Luis Angel Ramos, Jr.,
Hc Doctor in Education from International Internship University in India, Europe, Africa, Asia and now USA
M.A.Ed.Education AGMUS PR
B.S. International Business & Management Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
A.A.S. Human Resources Management Reading Area Community College Pennsylvania
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2011 & Present President R.E.S.T. Ramos Education Services & Translations, Inc.
Education Experience from Head Start to Higher Education Eight Universities/Colleges in three States
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in Puerto Rico (based on USA, Latin America research, personal experience and work performed in several states including:
Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Hawaii, Florida, Illinois,Colorado and recently presented book internationally
in Europe, Latin America and awarded Honoris Causa Doctor of Education- Teaching by the International Internship University-India/Australia/England
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Education Experience from Head Start to Higher Education in Nine Universities/Colleges & Public & Private Schools in three
States... HI, PA, FL and PR
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2005 City of Deltona Candidate for Commissioner- District 5
1998- Mentor & Department of Juvenile Justice Administrative Assistant for Volusia & Flagler
2019 Superheroes Summer Camp Teacher/ Activities at Rey de Reyes Church/Caribbean Bilingual Christian School/2019 Spanish.
Also, coordinated legwork on my proposal on a liaison penpal verbal agreement between the two schools for students to communicate
and learn/practice English & Spanish (FL/PR)
2019 Spanish Teacher- Stetson Baptist School
Coordinated legwork on my proposal on a liaison penpal verbal agreement between the two schools for students to communicate
and learn/practice English & Spanish (FL/PR)4/2019 Tutor for Club Z In-Home Tutoring Services, Daytona Beach to Longwood
4/2019 Scoring Evaluator with Kelly Services for FCATs (2017-PA, 2019-GA) in Lake Mary
Actor Extra on the Hawaii Five O TV Show 2019
Mock or Practice Judge for the 2018 Miss Latina Hawaii Scholarship Pageant Event
*TV Commercial as Admissions/ Marketing/Promotions/Temporary Position as Hispanic Campaign Manager for a new college promoted
in Univision & Telemundo in Central Florida: http://youtu.be/4enNw7jrn6w
2018 Hawaii Department of Education (HDOE) Special Education Teacher
2018 HDOE Substitute Teacher
2018 Atlantic International University, Honolulu & Florida- Bilingual Student Services Counselor
Summer 2018 Teacher English as a Second Language Activity Director for International Students at the University of Hawaii,
Manoa
Former President R.E.S.T. Ramos Education Services & Translations, Inc.
*2013 Masters Degree in Arts in Education 4.00 G.P.A.
*B.S. in Business Management/International Business (My Graduation Story was selected and featured in the Reading Eagle Newspaper)
*A.A.S. in Human Resource Management
*Also Finished Pre-Engineering Program at UPR with Honors
*New Bedford High School, MA Honors Graduate
*Most Outstanding Graduate & Physical Education Trophies at Longfellow Middle School, Yonkers, NY
*Highest G.P.A. "LADDER AWARD" Eladio J. Vega Elementary School Aguadilla, PR
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2018 Certificate Personable Identifiable Information Training
2018 Certificate Active Shooter Training, Emergency Management Institute, FEMA
*Former Teacher at Private Seminole County School: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social
Studies, Health & Physical Education
Engage Compassion Summit by Convoy of Hope Hawaii 08/25/2018 at First Assembly of God,
Red Hill, 3400 Monalua Rd. Honolulu, HI
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Convoy of Hope has served in Worldwide Catastrophes and conducted over 1,000 reach out events for 25 years.
Workshops:
Community Events
Disaster Services & Preparedness
Connections
Food & Nutrition Security In Your Community
· Autism Community Training for 1 CEU by Easter Seals Northeast Central Florida while working as the 7 & 8 Grades Math, Social
Studies, Language Arts, Science, Health and Physical Education Teacher at a Private school in Florida. September 6, 2017
*Former RISE Coordinator: Youth Abstinence Trainer & Grant Writing Committee Member
Central Florida Pregnancy Center Training:
Project S.O.S.: Positive Youth Development: Envision: Defining Your Direction in Life Journal:
Goal Setting, Boundaries, Refusal Strategies, Unhealthy Relationships, Substance Abuse,
Media Influences, Bullying & Suicide
EQUIPPED TO SERVE: Caring for Women In Crisis Pregnancies, A Volunteer Training Manual,
The Client, Crisis Counseling, Connecting with Clients, Communication Skills, Office
Procedures, The Negative Test, Evangelism, Abortion Information & Abstinence History in the USA, Classroom Control, Social
Learning Theories.
*School of Adult Education
Adjunct Professor, Daytona State College, Deltona Campus
High School Level: Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies
*Volusia County Schools
Math Teacher: ESE, Geometry, Algebra & Honors
Substitute Teacher/Co-Teacher:
ESOL, Spanish, Language Arts, Math, Civics, World History, etc.
Leadership Experience Developing Youth Educational Programs:
* 1st Deltona Coordinator for Boys & Girls Club ( Member for the First Deltona Youth Summit
"Teens Reaching for the Stars"), *1st Deltona Coordinator for YMCA Hispanic Achievers
National Program Pilot
* District Executive Director for Volusia West Boy Scouts of America then
volunteer for National Soccer Pilot Program & Eagle Dinner Coordinator
· Undergraduate College Senior Year- Boy Scouts of America Cub Master/Program Assistant
(P/T) - Coordinated a National Pilot Program with inner city kids in three Public Elementary
Schools in Reading, PA (1995). I served as a BSA Career Day Speaker at Reading High School
& at PEPP Summer Youth Leadership Program at Penn State Berks (1995-96).
*1. Former Coordinator for Project Safe at The House Next Door, Inc. Youth Alcohol, Tobacco
& Drug Prevention Program for Middle Schools in Deltona through monthly activities and a
Parent Awareness Newsletter Editor
* 2. Board Member for The House Next Door, Inc. a $2 million Family & Youth Counseling
Agency covering 2 counties
* Chair for the Youth Committee & Board Member for Volusia County Hispanic Association
* Public Relations Person & Chairperson for The Hispanic Heritage Celebration for El Santuario
Worship Center
* Diversity Trainer at P.R.H.S./Substitute Teacher/Community Advisory Board to Help "Breach
The Gap to Stop the Hispanic Student Dropout Rate" at Volusia County Schools
* Youth Explosion for Christ Community Advisory Board
Adult Students Poem:
Estudiante Adulto
Por Luis Ángel Ramos Irizarry
Hoy decides estudiar…
¿Cuanto debes sacrificar?
¿Como comenzar?
¿Quién te va a apoyar?
¿Qué Barreras debes sobrepasar?
¿Cómo volver a aprender a estudiar?
La montaña no es fácil de escalar
Mas el proceso es tuyo para diseñar
Imagínate caminando en tu graduación
Tus metas serán tu motivación!
Adult Student
By Luis Angel Ramos Irizarry
Today you decide to study...
How much should you sacrifice?
How do you you start?
Who will support you?
What barriers must you exceed?
How will you learn to study again?
The mountain isn't easy to climb
But the process is yours to design
Imagine yourself walking to your
graduation
Your goals will be your motivation!
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"The Journey is what brings us Happiness not the Destination." Joel Osteen & Joyce Meyer
["Attitude = 100%. If you add the alphabetical value of every letter of the word attitude you will
get a 100 numeric result" Jimmy Cabrera]
"Attitude is a choice and it determines ACCESS" Murdoc...
"Quality teams of people must sustain true alliances of dignity and respect. These partnerships
propel everyone forward in their journey." Dr. Samuel Betances
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits
bottom"
-- George Patton
[Attitude = 100%. If you add the alphabetical value of every letter of the word attitude you will
get a 100 numeric result.]
Coordinator/Creator/M.C. First Hispanic American
Celebration Osteen, Volusia County, FL El Santuario Worship Center
POLITICAL TRAINING/ EXPERIENCE
1994 Conducted Hispanic Voter Registration in Reading PA as a college student at Kutztown University of
PA under the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
2003 National Selected Scholarship Recipient for the 1st National Latino Leadership for the Future Grassroots
and Political Conference by The NEA, NALEO/LA RAZA/LA RASA/ Colorado Education Association held at the YMCA Estes Park Denver
Colorado.
2001 Graduate of the Candidate and Campaign Management Training by the United States Hispanic Leadership
Institute (USHLI)
Voter Registration Specialist- (Part Time/Temporary 08/15/03-12/25/03) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Federal
Affairs Administration Orlando, Florida
Volunteered for all campaigning efforts from 2000-2005 (Presidential, US Senate, Governor, County and
City Positions): Signs, Promotions, Election Day Stands, House to House visits, Emails, Public Relations and public meeting
2001 Graduate of the Candidate and Campaign Management Training by the United States Hispanic Leadership
Institute (USHLI)
2000 Organizer and Graduate of the USHLI Grassroots Leadership Training at Volusia County with
presentations from Volusia County, City of Deltona and Volusia County School Board
2002-2003 Advisory Community Committee for Volusia County Elections Department
2004 Appointed by Congressman Mica to represent Volusia County at the Congressional
Hispanic Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
Ran for the Deltona Commission District # 6 in 2005
Worked as campaign person for Presidential, County Commissioner, County Sheriff, County Board of Elections,
Mayor, District Attorney, US Congressman, and others while serving as party leader (Young Republicans of Volusia County)
Honoris Doctor Degree in Education, M.A.Ed., B.S.
Honoris Doctor Degree in Education, M.A.Ed., B.S. in International Business and Management, A.A.S. H
DELTONA -- Hispanics have the potential to make political history in Volusia County's largest city.
They have a chance to gain a majority on the City Commission of predominantly
white Deltona.
David Santiago, the city's second
Hispanic elected to office, already holds one seat. And now Hispanic candidates have entered three commission races that will
be on the ballot this fall.
