PAT EVANS
Mayor
Place 6
972-941-7107
mayorpatevans@plano.gov

MAYOR OF PLANO
First term – May 2002; re-elected May 2004 and May 2006

National League of Cities - Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Steering Committee
National League of Cities – First Tier Suburbs Council Steering Committee
Texas Municipal League Legislative Policy Committee - Utilities and Transportation - Chair 
Texas Municipal League Legislative Policy Committee - Resolutions Committee
North Texas Council of Governments Executive Board of Directors
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition - Executive Board
Regional Transit Initiative - Finance Committee
Metroplex Mayors Association - President
Collin County Mayors Association
Arts of Collin County Mayors Association
Collin County League of United Latin American Citizens
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Collin County Advisory Board
Plano Economic Development Executive Board of Directors
Junior League of Plano - Family Violence Task Force Advisory Board
Voice of Asian-American Association - Honorary Member
Indian-American Friendship Council - Texas Advisory Board


Civic Awards:
National League of Cities – Women in Municipal Government 2007 Leadership Award
Plano Citizen of the Year, 2004
Plano Civic Volunteer of the Year
“Voice of the Children” Award, CASA of Collin County
“Hero of Hope” Award, Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center

Past Plano City Council Service:
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, 2000
City Council, Place 2 –1998 through 2001
City Council, Place 3 – Appointed, 1996
National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Library Internet Filtering Task Force - Chair
Safe Streets Initiative - Chair
Regional Transportation Council
North Texas Commission
Memorial Day Planning Committee
Liaison to the Following: Planning & Zoning, Parks & Recreation, Senior Citizens
Advisory Board, Animal Shelter Advisory Board, Building Standards Commission,
Community Relations Commission, Cultural Affairs Commission, Library Advisory
Board, Plano Cultural Arts Commission, Collin County Community Justice Council

Past Civic Service:
Junior League of Plano - President; 8-year Board Member
Plano Planning & Zoning Commission, 6 years
Plano Horizon Commission - Comprehensive Plan
Youth Intervention Services – Board Member
Children’s Discovery Center Advisory Board
PISD Futures Foundation Board
Hope's Door Women’s Shelter Auxiliary Board
Junior League of Plano Public Policy Task Force on Health and Human Services
Collin County Lincoln Day Dinner - 2002 Chair
Plano Police Academy
PISD Futures Foundation - After-School Project Task Force
Senator Florence Shapiro’s Child Abuse Legislation Task Force (Ashley’s Law)
Collin County Planning Board, Chair of Land-Use Committee
Plano Parks Foundation Board
Collin County Children's Advocacy Center Advisory Board - Chair
Collin County Grand Jury Foreman
DART Citizen’s Advisory Board, Plano Representative
Collin County FEMA Representative
Information & Referral (now Assistance Center of Plano) Board Member & Volunteer
Plano YMCA Board of Directors
Collin County Juvenile Board, At Large Member
CASA Fundraiser Chairman
Laura Bush Immunization Clinic Task Force for Collin County
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano - Bioethics Committee

Education:
Bachelor of Arts (Government/History) University of Texas at Austin, Magna cum laude
Juris Doctorate, Southern Methodist University School of Law
1990 Jurisprudence Award

Professional:
Through 2007
Attorney, practice limited to Child Advocacy
Family Law Mediator
Collin County Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Plano Chamber of Commerce

Past:
State Bar Pro Bono College
Southeastern Paralegal Institute - Family Law Instructor
Gay & McCall - Attorney: Family Law, Zoning, and Business Litigation
Landscape Design Company - Owner
Richardson Independent School District - Teacher

Personal:
Husband - Chuck Evans, since 1964
Three children, Five Grandchildren

Christ United Methodist Church – Member, Landscape Chair, Former Trustee