Born in Caracas, Venezuela where she graduated and obtained her bachelor Marketing degree, with a major in Commerce. She entered the job force at age 17 where she began her career in the banking industry. She began her management career at the early age of 20, and by 22 she made her move to The United States with her husband Juan and eldest child Carlos. Living in the greater Miami Area, she worked for a Freight Forwarder company which gave her a chance to work directly with the U.S. Customs Enforcement. She then voiced her interest in real estate where she worked her way up to a Management of a mid level Title, Mortgage and Real Estate Company where she oversaw the daily activities of multiple employees, while embracing diversity, Equity and inclusion in the work field.
Just a few of her awards & recognitions received
-2024 Part of the White House Latino StakeHolder
-2024 Committee DEI for the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce.
-2024 workforce round table in Orlando with ABIC
-2024 attending Tony Ortiz Government Academy
-2024 entrepreneurHer Award WIN West Volusia Brand
-2025 received Rotary Service Pin for her dedication to serving the community.
-2025 Secure America’s Workforce Washington DC advocate ABIC conference and advocate meetings
-2025 leader of the 2nd Venezuelan Summit with 80 organizations in the US.
-2025 speaker at the Cumbre Annual de Violencia Doméstica
-2025 Board of Directors of the Volusia-Flagler YMCA
-2025 Named the first CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida.
At the end of november she was selected by the White house amongst 80 Venezuelans out of 7 millions Venezuelans living in the USA to be a representative of the Diaspora Venezuela and to celebrate the 1st time “Venezuela Day at the White House. She meets every quarter with The White House, Homeland Security, USCIS and other government agencies to help and strategize on the immigration policies, these initiatives help not only with immigration issues but also with workforce strategic and developing plans.
In December 2023 together with her Board of Directors she was able to receive 205 members from the West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce as a transfer due to a result of their closing, at no cost to their members, this helped many businesses in the community to stay engaged and be able to be part of the Hispanic Chamber of commerce of Central Florida while they stay connected in a growing business and community environment.
Let’s give a big congratulations to Lourdes Carolina Leon Power
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