My name is Susie Soriano Duarte, I am a native Austinite and grew up in East Austin. I have 6 brothers, 3 adult children and 1 granddaughter. After private school and business college, I began my internship at The Texas Attorney General’s Office Child Support Division where I accepted a full time position Sept 1994 and dedicated 19 years to the agency.
I then transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation Sept 2013 and had the privilege of retiring April 2023. I had the honor serving the State of Texas for 29 years.
Now I work alongside my husband for Fiesta Austin and Blue Agave Travel, where I'm able to work remotely and still care for my family as well as do all the things I love through community engagement.
Tuesdays is Meals On Wheels Delivery for my favorite residents also in he morning I volunteer for Brighter Bites, AISD. As a former AISD student, I knew joining Texas PTA was a must. Wednesdays I meet with my 3rd grade mentee through the Seedling Program, children who's parent (s) are incarcerated have a mentor visit them weekly for lunch. Fridays I see my 84 year old friend who I take care of for a few hours.
As the East Austin Ambassador for Austin Latinas Unidas, I have incorporated my love for Wellness through monthly
events in East Austin. Various events I create are walks, runs, biking, swimming, movie nights, clothing swaps, network meet ups, one on one lunch dates.
I'm a proud mentee for The New Philanthropist. Also a mentee with Austin ALPFA .
My passion for running lead me to become a member of Twenty Six Two Marathon Club where I completed numerous half marathons and 4 full marathons.
Practicing firearm safety I am a proud member of A Girl and A Gun where I enjoy scheduling safety classes and shooting range classes led by Sandra Woodruff.
“My grandmother, parents, aunt & uncle who raised me taught me the value of kindness, wellness, responsibilities and more importantly stability. We didn’t have much growing up, but we were instilled with love which means more to me than
anything else. If I can give back to my community by helping them feel appreciated, it makes my heart happy” – Susie Duarte
