Mauricio Mayorga
 OBI COSTA
RICA
Mauricio Mayorga has been working with Operation Blessing International’s
Latin America outreach center since 1997. In December 2004, he helped
launch OBI Costa Rica and continues to serve as the regional director. Activities
at OBI Costa Rica include short-term medical missions as well as extensive
micro-enterprise programs such as courses in baking, sewing, and cosmetology
for underprivileged women.
Mauricio also played an intricate part in establishing outreach centers
in Mexico and Brazil. In 1999, he received the Operation Blessing’s
President’s Award, sighting his “innovation, integrity and
excellence.”
Before joining OBI, Mauricio’s worked for 20 years in television; more than, 10 years in administrative operations and management and also in fundraising
at the Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. He has even produced national
newscasts and documentaries in Costa Rica.
Mauricio holds a Bachelor of Science in broadcasting and business administration
from John Brown University in Arkansas. He also earned a Master of Arts
in television journalism and political communication at Regent University
in Virginia and is currently pursuing his doctorate in leadership studies.
Mauricio’s travels have spanned Latin America, Europe, the Middle
East and the United States. He lives with his wife and two daughters.
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