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OUC’s Tico Perez Wins Public Service Award ORLANDO (July 25, 2001) – Tico Perez, president of OUC–The Reliable One’s governing board and prominent local attorney, has received Qué Pasa Hispanic Magazine’s Public Service Award for his achievements in the Hispanic community."I’m thrilled to be honored by Qué Pasa for my work in the community," says Perez, a partner with Orlando law firm Baker & Hostetler. "I take my sense of civic responsibility very seriously, and it’s nice to be recognized for that." Perez is president of the Eva Mae Hurst Charitable Foundation; president of the Central Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and a member of the executive board of Florida 2012, the committee preparing Central Florida’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Perez also serves on the board of Orlando’s BETA Center, whose mission is to empower adolescent parents and their families through counseling and education. Aside from his community service, Perez is active in Hispanic business circles, serving as a founding member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida. He has also been active with the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce for more than 13 years. In January 2001, Perez was elected president of OUC’s five-member governing board. The city-owned utility provides electric and water services to more than 165,000 customers in Orlando, St. Cloud and parts of unincorporated Orange County. Qué Pasa Hispanic Magazine gives awards annually to outstanding members of the Hispanic community in such categories as public service, education, technology, arts and minority business of the year.
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