If they win, Hispanics
would hold four of the seven seats and could represent the first time a mostly white city has a majority Hispanic City Commission.
That potential political breakthrough is in stark contrast to Osceola,
where the County Commission was sued Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice to end what the government says is discrimination
against Hispanic voters. About 35 percent of Osceola's population is Hispanic, but only one Hispanic county commissioner has
ever been elected.
The federal government wants
to force Osceola to adopt a system -- called single-member election districts -- in which commissioners are elected by the
residents of specific districts. Osceola now uses an at-large voting process that has voters countywide selecting all five
commissioners.
Marcelo Gaete, spokesman for the
National Association of Latino Elected Officials, said if Deltona's Hispanic candidates prevail it could be historic. He could
not recall any similar instance. Gaete said that as the largest minority group in the United States continues to flourish,
the number of Hispanic elected officials is growing as well. Forty-two states have elected officials with Hispanic origins.
"I think it's an indication of Latinos entering more into the mainstream,"
said Cecilia Muñoz, spokeswoman for the National Council of La Raza, an advocacy group.
But in Central Florida, where about 14 percent of the population is Hispanic, only a handful of elected officials
share those roots. Kissimmee, the region's third-largest city, has never had a Hispanic commissioner in its more than 100-year
history even though nearly half of residents are Hispanic.
"That's much more common," Muñoz said.
One
difference between the two cities is that Deltona elects by single-member districts rather than using at-large elections as
Kissimmee does.
While having single-member districts
makes campaigning cheaper, it hasn't created a district with a majority Hispanic population because demographically, Deltona's
six districts are nearly identical. The six districts all have about 8,000 voters, of whom 14.5 percent to 18.5 percent are
Hispanic. Overall, Deltona's population is about 18.3 percent Hispanic, according to the 2000 census.
Deltona is a young city
Deltona also is much younger. The city will turn 10 years old on Dec. 31 -- hardly enough time for entrenched politics
to develop.
"Deltona is kind of a watering hole
for so many different cultures without . . . having territorial neighborhoods," said Joe Perez, Deltona's first Hispanic commissioner
who held his seat from 1995 to 2001.
That kind of
breakdown means none of the candidates can rely on the Hispanic vote. The candidates say they know they must appeal to everyone
because not only are Hispanics the minority in each district, but the community is known for staying home on Election Day.
Last November's election saw a Hispanic turnout in Deltona that was about
10 percent lower than that of the general population.
"Latinos,
once they are here in the United States, the tendency is for them not to vote, and part of that is that they don't understand
the process -- and the language barrier, " said Zenaida Denizac, who is running for a seat in Deltona and is president of
the Volusia County Hispanic Association.
Others
cite a lack of time or interest in local elections, but the weak Hispanic turnout is perplexing, considering that most of
the Hispanics in Central Florida have roots in politically charged Puerto Rico.
"It's like a party there and here it's not," said Deltona candidate Rafael Valle, who is Cuban but whose wife is
Puerto Rican. "The campaign in Puerto Rico is very loud. They have music, they have parties, they have passion."
Or, as Deltona candidate Luis Ramos said, "In Puerto Rico, politics
is the national sport."
In Central Florida, you
won't see pickups with megaphones driving down the street to promote candidates. There are no block parties, and voters are
less likely to have a cousin, friend or co-worker who personally knows a candidate.
Ramos said he is thinking about having a Puerto Rican-style rally or parade, not just to appeal to Puerto Ricans
but to get people excited about the election.
"When
I was young I would go to every rally," he said. "It's about getting the people involved and getting people to know you."
Ramos, who has been involved in politics before but never as a candidate,
is running against Nikkie Lewis, a retired bar owner who moved to Deltona in 2001. Denizac faces Dick Pearce, who in November
lost his re-election campaign for a seat on the West Volusia Hospital Authority with less than a third of the vote.
Valle, chairman of the city's Planning and Zoning Board, lost a run for
the same commission seat four years ago. He's up against sitting commissioner Charles DeZaruba, along with Janet Deyette and
Charles Williams, and will have to advance after an October primary.
Asked if they will campaign in Spanish, only Valle said he plans to make television ads in Spanish. Others said it
wouldn't be a priority. Santiago said he did not use Spanish during his successful campaign.
"When I was a candidate, I was struggling with this whole piece of being Hispanic," Santiago said. "It was part of
my heritage, but this position is bigger than that."
'Beacon
of diversity'
Volusia County has a history of breaking
racial barriers in elections.
In 2003, mostly white
Daytona Beach elected four black city commissioners, another political milestone that many experts think was unprecedented.
Deltona's first commission had black, white and Hispanic representation
and both male and female commissioners. In fact, the city could be viewed as a beacon of diversity in leadership. Two sitting
commissioners are black, as are a mayoral candidate and a City Commission candidate. Seven percent of Deltona is black, according
to the 2000 census.
Deltona has always been diverse,
said former County Council member Pat Northey, who is white and has been involved in Volusia and Deltona politics since the
1980s.
"We're kind of colorblind in Deltona," she
said. "If the commission were to become all Hispanic, that does not signal to me that their agenda would become a Hispanic
agenda."
T. Wayne Bailey, who teaches political
science at Stetson University, said that Hispanics' decisions to run could be an indication that they are starting to catch
up to blacks in representation.
"Win or lose," he
said, "the significant part of it is that they are participating."
As
everybody in the Orlando metropolitan area should be aware of by now, the region's Hispanic population has swelled over the
past decade. Hispanics comprise more than 20 percent of Orange County's population; in Osceola County, it is 35 percent. These
numbers translate into greater Hispanic visibility and influence in the cultural, social, economic and political realms, not
only through the proliferation of so-called ethnic institutions such as Hispanic-owned restaurants, Spanish-language media
and the like, but within so-called mainstream organizations and businesses.
While the growth in the Hispanic population and the concomitant expansion of Hispanic influence are not new developments,
the past 12 months have witnessed the crystallization of major highlights:
*?August 2004. The University of Central Florida expands and re-launches its Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino
Studies Program.
*?September 2004. The Census Bureau
releases information confirming that Latinos/Hispanics have become Central Florida's largest minority, with a total of 464,100
people.
*?October 2004. The region's Hispanic/Latino
electorate receives national and international attention as a possible swing vote that may determine the November elections.
*?November 2004. Orlando resident, Cuban-American Mel Martínez, is elected
to the U.S. Senate; Florida state Rep. John P. Quiñones, a Puerto Rican, retains his seat after defeating another Puerto Rican
candidate; Mildred Fernández is elected as Orange County's first Puerto Rican-born commissioner.
*?February 2005. The Downtown Media Arts Center (D-MAC) presents OLA Fest, the city's first Latin American film and
heritage festival. Clear Channel Communications transforms 100.3 FM (WEBG) from an oldies station to La Rumba, with Latin
music programming.
*?March 2005. The Greater Orlando
Chamber of Commerce dedicates its yearly summit to Hispanic topics, unveiling major studies on the region's Puerto Rican and
Hispanic population. This is the first of three consecutive summits dedicated to Hispanics.
*?April 2005. Publix Supermarkets opens its first Sabor supermarket in Kissimmee, catering to Latino tastes and preferences.
*?May 2005. A delegation of 216 Orlando business and community leaders
organized by the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce travels to Puerto Rico to participate in the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce
Annual Convention; the delegation is led by Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty and Chamber President Jacob Stuart. The Fundación
Ana G. Méndez, a Puerto Rico-based higher-education system, graduates its first Orlando campus class.
*?July 2005. Henry Maldonado, general manager of WKMG-TV Local 6, announces
that the 6 o'clock evening news will be broadcast with Spanish-language subtitles.
The next 12 months promise to bring more milestones that further demonstrate the growing Hispanic influence. Unfortunately,
we could not include among the 2004-2005 highlights the selection of Kissimmee's first Hispanic mayor. This will be taken
care of in the next election, and the U.S. Justice Department is watching closely.
Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández is director of the Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program at the University
of Central Florida.
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Hundreds of spectators lined both sides of Howland Boulevard from Goldenhills Street to State Road 415 to take part Saturday
in a historic event, the city's first Hispanic Day Parade.
While observing the parade, some spectators, such as
Joe Martinez, of Port Orange, tapped their feet and moved their hips and shoulders to the rhythm of Latino and Caribbean tunes.
Martinez felt right at home.
"It's our culture; it's
Luis Angel Ramos- Parade Advising Committee as Board Member for The Volusia County Hispanic Association-
Parade, Education, Youth, Festival, Leadership and Public Relations Committees
Article 50 of 60 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com July 1, 2000; Page 01D Article ID: 0007010613
Not all Hispanics eat tacos and Mexican-style tortillas.
For instance, Puerto Ricans are famous for preparing arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas). Cubans prefer black
beans and white rice to accompany their meal.
"Come to Deltona's 6th Annual Multicultural Festival and enjoy all these delicious foods and many more,"said Blanca Hernandez,
president of the Volusia County Hispanic Association.
During a three-day festival,
Luis Angel Ramos- Parade Advising Committee as
Board Member for The Volusia County Hispanic Association- Parade, Education, Youth, Festival, Leadership and Public Relations
Committees
Article 48 of 60 found October 8, 2000; Page 01SW Article ID: 0010060485
Getting spiritual: Issac Yasgur, a 10th grader, and Kitty Stack, a senior, welcome visitors and students to the Drama Club's
Spiritual Center'at the Pine Ridge High School's Homecoming Carnival on Tuesday. More photos, page 3.
Hispanic Day
Celebrating heritage: The Volusia County Hispanic Association will have its first Deltona Hispanic Day Parade Saturday,
in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Article 1 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer March 18, 2002; Page 01C
Article ID: 0203180206
She scrambled to help find a home for a Hispanic woman who was homeless with two children, and found money to help her
pay for it.
But it wasn't the first time that Blanca Hernandez, president of the Volusia County Hispanic As sociation, did that.
