Leo Perez Minaya

Leo Pérez Minaya
Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Residence Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Education Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Alma mater Stanford University, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Occupation Engineer, real estate developer, entrepreneur, writer, and president, dalmary corporation ltd

Leo Perez Minaya is an American businessman, engineer, developer, writer and entrepreneur based in the Dominican Republic.[1] He is the President of the Dominican-Israeli Chamber of Commerce[2] and the senior member of the US consulate Warden Program.[3]

Minaya is the founder and former Chair of Democrats Abroad Dominican Republic, as well as the former Regional vice-chair for the Americas of the Democratic Party Committee Abroad (DPCA).[4][5]

Early life and education

Minaya was born on September 28, 1939. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from University of Puerto Rico in 1963 and MS in Civil Engineering from Stanford University in 1965.[6]

Career

During the 1980s, Minaya served as a contractor to USAID Mission in the Dominican Republic and directed the Energy Conservation and Resource Development Project.[7][8] The project involved effective planning and guidance to the government regarding energy problems. During the same time, he served as the Director of PIDE project, a project under the Supervision of the Education Minister with the objective to improve the elementary school system in rural areas of the southern part of the Dominican Republic.[9][10]

In the 80s, Minaya was the Infratur Director for the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic,[11] which had the responsibility to develop the Dominican Republic's tourism infrastructure. Years later, Minaya conceived and implemented the conceptual ideas and design of the Cap Cana tourist resort project.[12] He has also been involved in large tourism projects in Eastern Dominican Republic. Minaya is active in the development of luxury tourist condominiums in Cap Cana Resort.[13]

He was a full-time professor at the school of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez for more than a decade. He also helped to develop over one hundred low income housing projects in Puerto Rico.[14]

In 2015, the government of the Dominican Republic, through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, appointed Pérez Minaya as one of the honorary members of the National Border Council, an organisation that has the responsibility of monitoring issues such as security control, infrastructure development, alternative energy sources, immigration and construction of schools and hospitals. Pérez Minaya also regularly attends informal meeting of scientific-discussion groups such as astronomy, evolution theory; human rights and the environment.[15]

Political involvement

Minaya is the founder and former Chair of Democrats Abroad in the Dominican Republic[16] as well as the former Regional vice-chair for the Americas of the Democratic Party Committee Abroad (DPCA).[17] From 2006 to 2012, he was a Member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)[18] and was an active member of the DNC Hispanic Caucus. During the 2008 presidential election, he was a superdelegate.[19][20] In 2008, the presidential nominee Barack Obama appointed Minaya as a member of his National Finance Committee as well as the representative of the Democratic Party in Latin America.[21]

In 2010, Minaya was appointed Trustee for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. During the 2016 general elections, Minaya was a member of the Latino Finance Council for the Hillary For America Campaign and appeared on television programs as a Latino surrogate for the campaign.[22]

Personal life

Pérez Minaya is married to Altagracia Saba and has five daughters and one son.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Afectuosa recepción de despedida a embajador".
  2. ↑ "Executive Board of the Dominican-Israeli Chamber of Commerce".
  3. ↑ "Dominican-Israeli Chamber of Commerce Inaugurates New Offices".
  4. ↑ "Entrevista A Leo Perez Minaya, Asesor Del Partido Demócrata En RD".
  5. ↑ "Fundador del Partido Demócrata en RD: "Donald Trump no es mi presidente"".
  6. ↑ "Entrevista A Leo Perez Minaya, Asesor Del Partido Demócrata En RD".
  7. ↑ "Final Evaluation: Energy Policy Development—USAID/Dominican Republic Mission" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Evaluation Report: USAID—Dominican Republic Mini-Hydro Development Program" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Coal Briquetting in Haiti: A Market and Business Assessment" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "350 mil personas en RD tienen derecho a votar en elecciones de Estados Unidos".
  11. ↑ "Entrevista a Leo Pérez Minaya, fundador del Partido Demócrata en RD, y Lorelei Pagano, representante de la Reserva Federal de EUA -". hoy.com.do.
  12. ↑ "Yacht Cana Begins Operations in the Marina of Cap Cana" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Beach Development for Bani".
  14. ↑ "Fundador del Partido Demócrata en RD: "Donald Trump no es mi presidente"".
  15. ↑ "Entrevista a Leo Pérez Minaya, Representante del Partido Demócrata de los EE.UU. en RD".
  16. ↑ "Leo Perez Minaya Represents the Democratic Party on El Sol De La Mañana".
  17. ↑ "DPCA and Fundraising Chair Leo Perez Minaya".
  18. ↑ "Super Tuesday VII—Democrats Abroad".
  19. ↑ "NYTimes Election Guide 2008".
  20. ↑ https://www.democratsabroad.org/article/2008/04/23/democrats-abroad-announces-eight-more-delegates-democratic-national-convention
  21. ↑ "Pérez Minaya cree relaciones EE.UU. y RD no registrarán cambios". www.diariolibre.com.
  22. ↑ "El Programa de Monica Guitierrez Fiallo, Dec. 20, 2015".
  23. ↑ "Entrevista A Leo Perez Minaya, Asesor Del Partido Demócrata En RD".
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