CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer
_____ _________________________________ ____________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor ANNALISA PEREA, Council President
____ _________________________________ ____________________________________ ESMER MIKE KARBASSI, Council Vice President MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
_____ _________________________________ ____________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
_____ _________________________________ ____________________________________ GARRY GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
WHEREAS, Diana Gomez is retiring from public service after working 36 years on critical state transportation issues – primarily at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); and
WHEREAS, for the past four years, Diana served as Caltrans’ Region 6 Director, overseeing the second largest of the Department’s 12 districts statewide. During her tenure, she assisted the City of Fresno in completing the Veterans Boulevard interchange, implementing Mayor Dyer’s Project Off-Ramp, and approving a pedestrian bridge connecting the Jane Addams neighborhood to Roeding Park; and
WHEREAS, Diana was born in Fresno and raised in Parlier. She graduated from Parlier High and is the first member of the Parlier Unified School District Hall of Fame. In 1988, the lifetime Las Vegas Raiders fan graduated from Fresno State with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; and
WHEREAS, upon graduating, Diana began her meaningful career with Caltrans, serving in Los Angeles, Sacramento and as a Senior Traffic Engineer in Fresno. During that time, she earned several honors and was featured as one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 2012, Diana joined the California High Speed Rail Authority as the Central Valley Regional Director. For eight years before returning to Caltrans, she helped move one of the nation’s most significant transportation projects forward; and
WHEREAS, Diana’s work has made transportation better, safer and more accessible. In recognition of her distinguished career, we extend our sincere gratitude for her invaluable contributions to the City of Fresno.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Members of the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim Thursday, December 12, 2024, to be:
“Diana Gomez Day”
In the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 12th day of December 2024.
Honoring Diana Gomez’s Distinguished Career