Locally, Hernandez has earned quite the reputation for being willing to help newcomers. She knows how hard it is to arrive
in a new place without speaking English because she experienced that when she moved to the continental
Luis Angel Ramos- Parade Advising Committee as
Board Member for The Volusia County Hispanic Association- Parade, Education, Youth, Festival, Leadership and Public Relations
Committees
Article 2 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer November 6, 2001; Page 03C
Article ID: 0111060327
A Hispanic leader who aligned himself with Cesar Chavez'farmworker movement has found supporters here.
The late William "Willie"C. Velasquez founded the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, a nonpartisan organization
that gave Hispanics a voice. In Texas alone, that group doubled the number of Mexican-Americans registered to vote to 1.2
million between 1980 and 1988.
Velasquez'name is often associated with his motto:
(Luis Angel Ramos- Movement Coordinator for Volusia County
and Central Florida after meeting the family of the late William "Willie"C. Velasquez at the United States Hispanic
Institute and committing along all leaders present to promote this simbolic stamp).
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Heritage celebration opens with prayers
Article 3 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer October 21, 2001; Page 06C
Article ID: 0110210329
Margot Negron of Deltona closed her eyes, clasped her hands and leaned her chin against them Saturday at a memorial
prayer service here for terrorism victims.
The Puerto Rican native wore a blue New York cap, from the city she lived
in for 46 years. She was among 60 people, most Hispanic, praying at the grounds of El Santuario Worship Center, Church of
God. The Rev. David Santos, pastor, opened the memorial service, asking for unity across America after the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks. He spoke in English and Spanish. The prayer opened a two-day Hispanic Heritage Celebration featuring performers,
most scheduled to play and sing Christian music with a Latin twist. The event continues from noon to 7 p.m. today with more
music and Caribbean food available for sale. The Chruch is at 395 Doyle Road. The Memorial service began at noon-- two
hours later than scheduled. Hours before it began, though, Santo's call for unity started to turn into action in his own back
yard. Various groups from Sanford and Deltona joined forces to help organizers set up the stage, get enough electricity
for the instruments and set up chairs. They also provided flags, tents and other equipment. Angel Perez, 28, one of the
helpers, was among 21 members from Teen Challenge in Sanford, wic also offers programs for adults. Like many of his peers,
Perez is undergoing drug rehabilitation after pushing away family from his life, losing his home and job. On Saturday,
Perez said the event helped him to stay focused on his goal to keep "a deep relationship with GOD." Organizer Luis Ramos introduced Benita Collazo, 68, of Deltona as "the most powerful lady in the
church." Collazo, dressed in a white embroided blouse from Puerto Rico, greeted most people by their first
name, with a kiss on the cheek. Speaking in Spanish, Collazo said a goal of the event was to "play GOD's music, which transforms
lives and unites Latinos and Americans." Just two weeks ago, Collazo celebrated her first wedding anniversary. Her husband,
Jose, was among participants. Organizers hope to have a similar Hispanic Festivity next year on this property, a 17 acre
parcel the church, which has a congregation of about 100, recently acquired with the hopes of turning it into a day-care and
worship center by year's end to replace its current facility in Deltona. Currently, the Osteen facility is equipped with tennis
and basketball courts, and abundant green space is being used by youth from the church, Santos said.
Click here for
the complete article (494 words). $2.95
Stereotypes abound for the nation's fastest-growing
minority, but as with any ethnic label, one size does
not fit all
Article 4 of 12 found CLAUDIA MOSCOSO STAFF WRITER October 7, 2001; Page 01A
Article ID: 0110070205
See the tour guide at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, a 59-year-old white man with blue eyes? He gives
away part of his life to strangers, his history tucked inside brown manila envelopes.
Look beyond a 9-year-old girl's cinnamon-color skin tone and accent to
hear her heart speak as she walks down a dirt road in Pierson.
Know that a foreign-born doctor analyzing a tissue sample at a local hospital
has donated a gift to the community, even though he is
Article 5 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso October 7, 2001; Page 11A Article ID:
0110070238
A pair of gloves representing famous Puerto Rican boxer Felix "Tito"Trinidad hangs from the rearview mirror of Luis Angel
Ramos'car.
Ramos, a 30-year-old Deltona resident, carries a few other items that remind
him of his roots, including a Puerto Rican flag draped over the back seat and a visor with the island flag.
"This is the year that God blessed Puerto Rico here in America,"said Ramos,
a recruiter/mentor at
Article 6 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com May 11, 2001; Page 07C Article ID: 0105110430
The new Hispanic Achievers coordinator for the YMCA plans to take her new job a step further than usual. Annette Marrero,
a mother of two, wants her new job to become "a family affair."
Marrero, 34, of DeLand, plans to get her eldest daughter, 10-year-old Christina,
involved in the program as soon as the girl enters middle school.
"One of my goals is to have the program up and running within a year's
time,"she said.
Article 8 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com March 2, 2001; Page 01C Article ID: 0103020399
Luis Angel Ramos has resigned from his post as YMCA Hispanic Achievers program coordinator, citing a time conflict with
another job, the Deltona resident confirmed Thursday.
For the last three months, Ramos held a part- time job with the West Volusia
Family YMCA in DeLand while working full time at Daytona Beach Community College.
In an e-mail sent recently to steering committee members for the Hispanic
Achievers program, Ramos told them they represent "the ideal of
Article 9 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com January 27, 2001; Page 01C Article ID: 0101270529
"Looking for young people, grades 7 through 12, who want to have fun and make new friends."
Don't worry, this is not a personal ad. Instead, it is a quick notice to
remind youths that the DeLand YMCA will have an open house today from 3 to 6 p.m. Personnel hope to recruit young people interested
in joining the YMCA's new Hispanic Achievers Program.
And young participants need not be Hispanic to join.
Article 10 of 12 found CLAUDIA MOSCOSO Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com January 2, 2001; Page 01C Article ID: 0101020233
A teacher at Pine Ridge High School and a mother of three wants to help lead by example by volunteering as a mentor in
the newly created YMCA Hispanic Achievers program.
Although the program won't be launched until later this year, Zenaida Denizac
of Deltona already knows one of the first things she would like to tell young Hispanic Achievers.
"As a foreigner, I came here as a non-English speaker, I know what it's
like to come here, to a
Article 11 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff
Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com May 17, 2001; Page 03C Article ID: 0105170368
Six-year-old Wes Brough
Jr., an alumnus of Coleman Head Start in Orange City, doesn't think the county should drop out of the program he graduated
from two years ago.
Because, he says, that's where he met Ms. Bonita Tyrell, or just "Ms. Tyrell," to him.
"She
is the best, she made me smart," he said.
Brough and his cousin, Shayla Lauby, 4, were among 17 concerned children
and parents attending a meeting Tuesday
(Meeting held at El Santuario Worship Center Church in Osteen organized
by Luis Angel Ramos.)
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YMCA TO LAUNCH HISPANIC ACHIEVERS PROGRAM
Article 11 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com November 30, 2000; Page 01NW Article ID: 0011300471
Plans are under way to launch the YMCA Hispanic Achievers program after almost a year of delay, YMCA officials announced
recently.
According to Luis Angel Ramos, Hispanic Achievers program coordinator, the delay was due to personnel changes within the
organization. But Ramos says most of the elements are in place now to launch a program for Hispanic youth that will be both
educational and fun.
The initiative is a pilot program that will cover, initially, only west Volusia County,
Article 12 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com October 9, 2000; Page 01C Article ID: 0010090216
Luis Angel Ramos, a Deltona resident of Hispanic origin, has many happy coincidences to commemorate Friday, from celebrating
his 30th birthday to taking part in the opening day of the Multicultural Festival here.
Also Friday, Ramos'mother, Maria Cristina Irizarry, of Deltona, and his cousin, Abner Joel Rodriguez, of Puerto Rico, will
be celebrating birthdays.
"A lot of people consider Friday the 13th a day of bad luck. I consider it a blessing,"
Article 39 of 100 found BOB KOSLOW - STAFF WRITER August 31, 2005; Page 03C Article
ID: 409399660
DEBARY - It's not only hurricane season. It's campaign season.
Candidate qualifying only began Monday and runs through Sept. 8, but the first gusts of complaints have been lodged over
campaign signs being stolen or city officials removing ones that were illegally placed.
The complaints could be signs of a blustery season; municipal elections are not until Oct. 11.
"It appears to me that the rules and regulations of sign placement are
Aging rapidly Deltona commissioners look for ways to renew 'old'neighborhoods
Article 82 of 100 found MARK HARPER Staff Writer mark.harper@news-jrnl.com May
1, 2001; Page 01C Article ID: 0105010355
Cast aside, for a moment, all notions of Deltona, the young city; Deltona, the growing city; Deltona, the subdivision city.
Try Deltona, the aging city.
The City Commission, just five years old itself, is looking for ways to keep Deltona's older neighborhoods from falling
into blight. Commissioners were so concerned when asked to support a Department of Development Services proposal last month,
they did so only after adjusting the fine print to allow funds from a
Deltona house of culture preserves, promotes heritage
By PATRICIO G. BALONA
Staff Writer
Last update: April
13, 2005
DELTONA --
Retired elementary school teacher Antonio Rodriguez says a good way to preserve one's culture is to teach it to younger generations.
"It's important
for Deltona to support the cultures of its people," said the 66-year-old native of Puerto Rico.
"It's talent that we can give our youth."
Rodriguez,
who enjoys wood carving, and his wife, Luz, who does metal embossing, said they believe establishing a Puerto Rican house
of culture in Deltona is a positive step.
Rodriguez
and eight other Puerto Rican-born Deltona residents were named Sunday to be members of the board of directors for the city's
first official Puerto Rican house of culture.
The group
of five women and four men, all artists, will make up the board for the new Centro de la Cultura Puertorriquena de la Florida
Inc. Deltona Chapter. They will meet in the Volusia County Hispanic Association office on Deltona Boulevard.
