Background
Cardenas, Rene Fernando was born on March 30, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Francisco Trevino and Eva (Moreno) Cardenas.
management development executive
Cardenas, Rene Fernando was born on March 30, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Francisco Trevino and Eva (Moreno) Cardenas.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1967. Postgraduate, Arizona State University, 1968. Postgraduate, George Washington University, 1969.
Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1972.
Volunteer leader, Peace Corps, Colombia, 1962-1964;
training director, Community Development Foundation, Mexico City, 1964;
regional director for Latin American, Community Development Foundation, 1964-1966;
Volunteers in Service to America coordinator, Migrant Opportunity Program, Phoenix, 1967;
evaluation specialist, Migrant Opportunity Program, 1967-1968;
consulting associate, Development Associations, Inc., Washington, 1968-1969, 72-73;
senior program officer, Fund for the Improvement Post-Secondary Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1973-1978;
vice president, National Rural Development and Finance Corporation, Washington, 1978-1979;
vice president, Resource Development Institute, Austin, Texas, 1979;
vice president, Development Associations, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1979-1990;
president, Cardenas International, Manassas, Virginia, since 1990;
senior vice president, National Council La Raza, Washington, 1992-1994. Consultant Cole, Sanchez and Associations, Washington, 1968, S.W. Ednl. Development Laboratory, Austin, 1968, Hemisphere Development Corporation, Washington, 1968-1969, FryAssocs., 1973, Pacific Training and Technology Assistance, Washington, 1973, division higher education United States Office Education, Washington, 1972-1973.
Chairman of the Board Computer Numerical Control, Inc., Dumfries, Virginia, since 1981.
Board of directors Washington International College, 1972-1975, Alliance for Public Technology, National Latino Telecomm. Task Force, Prince William Committee of 100, Grant Management Institute, since 1996. Consultant Arizona Council Churches, Phoenix, 1966.
Vice chairman Spanish Education Development Center, Washington, 1977-1978. Vice president Virginia Bonsai Society, Arlington, 1977. Board advisors New Options, Inc., Washington, 1983-1988.
Delegate Virginia Republican Convention, 1984, 88, 92, 94, 96. Sergeant United States Army, 1951-1954, Korea. Fellow Royal Anthropol.
Institute for Great Britain and Ireland, Society forApplied Anthropology. Member Western History Association, National Association Bilingual Education, American Evaluation Society, 82nd Airborne Association, American Genealogical Society, National Council Returned Peace Corps Volumes, Association for Community-Based Education.
Married Mary Thigpen, August 23, 1969 (divorced 1976). Married Elaine Hanson Hofstetter, July 3, 1982.