Doris F. Brooks

Doris Flores-Brooks is a Guamanian accountant, former bank executive and politician. Brooks is a former Republican senator in the Guam Legislature from 1989 to 1994. Brooks is known for being the first Chamorro to be a Certified Public Accountant. Brooks is also known for being Guam's first elected Public Auditor.

Doris Brooks
Auditor of Guam
In office
January 2001 – June 8, 2018
GovernorCarl Gutierrez
Felix Perez Camacho
Eddie Calvo
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYukari Hechanova (Acting)
Member of the Guam Legislature
In office
January 2, 1989 – January 2, 1995
Personal details
Born
Doris Flores
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJames Brooks
Children1, 4 stepchildren
EducationSan Jose State University (BS)
Harvard University (MBA)

Education

Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science degree from San Jose State University. Brooks earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.[1]

Career

Brooks became the first Chamorro to be a Certified Public Accountant.[1]

Brooks is a former vice president and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank of Guam.[2]

In November 1988, Brooks won the election and became a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature. Brooks served her first term on January 2, 1989, in the 20th Guam Legislature. Brooks served her second term on January 7, 1991, in the 21st Guam Legislature. Brooks served her third term on January 4, 1993, in the 22nd Guam Legislature, which ended on January 2, 1995.[3][4]

In November 1994, Brooks lost the election as Lieutenant Governor of Guam. Brooks was defeated by Madeleine Z. Bordallo with 54.83% of the votes.[5]

In November 2000, Brooks won the election and became Guam's first elected Public Auditor with Office of the Public Auditor (renamed The Office of Public Accountability). Brooks served as a Public Auditor from 2001 to 2018.[1][6][7] Brooks resigned as Public Auditor on June 8, 2018. Brooks was succeeded by Yukari Hechanova, the Deputy Public Auditor, until a new Public Auditor is elected. [8][9]

On November 6, 2018, Brooks lost the election as a Guam Delegate to the U.S. Congress. Brooks was defeated by Michael San Nicolas with 54.85% of the votes.[10]

In 2019, Brooks was appointed by Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero to the Public Utilities Commission. In 2019 at the national level, Brooks was appointed by President Donald J. Trump as a Commissioner of President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[11][2]

Awards
  • 1986 Executive of the Year. Presented by Guam Business Magazine.[12]

Personal life

Brooks' husband is James S. Brooks, an attorney. They have one son. Brooks also has four step-children. Brooks and her family live in Piti, Guam.[1][11][2]

See also

References
  1. "Doris Flores Brooks". kuam.com. 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. "Doris Flores Brooks". commerce.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2021.(archived)
  3. "List of all Guam Legislatures". guamlegislature.com. Retrieved October 6, 2021.(archived)
  4. "RECOGNITION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND A TRIBUTE TO SENATOR CYNTHIA JOHNSTON TORRES". govinfo.gov. March 8, 2001. Retrieved October 7, 2021.(archived)
  5. "Guam Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. November 1994. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. Lloyd, Bruce (June 22, 2019). "Brooks makes it official. She's seeking Guam Delegate office". pacificislandtimes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. "Public Auditor". opaguam.org. Retrieved October 7, 2021.(archived)
  8. "OPA Bids Farewell to the First Elected Public Auditor". opaguam.org. June 15, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2021.(archived)
  9. Cagurangan, Mar-Vic (May 30, 2018). "Flores-Brooks quits OPA, eyes Congress seat". pacificislandtimes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.(archived)
  10. "Guam Delegate to US House". ourcampaigns.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  11. "Doris Flores Brooks". mbda.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  12. "Jeffrey Jones named Executive of the Year". saipantribune.com. January 25, 2016.(archived)
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