Deltona's
Puerto Rican house of culture will be an affiliate of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueno (Puerto Rican Institute of Culture),
which is a branch of the Puerto Rican government.
The institute,
established in 1955, aims to preserve, promote, enrich and expose Puerto Rican culture, said Magali Rojas, president of the
Orlando Chapter of the Centro. The nonprofit agency seeks to find Puerto Rican artists and artisans in the United States, Latin America
and Europe and provide exposure for their work, Rojas said.
"Artists,
artisans, musicians, poets and other people with talent benefit from the house of culture's efforts," Rojas said.
The house
of culture also helps arrange for artists to attend festivals all over the state. Members of the new Deltona board hope the
center also will work with festival organizers to get registration and attendance fees reduced to build participation by beginning
artists.
Getting a
booth can be very expensive and although organizers say the money can be recouped through the sale of crafts, that doesn't
always happen, said Awilda Lora, who makes bead jewelry.
"Recently
in the Expo in Orlando, a booth was $600 and I did not sell
enough of my crafts to make up the money," said Lora, also a board member. "The exposure is important but we have to make
it more affordable to our artists."
Yaitza Denizac,
25, the youngest of the board members, said young Puerto Ricans who were born there but raised in the United States need to be taught about their culture. The Centro,
or house of culture, she said, will help make that possible.
"There is
a lot of talent in Puerto Rico that has been lost to these first-generation Puerto Rican-Americans,"
Denizac said. "Art is like playing the gong, traditional songs and "paranda" (type of Christmas celebration) are things that
stay in the family. I believe the house of culture can help expose these to Puerto Ricans who have never seen them."
Matilde Zavala,
treasurer of the Orlando Puerto Rican house of culture, hopes the Deltona center also will attract other Hispanic groups in
the area, especially northwest Volusia communities where many Mexican immigrants live.
"They also
possess a very rich culture and I am sure there are artists and artisans that we do not know of," Zavala said. "Being a Puerto
Rican house of culture does not mean that we cannot accept or welcome other Hispanics."
Other Deltona
residents named to the house of culture board include Zenaida Denizac, Raymond Baez, Luis Ramos, Rafael Valle, and Providencia Rodriguez.
in Chicago at the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference
U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION RON PAIGE
AT THE 19thU.S. Hispanic Leadership Conference
2001
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Class of 1995
2007-2008 Director, Office of Development
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus
My B-Day at Puerto Rican Restaurant 2006
From there to being interviewed and then dancing at another place with family and friends
La Mega98.1 Radio Commercial
ORLANDO, FL 2008
· Planning/Advising Committee Member
for the 19thU.S. Hispanic Leadership Conference 2001 representing Central Florida
and DBCC- The conference is attended by 8,000 participants and attracts national leaders, motivational and White
House presenters. Participated on the 8thUSHLINationalCollege Fair. Attended the 20TH & The 18th U.S. Hispanic Leadership Conference 2002 & 2000
in Chicago for college recruitment (Participated on the 7th USHLI National College Fair) and training purposes.
MY AGENDA WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE IN 2005 FOR
DELTONA CITY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5
I am passionate about:
Education- work with the Volusia County School Board
and DBCC
Create the must needed INFRAINSTRUCTURE
Health Services in Deltona
Increase Open Communication with Citizens (VIDEO, TV, RADIO, WRITTEN)
Create Synergy between Volusia County and the Four Townes Cities
Smart Economic Growth
Family Programs
Promote & help the development of local Small Businesses
Continue working with Congress and the FL Senators to alliviate the Flooding problems
and not allowing building permits that will cause a deviation of a water retention area.
Faith based initiatives
Partnerships with Service Agencies
Economic Development
Trainning & Personal Development of Deltona Employees
Diversity Awareness
Respect among neighbors
Teamwork
Accountability
Leadership
Youth Activities
Development and more resources for Parks and Recreation
Seek out Private Investors
Seek out Land Developers
Seek out and provide accessibility to Service Oriented Business to
come to Deltona
Safety- more patrolling and more citizen's watch groups
Business Development in Deltona
Local Employment Development...
UFC FAN!!!
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE???
ORLANDO MAGIC FAN 2002
CAPTAIN AMERICA
CAPTAIN PUERTO RICO
El Santuario Worship Center, Church of God: Public Relations & Director: Prayer
Service for America and Hispanic Heritage Celebration 2001& 2002. The event was covered by the Daytona Beach News
Journal and Raul El Nuevo Dia Raul Diaz de La Revista Hispana
Article
3 of 12 found on Luis Angel Ramos on the Daytona News Journal
Margot Negron of Deltona closed her eyes,
clasped her hands and leaned her chin against them Saturday at a memorial prayer service here for terrorism victims.
The Puerto Rican native wore a blue New York cap, from the city she lived in for 46 years.
She was among 60 people, most Hispanic, praying at the grounds of El Santuario Worship Center, Church of God. The
Rev. David Santos, pastor, opened the memorial service, asking for unity across America after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
He spoke in English and Spanish. The prayer opened a two-day Hispanic Heritage Celebration featuring performers,
most scheduled to play and sing Christian music with a Latin twist. The event continues from noon to 7 p.m. today with more
music and Caribbean food available for sale. The Chruch is at 395 Doyle Road. The Memorial service began at
noon-- two hours later than scheduled. Hours before it began, though, Santo's call for unity started to turn into action in
his own back yard. Various groups from Sanford and Deltona joined forces to help organizers set up the stage,
get enough electricity for the instruments and set up chairs. They also provided flags, tents and other equipment. Angel
Perez, 28, one of the helpers, was among 21 members from Teen Challenge in Sanford, wic also offers programs for adults. Like
many of his peers, Perez is undergoing drug rehabilitation after pushing away family from his life, losing his home and job. On Saturday, Perez said the event helped him to stay focused on his goal to keep "a deep relationship with GOD." Organizer Luis Ramos introduced Benita Collazo, 68, of Deltona as "the most powerful lady in the church." Collazo, dressed in a white embroided blouse from Puerto Rico, greeted most people by their first name, with
a kiss on the cheek. Speaking in Spanish, Collazo said a goal of the event was to "play GOD's music, which transforms lives
and unites Latinos and Americans." Just two weeks ago, Collazo celebrated her first wedding anniversary. Her
husband, Jose, was among participants. Organizers hope to have a similar Hispanic Festivity next year on this
property, a 17 acre parcel the church, which has a congregation of about 100, recently acquired with the hopes of turning
it into a day-care and worship center by year's end to replace its current facility in Deltona. Currently, the Osteen facility
is equipped with tennis and basketball courts, and abundant green space is being used by youth from the church, Santos said.
Boricuas en Deltona/Volusia County in 2014
Central FL Puerto Rican Parade (Facebook Group Manager 1,800's Members)
Luis Ángel Ramos of Boricuas en Deltona said
he was amazed how Puerto Rican groups came together to boycott a Puerto Rican parade. "Why don't the groups get together to
save the Asociación Borinqueña," whose building is in foreclosure proceedings, he asked. Maria Padilla Powered by
Blogger ORLANDO LATINO™: First Puerto Rican Parade in Three Years Marches in Downtown Orlando orlandolatino.blogspot....com
My interview with the Orlando Sentinel in
Spanish calling out for Unity among Puerto Ricans & Latinos about the Central Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival
to be celebrated at Celebration Park this Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 11 a.m. http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#story/parada-boricua-plasencia-20140320/
Por su parte Luis Ángel Ramos, del grupo de Boricuas de Deltona, dijo que va a caminar durante La Parada.
"Acabo de volver a Florida después de cuatro años en Puerto Rico y surgió la oportunidad de marchar en el desfile, me invitaron
hace como dos semanas. Supe de unos problemas, pero yo siento que hace falta una reunión privada entre el señor René y todas
las personas involucradas para ayudarse mutuamente. Yo apoyo todo lo boricua y lo latino y me da pena que no estemos unidos.
Quisiera ver que el próximo año todos estén unidos, sin importar quién haga el festival", señaló. Luis Angel Ramos (Irizarry),
Andragogo/Andragogist *Personal & Professional Web Page: Http://Americano3777.tripod.com/ Presidente, R.E.S.T.- Ramos Educational Services & Translations, Inc. *Professional
Profile: http://pr.linkedin.com/pub/luis-angel-ramos/b/672/9a0 http://about.me/lramos146 *TV Commercial as Admissions/Marketing/Promotions/Temporary
Position as Hispanic Campaign Manager for a new college: http://youtu.be/4enNw7jrn6w *Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/L.A.RamosIrizarry7?ref=profile%EF%BB%BF *Also see my Facebook Group: Boricuas en Deltona, Volusia County, FL* "The Journey is what brings
us Happiness not the Destination." Joel Osteen & Joyce Meyer [Attitude = 100%. If you add the
alphabetical value of every letter of the word attitude you will get a 100 numeric result.]
ORLANDO
LATINO™ NEWS YOU CAN USE ABOUT ORLANDO'S LATINO COMMUNITY 3.25.2014 Parade Is Over But Controversy Lives
On
And the band played on.
María T. Padilla Editor
Orlando's Puerto Rican Parade and Festival
was held Sunday but some folks have not let it go.
In fact, the dispute over the parade, organized by Cuban promoter
René Plasencia which outraged some Puerto Rican groups, has reached fever pitch as activists and local Spanish-language radio
hosts engage in a war of words and threats.
Now, some members of the Puerto Rican community are pushing for listeners
of local radion station WPRD-1440 AM to file complaints to the Federal Communications Commission and station owners against
show host William Díaz because they disagree with his opinions on the parade.
"Here is an easy-to-fill-out online
form to instantly file your COMPLAINT against Mr. William Diaz and WPRD 1440 AM Radio at the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) website," wrote Eddie Nieves, a member of activist group Frente Unido 436, on his Facebook page.
