Uriah Perez, a
native of Barrigada, Guam, graduated from the University of Guam with a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management and a minor in Human
Resources Management.
After
completing his studies at the University of Guam in 2004, Perez moved to San
Francisco where he worked in the Human Resources field for a number of
companies and non-profit organizations. During his time in San Francisco, Perez
volunteered as a member-at-large with the non-profit organization, Central
Market Community Benefit District. After several years of volunteer work, Perez
was voted in as a member of their Board of Directors where he served until
2011.
Upon returning to
Guam in 2011, Perez began working at the 31st Guam Legislature for the Office
of Senator Tina Muña Barnes as a Policy Analyst with the Committee on Municipal
Affairs, Tourism, Housing and Recreation. In 2013, Perez accepted a position
with DOCOMO PACIFIC as their Recruitment and Employee Relations Manager during
merger activities between DOCOMO PACIFIC and Marianas Cable Vision. In 2014,
Perez returned to the local public sector as a Budget Analyst with the 32nd
Guam Legislature’s Office of Finance and Budget under the direction of the late
Senator Vicente ben Pangelinan and the Committee
on Appropriations, Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Retirement, Public Parks,
Recreation, Historic Preservation and Land For the remainder of the
32nd Guam Legislature, Perez remained with the Office of Finance and
Budget under the direction of Vice Speaker Benjamin J. F. Cruz. In 2015, Perez
continued as a Budget/Policy Analyst with the Office of Finance and Budget
under the direction of Vice Speaker Benjamin J. F. Cruz and the Committee on
Appropriations and Adjudication until joining Marine Corps Activity Guam as
Community Liaison Officer in September of 2015.