Melissa Noriega

Melissa Noriega
Former Member of the Houston City Council from At-large position3
In office July 2007 – December 2013
Preceded by	Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
Succeeded by	Michael Kubosh
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 145th District
In office 2005–2005
Preceded by	Rick Noriega
Succeeded by	Rick Noriega
Personal details
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democrat (council is nonpartisan)
Residence	Houston, Texas
Alma mater	University of Houston

Melissa Meisgeier Noriega is a former member of the Houston City Council in Houston, Harris County, Texas, having held At-Large Position 3. Noriega is an educator and civic leader in Houston and Harris County, Texas, as well as a former member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Melissa Noriega was born to Charles and Connie Meisgeier in Philadelphia, PA. Her father is a lifelong educator; her mother is a writer. Her family moved to Houston, Texas in 1957. Noriega grew up in Austin and Houston and graduated from Scarborough High School in the Houston Independent School District.

Noriega attended the University of Houston and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 1977. While at the University of Houston, she was president of Phi Mu Fraternity, vice-president of the Pan-Hellenic Council, a candidate for Miss UH, and a Vanity Fair Top Ten in 1977.

In 1983, Noriega received a Master's of Education degree in Counseling from the University of Houston College of Education.

Noriega was employed with the Houston Independent School District from 1981 to 2007 in various capacities. She began as a research assistant for Title I Research and served HISD as a staffer to a variety of department heads and superintendents, as well as Manager of Special Projects and District Initiatives, spending a significant portion of her career in Parental Involvement and Community Engagement. She concluded her career at HISD as a manager of Professional Development Services.

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