Difference
of Opinion According to the FCC, the complaint has to be of an obscene, profane or indecent nature. This may be difficult
to prove, given that there was nothing obscene, profane or indecent about Díaz's comments.
It is a difference of a
opinion between Díaz and others that is protected by the First Amendment Right of Free Speech, which envisioned just this
sort of thing.
Nieves is trying to launch his own Internet TV show. Should other Hispanics boycott his program? So
goes the downward spiral.
Some members of the Puerto Rican community ought to pause and reflect on their actions.
First, the fight was against Cubans. Now the fight is with Venezuelans, since Díaz is a native of that country. Tomorrow it
will be –take your pick– Colombians? Dominicans? Ecuadorians? Peruvians? Panamanians? Costa Ricans? What
It's Not About Let's be clear. This is a fight of only a few, not the majority of Puerto Ricans. The fact is, Puerto
Ricans are a silent majority in Central Florida, barely voting in sufficient numbers. That needs to change, but for the moment
that's the way it is.
This fight is not about self determination. It's about who gets to divvy up the proceeds of
a Puerto Rican parade. Follow the money.
And this fight is not about the highest expression of a culture, as claimed
Julio Zayas of Comité Preservación Cultura Puertorriqueña. That accolade belongs to Puerto Rican art, literature, poetry,
music and dance to name only a few.
Puerto Ricans may be more than 50 percent of the region's Hispanic community
but every community needs friends. No community can afford to alienate others. No community can progress on its own in this
diverse society.
African Americans propelled the 1960s civil rights era, for example, but they also had friends and
supporters among nonHispanic whites, Jews, Protestants, Catholics, Hispanic and Hollywood, among others. Clock Is Ticking
That a Cuban promoted a Puerto Rican parade is not a crime. However, some Puerto Rican organizations are offended perhaps
they should regroup and coordinate a parade through Downtown Orlando in 2015. It won't be easy because most Puerto Rican groups
are struggling financially.
Fifth Third Bank has placed the headquarters of the Asociación Borinqueña in foreclosure
proceedings. (There's a project for those in search of one, said Luis Ángel Ramos of Boricuas en Deltona, who marched in the
parade.) Casa de Puerto Rico is attempting to raise funds. The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, last I heard, doesn't have
an executive director.
But there are 12 or more months ahead for Puerto Ricans to organize a Puerto Rican parade through
Downtown Orlando.
And the clock is ticking. Maria T. Padilla at 3:33 PM Share
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I thank John Hernandez for including my life story in
his book about Deltona's history.... I am honored and blessed and bless him and
his book!!! Gracias
Luis Angel Ramos Irizarry Congratulations John... You
helped many of us when we came to Cityof Deltona as new residents and I do
appreciate your help when you brought Banco Popular to Deltona (where I worked)
and the interview at your newsp...aper when I started working for the Boys
& Girls Club of Deltona (while working for DBCC) and also when we, Gladys,
You and I) went representing Volusia County Hispanics to the United States
Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference in Chicago...
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hernandez deltona the beginnings
My Management Skills have taken me into
community work and higher education as Director of Development, Director for Student Services, Education Consultant (Financial
Aid and Leads Generator), Admissions Advisor/Community Mentor/Recruiter, Assistant Director for Multicultural Services and
Marketing/ Advertising, Coordinator for: The Boys and Girls Club of Volusia-Flagler Counties, YMCA Hispanic Achievers, The
House Next Door (Project Safe Coordinator, Board Member, and Committee Member for the First Deltona Youth Summit "Teens Reaching
for the Stars"), Planning Committee Member for Youth Explosion for Christ Concerts, Executive Director for the Boy Scouts
of America, etc.
My goal is to work with organizations that promote multicultural, educational, and good ethics in
today's global market. I find myself to be a community liaison or bridge between people and organizations and their goals
and accomplishments. If you need any more personal and professional information about me, please refer to my old political
now work/personal webpage: http//:Americano3777.tripod.com.
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Specialties: My most recent work
experiences have sharpened my analytical skills. As a coordinator, business developer, assistant director, director, executive
and volunteer for several institutions in Central Florida area, Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania; I have developed training skills,
public relations skills, job training skills, educational procedures skills, fundraising skills, supervision skills, sales
and promotional skills.
AMERICANO
Mi historia
comienza en Brooklyn New York en el 1970 donde naci el día del cumpleaños de mi
madre. El 13 de octubre con ocho meses de gestación y con muchos problemas en
el nacimiento.Nací con un soplo en el
corazón, asma (mensual en mi vida hasta mi adolescencia dónde me sane gracias a
Dios), y un movimiento nervioso. En otras palabras soy milagrito de Dios.Mi
familia se mudo de New York hacia
Aguadilla con mis abuelos cuando tenía unos tres años.Aunque mis padres no
lo creen recuerdo muchos
eventos de mi vida en New York y de mi niñez en el Residencial Aponte y el
Residencial Villamar dónde nos mudamos. Mi primeraexperiencia teatral o artística
fue hacer de
“Juan Bobo” en mi graduación de Kindergarten a mis cuatro años.Me
crie en la Iglesia Pentecostal de Jesús
Cristo, Inc. con la Pastora Dulce Maria Alvelo, ahora una maestra retirada.Creo
que mi desarrollo como líder comenzó en
esta iglesia donde fui Presidente de la Sociedad de Niños. También fui Sargento
en la Liga Atlética Policiaca mientras asistía a la Escuela Elemental Eladio J.
Vega frente al mar.Fui un estudiante
becado en la escuela elemental por mi alto índice académico por el Estado Libre
Asociado de Puerto Rico y donde recibí “La Escalera” como el Estudiante de
Mejor Promedio.
Mis padres se
mudaron y me gradué de octavo grado como estudiante de alto honor en Yonkers,
New York con los más altos honores en mi primer año de estudio en los Estados
Unidos.Luego mi familia se mudó de
nuevo a Puerto Rico y me volví a graduar de noveno grado de la Escuela
Intermedia Dr. Agustín Stahl en Aguadilla dónde participe en la poesía coreada
en la graduación.En la escuela superior
José de Diego; donde obtuve un 98% en las “Primeras pruebas de capacitación de
Puerto Rico” (Pruebas Puertorriqueñas) en el 1986 antes de mudarse con mi
familia a Massachusettsdónde termino mi cuarto año con honores. Jamás se me
olvidará como supe que había logrado estar en el grupo con honores en la
graduación.No entendía porque estaba
sentado al frente y no con los Ramos que conocía graduándose conmigo.De pronto
vi a mi madre brincar en las gradas
con mi padre aguantándola para no caerse y señalando el programa de
graduación.Cuando recibí mi diploma vi
un pequeño logo que decía “honors” y le di la gloria y gracias a mi Dios.Mi familia se mudó de nuevo a Puerto Rico y
comencé mis estudios en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Aguadilla
donde me destaqué como estudiante de honor, Mentor para estudiantes nuevos a
través de la Oficina de Orientación y recibió Certificados de Mérito por
representar el Recinto a nivel Isla ganando el "Grupo Teatral 88" el
primer lugar.
Luego de dos años
en C.O.R.A. UPR Aguadilla, estudie un año de en Colegio de Mayagüez de la
Universidad de Puerto Rico tratando de entrar en el programa de ingeniería
eléctrica. Trabaje en el departamento de Admisiones por el programa de estudio
y trabajo.Pero aunque era un estudiante
con un promedio de honores no fui aceptado en el programa de ingeniería
eléctrica; mas fui aceptado para el programa de ingeniería por las
universidades: Penn State University, Parks Illinois University, Florida State
University, UMASS University y Northeastern University in Boston,
Massachusetts.No creía la realidad de
becas universitarias así que aunque me hubiese gustado decidí no volver a los
Estados Unidos y continuar mis estudios en la UPR en administración de empresas
ya que entendí que me gustaba ayudar y servir la gente y trabajar en
negocios.Luego de un año me encanto el
programa de Gerencia y Administración de Empresas y mis notas fueron buenas y
mucho más fácil los estudios que en el programa de Ciencias Naturales.Se me
ofreció la oportunidad de terminar mi
bachillerato en C.O.R.A.UPR Aguadilla
como su primera clase graduanda al convertirse de Colegio Regional en Recinto
Universitario.Más quise terminar en
otro recinto y solicitar en el programa de Empresas en el Colegio/Recinto
Universitario de Mayagüez y en el Recinto Universitario de Rio Piedras de la
UPR.Me reuní con los decanos del
departamento de Empresas de ambos recintos y me pidieron una clase con la nota
A ó B y me aceptaban en sus programas.Las
obtuve; ambas clases con notas de A y B.Sin embargo no me aceptaron en ninguno de los recintos aunque la oferta
de terminar mi bachillerato en un año.Esta desilusión me conmovió y termine mudándome a Pennsylvania con
amistades que conocí en New Bedford Massachusetts cuando estudiaba mi cuarto
año de escuela superior.
