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Ginger Crunden Cruz
Chief Executive Officer, Mantid International
Assumed office
2012
Deputy Inspector General at the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
In office
2004–2012
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development[1]
In office
2000–2001
Personal details
Born
Ginger Crunden

(1965-07-14)July 14, 1965
Guam, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party of Guam
ResidenceTamuning, Guam
Alma materHarmon Loop Elementary School, St. Anthony Catholic School, Academy of Our Lady of Guam (1982), Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from University of Pennsylvania (1986), Master of Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University (2009)[2]
OccupationBusinessperson, Politician

Ginger Crunden Cruz (b. 1965) is a businesswoman, politician, and former journalist. CEO of Mantid International, Cruz has previously served as Deputy Inspector General for Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction[2] and as Deputy Assistant Secretary United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. She is currently running as a Democrat to serve as Guam’s delegate to the House of Representatives in the 2024 general election.[2]

Early Life and Education

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Ginger Cruz was born on Guam on July 14, 1965. Ginger is the daughter of a teacher at Finegayan Elementary School and a surveyor with the Guam Department of Public Works. She grew up in Liguan Terrace in Dededo. Cruz went to school at Harmon Loop Elementary in Dededo, St. Anthony Catholic School in Tamuning, and graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Guam in 1982. After high school, Ginger Cruz moved to Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations in 1986. Cruz went on to earn a Master of Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University in 2009.

Professional Life

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While attending high school and college, Ginger worked on a seasonal basis at the Guam Legislature for Senator Franklin J. Gutierrez and Senator Pilar C. Lujan. After earning her degree, she returned to Guam to work in media and public relations for Guam Cable TV, the Bureau of Planning, and KUAM.[3] Cruz served as Director of Communications under Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez. After leaving the Office of the Governor of Guam, Cruz served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.[1] She later worked as Vice President of a management consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., MELE Associates, Inc. Cruz was selected to serve as Deputy Inspector General with the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) from 2004 to 2012.[2] Cruz is CEO of Mantid International, a global consulting firm founded in 2012.[4] Ginger returned to Guam in 2019 where she expanded her work to focus on Guam’s role in global defense and the impacts that role has on our people and businesses.

Ginger Cruz for Congress

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Ginger Cruz is currently running as a Democrat to serve as Guam’s delegate to the House of Representatives in the 2024 general election.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b HUD Archives: News Releases, Washington, DC.
  2. ^ a b c d e [ https://ballotpedia.org/Ginger_Cruz ‘’Ginger Cruz - Ballotpedia’’], Hagatna, Guam
  3. ^ [ https://www.kuam.com/story/35971452/2017/07/Wednesday/longtime-anchorwoman-ginger-cruz-comes-home-to-kuam ‘’Long-time Anchorwoman Ginger Cruz comes home to KUAM’’] Dededo, Guam (2017).
  4. ^ [ https://www.mantidinternational.com/GingerCruz.html ‘’Ginger Cruz’’]