Mati Bazurto serves as the Director of Business Operations for the City of Bowie, Maryland, overseeing critical administrative management, utilities, transportation, and energy efficiency initiatives. She leads major municipal infrastructure efforts—including project management for the Solar Array and Fiber Optic Redundancy projects—and manages complex negotiations and interagency relations. Throughout a career spanning over two decades in municipal government, legal services, and non-profit leadership, Mati has been a steadfast advocate for civil and human rights, environmental protection, literacy, and community development. Her dedicated grassroots advocacy and leadership across organizations like the Council of Latino Agencies, the Latino Civil Rights Task Force, and the Latino Congressional Advisory Committee earned her a Special U.S. Congressional Recognition Award in 2009 for outstanding service to the Latino community. Her extensive background includes serving as Director of Membership Services and Programs at the Latino Federation of Greater Washington, Legislative Aide in the Maryland House of Delegates, Marketing Manager at Staas & Halsey LLP, and founder of Xobal Consulting. Mati holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland, a M.A. from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and is a Certified Public Manager active with MWCOG’s Transportation Planning Board, BEEAC, and ICMA.