El primer día de
mudarme a Pennsylvania para trabajar y luego continuar mis estudios mis
amistades me obligaron a cruzar la calle y buscar información en el Reading
Area Community College (RAAC) para continuar mis estudios.Yo solo buscaba información
para luego algún
dia continuar mis estudios en una escuela con bachillerato.Pero termine completando
mi solicitud de
admisión y comenzando mis estudios para el Asociado en Recursos Humanos.Trabajé
a tiempo completo y a tiempo parcial
por un año en el Mall de Fairgrounds y en el Hamilton Corestates Bank,
N.A.Luego de 9 clases o 27 creditos
aprobados con los créditos universitarios aprobados de la UPR me gradúe luego
de mucho apoyo de mi padre que se mudo conmigo a Pennsylvania y mis
profesores.Antes de graduarme solicite
a: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania para continuar mis estudios de
bachillerato y para un trabajo como Claims Representative en AETNA Health
Insurance Corporation (que se encontraba frente a RAAC antes de cruzar la calle
de mi apartamento).La graduación fue un
momento que marco mi vida; mas solo pudo estar mi padre y mis amistades de
Massachussets que me recibieron en mis comienzos en Pennsylvania.Me aceptaron
en Kutztown University of
Pennsylvania como estudiante adulto a tiempo parcial y me reclutaron como
Claims Representative en AETNA Health Insurance Corporation. Renuncie a mi
trabajo como cajero en el banco Corestates y me celebraron como un rey mi graduación
y renuncia.Me dieron regalos mas lo que
me impacto fue como todas mis compañeras me describieron como alguien que no
las dejó en paz en cuanto a terminar o comenzar sus estudios universitarios;
incluyendo a mi jefa todas me agradecieron mi continuo mensaje de continuar y
terminar sus estudios. Tres de ellas me informaron que se habían registrado y
que yo tuve algo que ver con su decisión.También me ofrecieron un trabajo interesante donde se me llamaba solo
cuando me necesitaran los fines de semana o por las tardes pagándome más
dinero.Soy la primera generación en
colegio en mi familia y me crie en un residencial en Aguadilla y puedo decir
que fue gracias a varios mentores.
Luego de estudiar
un semestre en Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, trabajando a tiempo
completo en AETNA Health Insurance Corporation y a tiempo parcial en Corestates
Bank N.A. tome la decisión de renunciar a mis empleos y terminar mis estudios a
tiempo completo con la ayuda de prestamos estudiantiles ya que me iba a tardar
mas de cuatro años terminar mi bachillerato a tiempo parcial.La decisión resulto
en terminar mis estudios
en un año y medio estudiando en navidad y veranos.El día de mi graduación fue
especial ya que
mi madre y hermana viajaron a compartir el evento conmigo y mi padre y
amistades.Mis padres se sintieron un
poco decepcionados pues no fui un graduando con honores mas les dije que
tomaran en cuenta la bendición que tuve de ser escogido por el Reading Eagle News
Paper para su historia anual de graduación y también salió una entrevista de
prensa en grupo con estudiantes minoritarios en el Periódico The “M”
Voice.
En Kutztown
Unversity of Pennsylvania tuve la oportunidad de desarrollarme como estudiante
líder en todos los grupos que pertenecí: fui Estudiante Guía para Admisiones,
Mentor para el Grupo S.A.L.S.A.- Student Advocates or Latino Success Alliance,
Presidente del Grupo de Estudiantes Internacionales, Vice-Presidente del Grupo
Latino Students Association- Coordiné y busque fondos para el primer concierto
de Salsa en la Universidad, represente la Universidad en la “Parada
Puertorriqueña de Filadelfia” y la conferencia “Latinos en Pennsylvania
1995”).También siendo estudiante de
último año trabajé como Asistente de Coordinador en un Programa Nacional Piloto
para los Boy Scouts en tres escuelas del área central de la ciudad de Reading y
como Traductor en el Programa de Kutztown University MINDCO (ayudando a
desarrollar planes de trabajo a Latinos para comenzar su propio negocio).El
Programa de MINDCO fue reconocido por la
Casa Blanca de los Estados Unidos y promovido por el Presidente Bill Clinton
luego de su visita en 1995 donde tuve la oportunidad de asistir como un V.I.P
por ser traductor del programa. Otros lideres que conocí y tuve la oportunidad
de escuchar fueron: La Primera Ministro de Inglaterra y Reino Unido de Gran
Bretaña Margaret Thatcher, Michael Forbes (dueño y editor de la revista
Forbes), etc.Se me ofreció mi maestría
sin costo a través de un internado con el Vice-Presidente Carrols y el
Multicultural Center mas decidí declinar tan buena oferta y tomar un tiempo
descanso luego de siete años de estudio continuo en cuatro universidades y
completar mi programa de Pre-Ingeniería, Recursos Humanos y Administración de
Empresas.
Trabajé en el
Welfare Department de Pennsylvania por un tiempo; más no sentía que estaba
ayudando a la comunidad.Me mudé a
Puerto Rico por un año donde a través del programa de cupones para alimento
trabajé como Supervisor de Producción en una factoría en la Base Ramey de
Aguadilla (donde estudié en C.O.R.A. UPR).
Al cabo de un año
en Puerto Rico me mudé a Florida con mi mejor amigo, Nelson Javier Morales, del
Residencial Villamar y de la Iglesia Pentecostal de Jesús Cristo (dónde yo era
el Presidente de la Sociedad de Niños y Javi era el Secretario).Trabajé en
un par de factorías, una cafetería
y luego de buscar ayuda en la antigua Volusia County Hispanic Association de
Volusia County conseguí empleo en: primero Administrative Assistant en el
Juvenile Justice Department of Florida in Volusia and Flagler Counties (dónde
ttambién coordine programas de mentoría en la comunidad y fui certificado como
Mentor para jóvenes del programa) y luego como cajero en el Banco Popular de
Florida.Dentro de la Asociación Hispana
de Volusia County me promovieron a Miembro de la Junta Directiva y como
Presidente del Comité Educativo, Comité de Festival Hispano (los fondos
generados eran utilizados para la creación de becas para estudiantes Hispanos).
En Florida trabajé
con una variedad de programas comunitarios que he comenzado y he estado
envuelto como líder comunitario llevando a cabo varias tareas al mismo tiempo.
Mi trabajo clave o lo que me abrió puertas en la comunidad local y nacional fue
para el Daytona Beach College como Mentor de la Comunidad/
Reclutador/Especialista de Admisiones (Cubriendo dos Condados y reclutamiento
en Conferencias Nacionales Para Latinos- Chicago) para todos los programas de
Colegio, Escuela Superior,Examen de
Aprovechamiento Escolar y Clases Básicas para Adultos. trabajando a tiempo
completo utilice mi tiempo libre para trabajar en programas de educación y
liderato para la juventud tales como: Boys & Girls Club, YMCA Hispanic
Achievers (Programa de Mentarías/tutorías por Mentores exitosos en la
Comunidad), Project Safe (Programa de Prevención para Estudiantes de Escuela
Intermedia y sus Padres) y los Boy Scouts of América, FL (balompié- Programa
Piloto Nacional para aumentar el reclutamiento de Latinos), Youth Explosión for
Christ Concerts (Programa de Conciertos para la Juventud como Prevención) y
también Project Safe -Programa de Prevención enfocado en Estudiantes de Escuela
Intermedia que envolvía los padres a través de un periódico mensual creado por
mi y un “convenio de padre”. Otros programas en los que trabaje fueron
Coordinador del Programa de Participacion de Padres para Mid Florida Community
Services, Head Start, Director de Servicios al Estudiante y Mercadeo- Angley
College, Director
Luego de cinco
años en Daytona Beach Community College; ahora Daytona State College, volví a
Pennsylvania a trabajar para Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
profesionalmente como Director Asistente del Multicultural Center dónde
completé en equipo mas de 17 programas de liderato y mentoría en menos de seis
meses. Fue en K.U. donde desarrollé y se aprobó el Programa de
Mentarías/tutorías “Step Up” el cual seria de un proceso de cuatro años donde
los estudiantes de primer año que recibieran la mentoría de un estudiante de
ultimo año y se convertiría en tutor su segundo año y así continuaría como
mentor por tres años.Renuncié al ver
que mi convenio no incluyó ayudarme a terminar mi maestría como estaba
estipulado en la primera conversación antes de comenzar mi trabajo.Mas estando
en Pennsylvania recibí una
llamada de un miembro de la junta directiva del Volusia County School Board
para que considerara volver y terminar mis estudios para maestro y principal de
escuelas. Esta llamada me conmovió y me lleno de dirección profesional y
personal.Volví a Florida como Director
Ejecutivo de los Boy Scouts de Florida Central.Representé a los Boy Scouts
en la Latino Advisory Committee- Closing the
Gap Initiative 2004-2005 en el Volusia Conty School Board.Luego,
me certifiqué como maestro substituto, invitado/orador invitado, tutor por el
Volusia County School Board. También recibí elegibilidad temporera como Maestro
de Comercio por el Estado de la Florida.Fui contratado por Volusia County School Board como Maestro Substituto y
como Facilitador y Entrenador de Diversidad en la Escuela Pine Ridge High
School.
Algo que impactó
mi vidafue el recibir un reconocimiento
por mi trayectoria en la Educación y Programas de Liderato en la Florida
Central por el Periódico La Prensa en los Premios Paoli 2005.Esto me motivo
a correr como comisionado de
la Ciudad de Deltona luego de trabajar en campañas políticas: presidenciales,
comisionados del condado de Volusia, comisionados de las ciudades del condado,
congresistas, senadores y alcaldes.Esta
campaña fue una experiencia enriquecedora y una que abre los ojos a realidades
que antes no había notado en el mundo de la política y las amistades.Siempre
he estado envuelto en eventos
comunitarios de liderato, educación, salud, y con la Hispanidad en los cuales
siempre he incluido mi familia, amigos e iglesia.Le agradezco humildemente
a Dios el honor de
representar a los Puertorriqueños y Latinos de Florida Central en eventos en:
Chicago, IL, Denver, CO, Pennsylvania y en Washington, D.C.
