National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities

Dr. Leonardo Ramon Ortega was born in Caracas, Venezuela.  He has lived in the USA since 1983.  He is currently the Executive Director and CEO of the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO).  Dr. Ortega is a Health Care Executive specializing in health care delivery system, public health, infectious diseases, and international health.  Extensive experience in managing non for profit/non governmental organizations, health services, and health programs, teaching, training, coordinating, evaluating, budgeting, delivering health services, providing primary health care, and HIV/AIDS services.  Formal training in public health, hospital administration, international health, and medicine. Dr. Ortega also serves has volunteer Board of Directors in different national and local organization.