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Annette C. Delgadillo, Mayor
Mayor Delgadillo
Annette C. Delgadillo was elected to the City Council in 2022 and is currently serving her first term as Mayor. She is a lifelong resident of Paramount and recently retired from a 22-year teaching career with the Paramount Unified School District. She also served two years on the City’s Public Safety Commission.
Delgadillo is the City’s representative for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly and is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments SR – 91/I605/I 405 Corridor Cities Committee. She is also a member of the City’s Community Aesthetics Ad Hoc Committee
She is a member of the Paramount Women’s Club and the Paramount Historical Society. At Our Lady of the Rosary Church, she serves as a Catechism teacher and Sunday lector.
Peggy Lemons, Vice Mayor
Vice Mayor Lemons
Peggy Lemons has deep roots in Paramount, having been born in the city, attending its schools, and purchasing a home there in 1976. Her dedication to Paramount’s well-being spans decades, as evidenced by her extensive involvement in various facets of community service.
For over 25 years, Lemons served as the Executive Director for the Paramount Chamber of Commerce, where she played a pivotal role in promoting economic development and fostering community partnerships. Additionally, as the founder and editor of the community newspaper the Paramount Pulse Beat, she provided a platform for business promotion and the sharing of positive community news.
Lemons’ commitment to public safety is evident through her past role on the Public Safety Commission, where she spearheaded initiatives such as the installation of speed humps to address neighborhood street racing and the implementation of a deputy services satisfaction survey. Her dedication to this cause earned her recognition as the Public Safety Person of the Year by the California State Legislature.
Throughout her tenure on the Paramount City Council since 1997, Lemons has been a catalyst for impactful programs. She initiated the Paramount Education Partnership (PEP), a collaborative effort between the City, School District, Chamber of Commerce, and faith-based community. Furthermore, her creation of the Pennies for PEP Scholarship Program inspired a grassroots community effort that has raised over a million dollars for student scholarships, greatly benefiting the youth of Paramount. Lemons also introduced the Boulevard of Scholars program, which honors student achievements by displaying their photos and educational affiliations on main thoroughfares.
In addition to her council duties, Lemons serves as the City’s representative for the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority Board and is a member of the homeless ad hoc committee focused on addressing homelessness, community aesthetics, and landscape enhancement committees.
Peggy’s legacy of service and dedication continues to inspire positive change in Paramount.
Isabel Aguayo, Councilmember
Councilmember Aguayo
A lifelong Paramount resident whose extended family has lived in the City for four generations, Isabel Aguayo was elected to the Paramount City Council in March 2020. She has served one term as Mayor.
She is the City’s representative for the County Sanitation Districts of L.A. County Districts 1 & 2, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control, Gateway Cities COG Southeast Gateway Line Corridor Cities Committee (formerly Eco-Rapid Transit), the Sister City Committee, the Southeast Water Coalition, and the City Council/Paramount School District Ad Hoc Committee.
A Paramount High School graduate, Aguayo is a member of the Paramount/Tepic Sister Cities organization. She is Director of Outreach in California for the non-profit Share Hope USA, which has helped more than 9,000 homeless individuals in L.A. and Orange counties and collected more than 40,000 Play-Doh containers for Children’s Hospital L.A. Her family owns and operates a ceramics business in the City.
Aguayo has four children, all attending Paramount schools.
Brenda Olmos, Councilmember
Councilmember Olmos
Born and raised in Paramount, Brenda Olmos was appointed to the City Council in July 2019 to fill an unscheduled vacancy and was subsequently elected to serve on the City Council in March 2020. She has served one term as Mayor.
Olmos sat on the City’s Public Safety Commission for 14 years and has been involved in the community in a variety of ways: Boardmember for Paramount Girls Softball and Paramount Junior Pirates Football; Past President of Paramount Pathways Hospice; member of the Paramount Rotary Club; President of the Paramount Chamber of Commerce; Chair of the Paramount Heritage Parade Committee; founder of the “Healthy Paramount” initiative; and member of the American Red Cross Community Advisory Committee – Long Beach Chapter.
Olmos serves as the City’s representative to the League of California Cities, the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board (SELACO) Policy Board, and the California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), and is the latter organization’s Secretary/Treasurer. She is a member of the City’s Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee, a Commissioner for the Los Angeles County Commission on local Government Services, a voting delegate for the California Democratic Party, and a member of the Governing Board for Coast Hospital.
Professionally, she is the Senior Director IPA Operations at Optum Healthcare, and has a master’s degree in Public Policy from USC.
With husband David, a Paramount High School graduate, Olmos has raised two children in the City, both also Paramount High School graduates.
Vilma Cuellar Stallings, Councilmember
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings
Vilma Cuellar Stallings grew up in Paramount and graduated from Paramount High School. She has served on the City’s Public Safety and Parks & Recreation commissions, was elected to the Paramount City Council in March 2020, and has served one term as Mayor.
She is the appointed president of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments Board of Directors and is the City’s representative on the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, the Clean Power Alliance, the City Council/Paramount School District Ad Hoc Committee, the Landscaped Median Enhancement Ad Hoc Committee, and the Paramount Historical Society.
Cuellar Stallings is retired from a 30-year career as a Librarian with the Paramount Unified School District. She is a member of the Paramount/Tepic Sister Cities organization and the Paramount Heritage Parade Committee. With her husband, Danny, she has two daughters and five grandchildren.
