Background
Berroa, Rei was born on March 11, 1949 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Son of Mélida Méndez and Juan Berroa.
Berroa, Rei was born on March 11, 1949 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Son of Mélida Méndez and Juan Berroa.
Bachelor, Universidad Católica, Puerto Rico, 1966—1970. Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1976—1977. Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh, 1979—1982.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 1979—1982.
Professor of spanish literature Humboldt State University, 1982—1983, Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois, 1983—1984. Professor of spanish literature & literature criticism George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1984. Member of the editorial board Gradiva, Revista Literaria, Bogotá, Colombia, 1985—1987.
Co-founder & co-editor Mundo: Problemas y Confrontaciones, Mexico City, Mexico, 1986—1992. Member of the board Códice: Revista de poéticas, Lima, Peru, 1987—1997. Chair Biennial Symposium on International Cultural Perspectives in Poetics and Linguistics, Fairfax, Virginia, 1988—1990.
Editor for creative writing Discurso Literario, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1988—1998. Literature advisor Teatro de la Luna, Arlington, Virginia, since 1991. Vice president Woodburn Foundation, Fairfax Company, Virginia, 1993—1995.
Faculty advisor Hispanic Culture Review, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1994.
Vice president Woodburn Center for the Mentally Ill, Fairfax, Virginia, 1991—1995. Judge District of Columbia Council for the Arts, Washington, 1993—1994. Member at large Teatro de la Luna, Arlington, Virginia, 1991—2003.
Reviewer The American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1994—2003. Spanish programs Center for Global Education, Fairfax, Virginia, 1994—2003. Fellow: Phi Beta Delta (honorary).
Member: Modern Language Association (correspondent).
Married Ana M. Alonso, August 8, 2000. 1 child Olivia.