School Committee.
Arroyo joined the City Council as one of its four at-large members in January 2003, after placing fifth in the 2001 election. Arroyo was seated when one of the four at-large council members resigned. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2005, but narrowly lost in November 2007, placing fifth in a field of nine candidates. His loss has been blamed on low turnout among nonwhite communities, coupled with disproportionately strong turnout in traditionally white, Irish enclaves; overall turnout was only 13.6%.
His son, Felix G. Arroyo is a current Boston City Councilor At-Large as of January 2010.
United States
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from January 2003 to January 2008.
Arroyo completed his undergraduate studies and received a Masters in Secondary Education at the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
. A long-time resident of Boston, he taught at Springfield College
Springfield College
Springfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
, UMass Boston, Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Community College is a community college in the Roxbury Crossing neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. RCC offers associate degrees in arts, and sciences, as well as certificates...
, Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, and Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College, Boston
Emmanuel College is a coeducational Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1919 , Emmanuel became coeducational in 2001....
. In 1992, he resigned his salaried position as the Director of Personnel for the City of Boston to take an unpaid position as a member of the Boston School Committee. Arroyo would later serve as Vice President and President of the Boston School Committee.
Arroyo joined the City Council as one of its four at-large members in January 2003, after placing fifth in the 2001 election. Arroyo was seated when one of the four at-large council members resigned. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2005, but narrowly lost in November 2007, placing fifth in a field of nine candidates. His loss has been blamed on low turnout among nonwhite communities, coupled with disproportionately strong turnout in traditionally white, Irish enclaves; overall turnout was only 13.6%.
His son, Felix G. Arroyo is a current Boston City Councilor At-Large as of January 2010.
Selected positions held
- Boston City Councilor At-Large, 2003-2008.
- Committee Chair: New Bostonians and Youth Affairs
- Committee Vice Chair: Human Rights
- Committee Member: Environment; Health & Human Services; Housing
- Director of Advocacy at the Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation
- President, Vice President and Member of the Boston School Committee
- Director of Personnel for the City of Boston
- Education Advisor to Mayor Raymond Flynn
- Chair of the Boston Arson Commission
- Encuentro5 Adivory Board member
- Teacher at Springfield College, UMass-Boston, Roxbury Community College, Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, and Emmanuel College