Rebecca L. Huerta was appointed City Secretary on January 6, 2014. She is the first Hispanic woman to be appointed City Secretary. She served as Assistant City Secretary from July 2013 to December 2013. Prior to that, Ms. Huerta served as Assistant to the City Manager for six years, working with four city managers during that period. She has 20 years of service with the City of Corpus Christi. She previously worked in the City Secretary’s Office and the Parks and Recreation department.

Ms. Huerta received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 and her Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Houston in 1995. She completed the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program in April 2016, earning the designation of TRMC (Texas Registered Municipal Clerk). She is currently enrolled in the Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) program sponsored by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She is an active member of the League of Women Voters-Corpus Christi chapter, Coastal Bend Chapter of the Texas Municipal Clerks Association, and the Association of Hispanic Municipal Officers (AHMO), a Texas Municipal League affiliate group.