Alina Taylor

San Diego City Attorney Office

Alina Taylor is an energetic and hard working legal secretary who has excelled in her field for the past 20 years. She was born in San Diego in 1968. She grew up in Pacific Beach, attending local schools and graduating from Crawford High School.

Taylor has received two Outstanding Customer Service Employee awards from the city of San Diego mayor’s office. Only 1 percent of the entire city work force receives this award. She also received Employee of the Quarter recognition in 1999 at the city attorney’s office, and was nominated for this award several more times.

Taylor brings her vast knowledge of civil litigation and criminal law, superior secretarial skills and positive attitude to the office on a daily basis, and she will continue to do so for many years to come in her commitment to making the workplace an efficient, professional and pleasant environment for all.

She loves volunteering her time and energy in giving back to the community. Taylor dedicates many hours of her time to fundraisers that support a full spectrum of social issues, and she has spent hundreds of hours mentoring at-risk youth.

Taylor also loves to dance. She has been a member of a professional Polynesian dance group for 10 years and recently turned her focus to hip hop. She married one year ago, to her high school prom-dance sweetheart.

Judges

Julia M. Dunlap

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