Susie Byrd

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Personal Information

Susie Byrd grew up in El Paso, going to neighborhood District 2 schools-Crocket Elementary, Bassett Middle School and Austin High. At Austin High, she was a student leader and played on the soccer team that was Bi-District Co-Champions. She went to Emory University in Atlanta, where she was recognized for her volunteer leadership in the community. She and her husband Eddie Holland (a high school ESL teacher in EPISD) are now raising their three children in the same neighborhood where she grew up.

From 1995-2001, Susie worked with her family as the Director of Marketing and Publicity for Cinco Puntos Press, an acclaimed independent publishing company headquartered in El Paso. Cinco Puntos, named for El Paso's Five Points area, is known for its books-especially bilingual pictures books for children-reflecting the culture of El Paso and the U.S./Mexico Border. Susie collaborated with national, regional and local media to insure that Cinco Puntos became a known player in the world of books and publishing.

From 2001-2003, as Executive Assistant to Mayor Ray Caballero, she managed and developed the El Paso Housing Finance Corporation's First Time Homebuyer program, bringing more homeowners to central El Paso. She also organized the Mayor's Incentives Taskforce, which produced a plan for bringing businesses to our community. She worked on "One Neighborhood at a Time," a City effort to modernize and rehabilitate aging infrastructure and housing. Susie Byrd assisted with City and community efforts to move forward on the Medical Center of the Americas, a health-related economic development project near Central El Paso.

In 2003, Susie launched her own company called Moxie Communications and Consulting. Susie has been involved in various community service projects, organizations and groups that work to enhance El Paso.