PAUL ALBERT ACOSTA Houston, Texas 13 Ugly Member since 2000 Nickname: PA

What's your primary profession?
Senior Project Manager

What's your favorite Hobbies/Sports?
Sailing, World Travel, Cultural Experiences, Golfing, Running, Tennis, Cooking, Playing Violin and Viola, Socializing with Friends, Wine Tasting, Mastering Mixology, Contributing to Charitable Causes, and Loving My Family

What's your IM/Skype number?
BaylorSailor

What's your favorite Drink:
Belvedere Vodka Dirty Martini/ Cosmo/ Bloody Mary

What's your favorite Wine:
Rombauer Vineyards' 2006 Carneros Chardonnay

What's your favorite Movie:
Gladiator/ Braveheart/ Star Wars Episode III

What's your favorite Book:
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" & Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye"

What's your favorite Magazine:
Sailing/ Esquire

What is the most interesting thing that has happened or you’ve done in your lifetime?
I love world travel and I cherish all of my cultural experiences. I am rich at heart and enjoy sharing all that I have with other's that I embrace. I enjoy Globe Trekking and all of the local flavors and colors that I have experienced

What are you most proud of?
My parent's, my childhood educational experiences, and my appitude for knowledge.

Name one thing you have in your home from your childhood.
Childhood Baby Pictures

What 13UM positions have you held?
Float and Parade Chairman, General Committee Gopher

What committees or oganizations are you involved with?
Boca Ciega Yacht Club; Krewe of Brigadoon; United States Golf Association; Tampa Bay Club Sport; American Cancer Society; American Heart Association; Tampa Bay Uncorked; International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers

What Chairmanships do you hold or have you held in the past?
Float and Parade Chairman, General Committee Gopher

Are you currently on the 13UM BOD?
No

Are you currently/previously a 13UM Officer?
No

What Charity brought into the 13UM Foundation?
MOSI

What is your favorite charity that 13UM Foundation has supported?
Voices for Children

What are your future group support plans?
Support our fund raising efforts. Promote our foundation work. Continue to activively participate in event support and develkopment.

What have you brought to the table for the 13UM Foundation?
Many years of local charity and community service, network of professionals and friends, techical resources, and open hearted support for our mission