Luego de tres años
en Puerto Rico luchando contra el cáncer de piel tornado en tumor facial; el
cáncer de mi padre volvió a resurgir, lo cual rechazo y reclamo sanidad para él
y por lo cual ya comenzamos una terapia doble y diferente para combatirlo.A
través de esta situación en mi proceso de
aprendizaje y de madurez, no solo de pelear contra el cáncer de mi padre en
medio de un sistema médico tan complicado; sino que también he logrado hacer de
una situación tan difícil cambiarlas en dos nuevas oportunidades: obtener mi
maestría al fin y comenzar mi sueño con mucho esfuerzo y aun con mucho camino
por recorrer de mi negocio propio en Tutorías: R.E.S.T. – Ramos Educational
Services & Translations, Inc.Con
este programa social espero ayudar a jóvenes adultos completar sus estudios de
escuela superior a través de tutorías y mentorías individualizadas para
combatir el rampante problema de la deserción escolarla cual resulta en tantos
problemas sociales
y económicos para nuestra Isla y comunidad Puertorriqueña y en los Estados
Unidos.Le agradezco a Dios el haber
logrado continuar mis estudiosluego de
17 años luego de mi bachillerato en Gerencia de Comercio Internacional y
Administración de Empresas de la Universidad de Kutztown de Pennsylvania.Estoy
a punto de graduarme; con dos clases
por terminar para mi Maestría en Educación de Adultos, Andragogía (graduación
Mayo 2013) de la UMET de Aguadilla hasta ahora con un promedio de 4.00 GPA.
El programa de
Tutorías R.E.S.T. que he considerado comenzar por varios años antes de
ejercerme como Director de Desarrollo en la Universidad Inter-Americana de
Puerto Rico Recinto de Aguadilla en el año 2007.Busco alianzas que resultan
en una buena inversión
comunitaria para unas tutorías individualizadas y utilizando computadoras como
un por método de enseñanza utilizando lograr ayudar nuestros estudiantes a
alcanzar y aumentar su nivel de autoestima y ejecución en las materias de
Ingles y Matemáticas.R.E.S.T. se
propone ayudar a jóvenes adultos completar sus estudios de escuela superior a
través de tutorías y mentorías individualizadas para combatir el rampante
problema de la deserción escolarla cual
resulta en tantos problemas sociales y económicos para nuestra Isla y comunidad
Puertorriqueña en los Estados Unidos en un futuro cercano a un nivel Isla y a
nivel de otros Estados Americanos.Estoy trabajando en una propuesta para ayudar un grupo marginado de
nuestra sociedad para ayudarlos a superarse como yo lo hice por encima de
cualquier paradigma o exclusión a servicios para terminar sus estudios de
escuela superior y continuar estudios universitarios como yo lo hice y lo
continúo haciendo.
Estoy certificado
como maestro de Mercadeo, Maestro Substituto, Conferencista de Escuelas, como
Maestro de Clases: de GED/Escuela Superior/Educación Básica para Adultos y
también se desempeñó como Tutor de estudiantes de escuela elemental en las
casas a tiempo parcial mientras trabajé a tiempo completo como Coordinador de
Padres para Headstart para Volusia County, FL. Creo firmemente que todas estas
experiencias me han hecho un defensor de la educación promoviendo mi
creatividad para lograr alianzas comunitarias tan variadas mas todas reflejan
mi compromiso con la educación harán de este proyecto uno muy exitoso no solo
en el área oeste donde no existe uno parecido en todo Puerto Rico.Algo muy
importante en mi vida quetambién he reanudado luego de 24 años; son
mis estudios Teológicos en el Institutito Teológico de la Iglesia Fuente de
Verdad (detrás del Estadio Canena Márquez y Las Cascadas) en Aguadilla.Tuve
el honor de predicar hacerca de las
águilas por primera véz en 20 años.
En mi maestría de Educación de Adultos aprendí
que la Teoría de Andragogía y el Aprendizaje del Adulto de Malcom Knowles
pensaba que para un adulto poder aprender se tiene que entender las
características necesarias de estos estudiantes.La educación de
adultos debe producir
varios resultados, tiene que tener varias características y tiene varios pasos
a seguir para poder motivar a aprender.Como Malcom Knowles encontró a Eduard Lindeman como su mentor mientras
trabajo en la YMCA de Boston, MA, también fue mentor de muchos y debemos tomar
este ejemplo para buscar un mentor profesional y ser mentor a otros.Su trabajo
en la YMCA fue la base de su
teoría y el comienzo de un movimiento nacional para educar adultos de una
manera diferente. Entiendo que “Andragogía” es el compromiso educativo con un
cambio de mentalidad de: “educar a la gente; hacia: ayudarlos a aprender”.Me identifico mucho con Malcom Knowles ya que
he sido reclutador, soy certificado como maestro vitalicio de educación para
adultos por el Daytona Beach Community College ahora Daytona State
College.
¿Quien Eres? = Tu
Vida en Otros!Como tu afectas a los que
están a tu alrededor es la esencia de quien tú eres.Se lo que es tener un mentor
y ser un
mentor…Como facilitadores en la
educación de adultos, padres y miembros de esta sociedad debemos ser agentes de
cambio necesario.Varios estudios que he
escuchado en conferencias nacionales para Hispanos/Latinos representando a mi
universidad de trabajo, los Puertorriqueños de Florida Central en: Denver-
Colorado, Chicago- Illinois, Washington, D.C. y en Florida hacen ver la
necesidad y promueven seleccionar y adiestrar Maestros/Mentores/Tutores
receptivos que sepan atender las necesidades, expectativas e intereses del
estudiante en riesgo. Es importante que los Maestros/ Mentores/Tutores tengan
la capacidad de escuchar para poder orientarlos en forma adecuada.
Tuve mis dudas de
estudiar esta maestría no por lo bien que me complementa mis trece años de
experiencia en la educación y entrenamiento de jóvenes y adultos; sino porque
siempre estoy buscando y tratando de ser proactivo en mi destino.Pero en esa
misma semana de estar poniéndome
como dijo un compañero en la clase mohoso y de evaluar mis metas y mi vida;
vino a mi iglesia Fuente de Verdad en Aguadilla (donde reanudé mis estudios
teológicos luego de 24 años de haberlos abandonado) el Doctor José Batista un
“Andragogo” y “Agente de Cambio” que estudio con Malcom Knowles el cual
desarrollo la Teoría de la Personalidad y la esta desarrollando a nivel mundial
(Puerto Rico, México, United States, y otros países).Luego supe al mencionar
Androgogía que el
dueño de la casa que alquilo, Don Mariano Lasalle de casi cien años también
estudio con Malcom Knowles en sus estudios.Siempre use al hablar con Don Mariano el termino Educación de Adultos
para darme a entender; pensé yo. Contestando la pregunta de cual seria el tema
que añadiría en este curso y esta maestría sería: La Teoría de la Personalidad
por el Doctor José Batista, un Aguadillano, Puertorriqueño y un Andragogo en
acción mundial hoy...
En nuestra adultez
cada cadena de acontecimientos siempre nos llevan a nuestro destino del cual
debemos ser participantes activos y determinantes en el desarrollo de cada
resultado en nuestra vida y la de los que nos rodean como factores activos en
sus universos ya que somos también eslabones de la cadena de acontecimientos en
sus vidas.Todos los que me conocen
saben que todo lo aplico y lo asocio con mi vida y mis metas (lo cual es parte
de la definición de Andragogía).Puedo
ver en todo lo que hice mi pasión por la educación y motivación por el
mejoramiento personal.
Ahora, entiendo
que todos los acontecimientos fueron parte de mi proceso de aprendizaje y
madurez de vida o de mi cadena de acontecimientos.Creo que todo obra para bien;
y así lo he visto
este verano del 2012; en el cual cada eslabón me llevó de nuevo a reanudar mis
fuerzas y comenzar mis últimas dos clases y mi tesina.Primero visité mi familia
en Florida para
hacer el brindis en una boda y donde solo de estar con ellos fue maravilloso.El
día de yo hacer el brindis me llego una
carta de NASA a casa de mi hermana, donde fue mi primer hogar en Florida,
indicándome que mi solicitud como astronauta había sido recibida y estaba
siendo considerada y evaluada. Esta solicitud me llego por internet y pensé que
seria una buena practica y hasta una broma, además de utilizarlo para servir de
ejemplo a mis sobrinos de que todo es posible a cualquier edad (tengo 41
años).Luego buscando a mi sobrino en su
escuela, me saludó una antigua amiga la cual me felicito por salir en el libro
de Deltona.Yo había leído en periódico
El Faro de Volusia de que John Hernández, un antiguo mentor de cuando me mudé a
Deltona, Florida, escribió un libro History of Deltona- The Beginning” mas para
mi sorpresa John me incluyó como uno de los pioneros y lideres comunitarios
Hispanos de la ciudad añadiendo que estoy ahora estudiando mi maestría en
educación de adultos en la UMET.Sigo
creyendo que “todo” obra para bien…He
aprendido que debemos volver a nuestros principios y re-evaluar nuestros
valores y nuestras metas para entender que tenemos que simplificar nuestras
vidas para una mejor existencia.Nuestro
aprendizaje es diario, continuo, dinámico y estoy ansioso de ser parte de la
nueva generación de “Agentes de Cambio” en un mover y necesidad en nuestra
sociedad Puertorriqueña exactamente en lo que nosotros estamos aprendiendo en
la UMET de Aguadilla…
AGRADECIDO DE DIOS
POR SU MISERICORDIA Y POR SER REAL EN MI VIDA Y EN MI FAMILIA... PRIMERO MI
PADRE HOY EL MEDICO ENT NOS DIJO QUE LA BIOPSIA PARA CANCER FUE NEGATIVA; LUEGO
QUE EL PET SCAN SALIO POSITIVO Y YA HABIA COMENZADO CON DOS QUIMOTERAPIAS POR
VENA MAS QUIMOTERAPIA POR PASTILLAS.RECIENTEMENTE TODOS LOS ESTUDIOS HECHOS POR EL CARDIOLOGO Y EL UROLOGO
SALIERON TAMBIEN SUPER PERFECTOS GRACIAS A DIOS PUES DIOS HACE TODO COMPLETO…
TAMBIEN MI MADRE TUVO
DOS RESULTADOS DIJERON QUE TENIA CANCER EN LE PANCREAS MAS LOS ULTIMOS DOS
DIJERON QUE NO TENIA NADA!!!
DIOS TODAVIA HACE
MILAGROS!!!!
