Background
Quintana, Jorge Ovidio was born on April 6, 1952 in Managua, Nicaragua. Son of Emilio and Silvia (Bonilla) Quintana. came to the United States, 1978.
agronomist consultant researcher
Quintana, Jorge Ovidio was born on April 6, 1952 in Managua, Nicaragua. Son of Emilio and Silvia (Bonilla) Quintana. came to the United States, 1978.
Agronomist engineer, Escuela Nacional de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Managua, 1970-1974; Master of Science in Soil Sciences, Cornell Univercity, 1978-1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Sciences, Cornell Univercity, 1983-1987.
Extensionist supervisor, Inbierno, Esteli, Nicaragua, 1975-1976;
manager soil project, Institute Nicaraguense de Tecnicas Agropecuarias, Managua, 1976-1978;
head department argonomy, Midinra, Managua, 1980-1981;
director soil program, Direccion General de Tecnologia Agricola-Ministerio de Agricultura y Reforma Agraria, Managua, 1982;
head department soil fertility, Direccion General de Tecnologia Agricola-Ministerio de Agricultura y Reforma Agraria, Managua, 1983;
technical consultant, Centro de Pewquisa Agricola do Cerrado-Empresa Brasileira de PesquisaAgropecuaria, Brasilia, Brazil, 1985-1986;
technical coordinator, Midinra/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)-United Nations, Managua, 1987-1988;
head indigenous agronomist, Preservation Networking Center, Berkshire, New York, 1988-1993;
research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1989-1992;
advisor to president, National Agrarian U., Nicaragua, 1992-1993. Board directors IPNC. Visiting professor U. Nacional, Managua, 1980-1983.
Consultant Plenty-Canada, Ontario, 1988-1993. Soil survey coordinator Osa Golfito, Costa Rico,1991. Consultant with Davis Associations on land planning for Baikal Lake Watershed, 1992-1994, Altai Republic, 1995.
Member Committee of Indian People of Nicaragua, 1980-1981. Advisory Misurasata, Nicaragua, 1981. Member Council of Indigenous People Economics.
Married Lorraine Adlin Legall, March 23,1974 (divorced 1979). 1 child, Emilio Quetzalcoatl. Married Elizabeth Anne Angell, July 26, 1980.
1 child, Amanda Nicole.