professional experience:
Professional and Community Artist
(1993-present)
Artistic Director for
the following Miami-Dade Arts in Public Places sponsored programs: Master-Peace
International (2001), Master-Peace 2000 (1999-2000), Master-Peace Inaugural
(1998-1999), and Public Art Transforming Housing--"PATH" (1999-2000)
Attorney-at-Law, Consultant and
Motivational Speaker (June 1992-present)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine,
Center for Family Studies (1993-present)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of
Medicine (2000-present)
Director, Local Initiatives Support
Corporation (LISC) South Dade Development Program (July 1995--July 1997)
Annie E. Casey Mental Health Initiative
for Urban Children in East Little Havana, Miami, Florida, Interim Project Director (Nov
1993-May 1994)
Director, Juvenile Violence and
Delinquency Prevention Programs and Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University
of Miami School of Medicine Center on Minority Families/Center for Family Studies/ Spanish
Family Guidance Center (Oct 1992-Nov 1993)
Executive Director, Regis House, an
adolescent drug and alcohol abuse center in Miami, Florida (1990-1992)
leadership:
2004-present |
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Dade
Cultural Alliance, Board member. |
2003-2005 |
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University of Miami
School of Law Alumni Association,
Director. |
2003-2004 |
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Vice
Chair, Juvenile Court Committee of the Dade County Bar Association |
2002 |
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Candidate for Circuit Judge, 11th
Judicial Circuit of Florida |
2000-2003 |
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Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board,
Board Member and member of the Executive Committee. |
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2000-2003 |
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Board of Trustees, Historical Museum of Southern
Florida, Miami Florida. |
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2000-2003 |
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Board of Directors, SALAD -- Spanish American
League Against Discrimination, Miami, Florida. |
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1988-1997 |
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Regis House Adolescent Drug and
Alcohol Abuse Center, Miami, Florida |
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- President (1989-90)
- Vice Chair (1990-1997)
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1988-Present |
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Local Board Member, Selective
Service System (Draft Board) |
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1995-1997 |
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Health Crisis Network, Miami,
Florida |
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- Board of Directors
- Advocacy Committee, Chair
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1997-1999 |
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Children's Cultural Coalition,
Board of Directors, Miami, FL |
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1997-1999 |
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University of Miami School of
Law Children and Youth Law Clinic, Advisory Board |
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1994-1997 |
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Dade County Bar Association Juvenile
Courts Committee, Chair |
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1993-1996 |
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Dade County Juvenile Justice Council,
Executive Committee |
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1993-1996 |
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Miami River Neighborhood Restoration
Corporation, Member |
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1993-1995 |
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City of Miami City-wide Community
Development Advisory Board |
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1993-1994 |
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Founding Organizer and Advisor to Vecinos
En Accion, a grass-roots neighborhood corporation in Miami's East Little Havana
neighborhood |
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1992 |
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Adolescent Juvenile Justice Task
Force, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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1992 |
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Founding Organizer and Facilitator of
the Wynwood Youth Group in La Mission San Juan Bautista of Corpus Christi
Catholic Church in Miami, Florida |
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1992 |
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Member, appointed by the Metropolitan
Dade County Mayor to the Countys Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board |
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1991-1993 |
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Chair, Advisory Board to
Metropolitan Dade County Hispanic Family Development Project |
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1991-1993 |
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Chair, City of Miami Youth
Task Force, Miami, Florida. |
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1991-1992 |
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Hispanic Working Group Member, The
Miami Coalition for a Drug-Free Community |
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1991 |
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Panel Chair, Florida Foster Care
Review Panel |
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1990-1993 |
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Chair, Membership Committee, Dade
County Prevention Network for Alcohol and Other Drugs |
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1988-1990 |
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Vice Chair, City of Miami Mayor's Committee
on Youth Gang Activity |
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1990-1991 |
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Voting Delegate, American Bar
Association House of Delegates |
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1989-90 |
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National Vice Chair, American
Bar Association Law Student Division |
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1987 |
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White House Advance Team for the
1987 Visit to Miami of Pope John Paul II, Miami, Florida. |
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Xavier Cortada
The artist works primarily
in acrylic on canvas, although he has created numerous murals and has an impressive
portfolio of drawings. Like his art, his civic involvement is aimed at effectuating
positive, lasting social change.
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selected consulting activities:
1995 |
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South Florida Coordinator, Floridians for Access to Justice--a
campaign sponsored by The Florida Bar, The Florida Bar Foundation and Florida Legal
Services to preserve federal funding of the Legal Services Corporation |
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1995 |
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Provided volunteer consulting through FAVA/CA to the people
of Costa Rica. |
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1995 |
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Central Rockies Prevention Project,
a special project of Colorado's 5th Judicial District Attorney's Office. Served as a
Community Development consultant and developed a Needs Assessment for Hispanics in
Leadville, Colorado. |
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United States Information Agency--Guest
Speaker/Presenter in: |
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1994 |
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University of Miami Center for Family
Studies Adjunct Faculty and Consultant to: |
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1994 |
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East Little Havana Community
Development Corporation--provided technical assistance in the development of the
neighborhood agendas and strategic plan for the Metropolitan Dade County Empowerment
Zone Application. |
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1994 |
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United States Embassy in Bogota,
Columbia, Narcotics Affairs Section-- Keynote Speaker for Surgir's International
Conference in Medellin, Colombia. |
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1993 |
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Washington State Migrant Council--Keynote
Speaker for the Hispanic State Conference on Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention |
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1993 |
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United States Information Agency--Guest
Speaker in Honduras,
Guatemala and Colombia |
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1993 |
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Mid-South Summer School, University
of Arkansas at Little Rock--Presenter |
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1992 |
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United States Information Agency --
Guest Speaker in Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
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1992 |
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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National
Volunteer Training Center -- Training of Trainers for Hispanics; Training of Trainers
for the Religious Community |
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1992 |
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Dade Community Foundation --
Neighborhood Grants Program consultant |
professional papers/presentations:
Available upon request: Extensive
presentations before civic and professional groups throughout the United States, Latin
America, Africa and Europe.
Available upon request:
Author of various published articles, including those in ABA publications and in
international media; co- author of a CSAT monograph on Juvenile Justice treatment
interventions, 1995; and co-author of eight articles and five abstracts in refereed
clinical journals during 1983-1987.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request
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