Hoy dia soy Profesor en la Escuela de Educacion de Adultos,
Daytona State College, Campus en Deltona, FL
[Attitude = 100%. If you add the alphabetical value of every letter of the word
attitude you will get a 100 numeric result.]
Here's a list of some of my favorite music:
Z88.3, RADIO AMOR, RADIO LUZ, Luis Santiago, Jaci
Velazquez, Salvador, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Eagles, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Black Eyed Peas, Usher, U2, Chicago, Christian:
Gospel, Contemporary, balads, Salsa Merengue, Manny Montes- Reggeton Christiano, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw),
...
Coach Yoast
and Coach Boone The real life coaches from inspirational story that inspired the Disney movie Remember The Titans; at Kutztown University of PA in 2004 for my favorite completed project as the Coordinator and Master of
Ceremony: Promoting Diversity Through Sports.
ME WITH REAL LIFE COACHES FROM MOVIE REMBER THE
TITANS AT MY PROJECT PROMOTING DIVERSITY THROUGH SPORTS AT KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
Organizer and M.C. for Diversity Through Sports at
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 500 attendees with media coverage
Cinco De Mayo as Assistant Director of Multicult.
Services at Kutztown Univ. (Class of 1995)
Assistant Director of Multicultural Services K.U.
Coordinated Yo Soy Latina Play from NY (Latina Pride and Diferences)
Honoring my grandfather Luis Ramos Korean War WWII
I never had the honor to meet him since he died when I was one year old...
My grandfather Luis Ramos Valentin, Sr. with my da
Luis Ramos Valentin, Jr. I guess I should have been Luis Angel Ramos, III not Jr.
PUERTO RICANS BOUGHT THEIR USA CITIZENSHIP WITH
BLOOD IN WWII- MY GRANDFATHER LUIS RAMOS, SR. VETERAN KOREAN & WWII
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A WWII & KOREA VET
WWII DISPLAY IN WASHINGTON D.C- Executive Director of Boy Scouts of America & National Pilot Program
1st Motivational & Educational Presentation for
Head Start Parents for the InterAmerian Univ. of P.R. at El Faro Hotel Aguadilla
Organized First Education Congress by P.R.
Foundation at InterAmerican P.R. University, Mayor, President
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There are more to come to Central Florida and we should help each other when possible...
WE are not directly affiliated
to any specific group or association due to lack of communication and information exchange; yet we promote them all... The
more the merrier... If you have something to promote send it to The Only Group's Manager (LUIS ANGEL RAMOS IRIZARRY) for
Approval through mail. l will gladly post it if it is within our interest.
This group should serve to communicate
Community events, Youth Events and Services, Leadership, Social Issues, Educational Issues, Health Issues and promote Businesses
from our Community or Service our Community.
My hope is to see some friends join and make new friends through this
group. Yet, the main goal is to inform and continue membership and "Synergy" with other Americano groups in Central Florida
and in the Nation to keep our local community informed and active.
My goal is for this group to inform and motivate
Boricuas from different believes, backgrounds, townships from Puerto Rico, States of origin and political affiliations to
get involved in all aspects of our community and to make a difference everywhere.
Who are You? Your life in others...
Please feel free to post your businesses, birthdays, weddings, pictures, news, community programs and any outstanding member
of the Puerto Rican Community from Deltona or any other city or state which motivates us and serves us as mentors to continue
to "Step Up" in this our city, county, state and country.
Please take a minute to look at the web links below for
your information about issues that might be of your interest...
I see the need to provide our students with different options and constant positive reinforcement of their goal and
how all the steps have already been drawn for them and they just need to continue to strive for their best and ask for help
when needed... Mentoring is the key for students to finish their education and their life goals...
We Americanos all
have a duty to be involved with our community in one way or another. We are all part of a chain for change and we can not
afford to be the weak link... The Education Department is nothing without the community and without the local and national
business involvement to promote and work on our future and most important asset: our children and youth...
"Choosing
to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life."
"I am a product
of the West Indies. Born to African Queens on the soil of Taino battle grounds, bred by the blood of Spanish Kings who conquered
all. This tragic but astonishing creation produced my skin, which has been burned by the Caribbean sun. This alliance created
me and I give my all to which it stands. Puerto Rico, yo soy tuyo" unknown Author;----------
These are some events
I have been involved in Deltona, Volusia County and on a National Level representing humbled this area:
Educational
Awareness Day Come Meet Your Neighbor! Día de la EducaciónVenga y Conozca a su Ve c i n o !
This is the html version
of the file http://onevoiceforvolusia.org/Dia.pdf. Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web.
SPONSORED BY/AUSPICIADO POR: •Daytona
Beach Community College •El Santuario Worship Center •Central Florida Higher Education Alliance, One
Voice for Volusia •Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Central Florida Region •New Beginning
Ministry www.dbcc.edu An Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Institution The Recruitment/Admissions Department presents: For more information
contact Luis Angel Ramos (386) 228-3090, ext. 4471 or (386) 316-1842, e-mail: ramos@dbcc.edu
The Recruitment/Admissions
Departmentpresents: For more information contact Luis Angel Ramos(386) 228-3090, ext. 4471 or (386) 316-1842, e-mail:
ramos@dbcc.eduThe Volusia county Board is not affiliated with Educational Awareness Day in any manner,nor do they endorse
or assume any responsibility for and activities which occur in connection with it.Come Meet Your Neighbor!Venga y Conozca
a su Ve c i n o !Education Aw a reness DayDía de la Educación --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 2 Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDDaytona Beach, FLPermit No. 322Dated Material – Read Immediately Recruitment
OfficeP.O. Box 2811Daytona Beach, Florida 32120-2811
Page 1 -Colleges and Universities Expo -Displays &
Information Non-profit, private and Volusia County Services, Central Florida Legal Services, House Next Door
Services, etc. -Employment Agencies -Entertainment -Food concessions by El Santuario Worship Center -Give-aways -Feria
de Educación: Colegios y Universidades del Centro de la Florida -Mesas de Información sobre Agencias sin Fines
de Lucro, Privadas y Servicios del Condado de Volusia. -Comida a la Venta -Agencias de Empleo -Música Gratis:
- Coro de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. - J.C.Worship Crew - Coro JESHUA - Just Faith - Perfect Harmony
- Edgardo LaTorre DATE/FECHA: July 27, 2002 TIME/HORA: 10a.m.-2p.m. PLACE/LUGAR: 395 Doyle Rd. Osteen, FL
32764 (Towards Rt 415 after Osteen Elementary in front of Nursery)
The Volusia county Board is not affiliated
with educational Awareness Day in any manner, nor do they endorse or assume any responsibility for and activities which
occur in connection with it. Come Meet Your Neighbor! Venga y Conozca a su Ve c i n o ! Education Aw a reness
Day Día de la Educación
Page 2 Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Daytona Beach, FL
Permit No. 322 Dated Material – Read Immediately Recruitment Office P.O. Box 2811 Daytona Beach, Florida
32120-2811
Article 3 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer October 21, 2001; Page 06C Article
ID: 0110210329 Margot Negron of Deltona closed her eyes, clasped her hands and leaned her chin against them Saturday
at a memorial prayer service here for terrorism victims.
The Puerto Rican native wore a blue New York cap, from the
city she lived in for 46 years. She was among 60 people, most Hispanic, praying at the grounds of El Santuario Worship Center,
Church of God. The Rev. David Santos, pastor, opened the memorial service, asking for unity across America after the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He spoke in English and Spanish. The prayer opened a two-day Hispanic Heritage Celebration
featuring performers, most scheduled to play and sing Christian music with a Latin twist. The event continues from noon to
7 p.m. today with more music and Caribbean food available for sale. The Chruch is at 395 Doyle Road. The Memorial service
began at noon-- two hours later than scheduled. Hours before it began, though, Santo's call for unity started to turn into
action in his own back yard. Various groups from Sanford and Deltona joined forces to help organizers set up the stage,
get enough electricity for the instruments and set up chairs. They also provided flags, tents and other equipment. Angel
Perez, 28, one of the helpers, was among 21 members from Teen Challenge in Sanford, wic also offers programs for adults. Like
many of his peers, Perez is undergoing drug rehabilitation after pushing away family from his life, losing his home and job.
On Saturday, Perez said the event helped him to stay focused on his goal to keep "a deep relationship with GOD." Organizer
Luis Ramos introduced Benita Collazo, 68, of Deltona as "the most powerful lady in the church." Collazo, dressed in a
white embroided blouse from Puerto Rico, greeted most people by their first name, with a kiss on the cheek. Speaking in Spanish,
Collazo said a goal of the event was to "play GOD's music, which transforms lives and unites Latinos and Americans." Just
two weeks ago, Collazo celebrated her first wedding anniversary. Her husband, Jose, was among participants. Organizers
hope to have a similar Hispanic Festivity next year on this property, a 17 acre parcel the church, which has a congregation
of about 100, recently acquired with the hopes of turning it into a day-care and worship center by year's end to replace its
current facility in Deltona. Currently, the Osteen facility is equipped with tennis and basketball courts, and abundant green
space is being used by youth from the church, Santos said.
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Parents, children gather to support Head Start program Meeting organized by Luis Angel Ramos at El Santuario Worship Center
and invited the press...
Article 11 of 12 found Claudia Moscoso Staff Writer claudia.moscoso@news-jrnl.com
May 17, 2001; Page 03C Article ID: 0105170368
Six-year-old Wes Brough Jr., an alumnus of Coleman Head Start
in Orange City, doesn't think the county should drop out of the program he graduated from two years ago.
Because,
he says, that's where he met Ms. Bonita Tyrell, or just "Ms. Tyrell," to him.
"She is the best, she made me smart,"
he said.
Brough and his cousin, Shayla Lauby, 4, were among 17 concerned children and parents attending a meeting
Tuesday Click here for the complete article (548 words). $2.95
***There is no cost to be in Boricuas en Deltona,
Volusia County, Florida.*** Nothing better than "Synergy" (union).