Born on July 30, 1970, in Kingsville, TX, Hector Ramos spent most of his life in South Texas. After graduating with honors from Harlingen High School in 1988, Ramos joined the US Army and served his country as a flight medic and emergency room corpsman at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA.
He completed one tour in Saudi Arabia with the 47th Combat Support Hospital during Desert Storm. As an experienced corpsman, Ramos lent his skills to the Ft. Sam Houston Medical Training Center as an instructor.
After his honorable discharge from the United States Army in June 1992, Ramos continued his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Ramos has worked as an educator, healthcare practitioner, administrator, human resource trainer, and quality assurance manager and is also an OSHA-certified trainer and Certified Safety Specialist (CSP). Throughout his diverse career, Ramos worked for 16 years as an instructor for LVN and medical assistant schools at local universities and vocational colleges, where he wrote and created curriculum for many training modalities involved with these vocational programs.
During his tenure as an instructor at the University of Texas at Brownsville, in January 2000, Ramos was recognized by the United States Jaycees as one of the top 5 Speakers in America at the Ten Outstanding Young American award ceremonies in Washington DC.
Throughout his career, Ramos maintained consistency in excellence. His forte is his classroom etiquette and ability to "Enter Train." He has been recognized as a "Top Trainer" and speaker by the United States Jaycees. His students at the University of Texas have nominated him for the instructor of the year for three consecutive years. With more than 30 years of combined healthcare, classroom, and safety experience, he has had a very diverse career.
Ramos currently resides in South Padre Island, TX, where he helps care for all residents at Population Health SPI. He is a father of two, Steffan Xavier (31) and Kristin Nicole (28). He enjoys playing chess, traveling, singing karaoke, exercising, and playing with his French Bulldog, Tucker.
Ramos joined the Island Matters board because he believes island residents and business owners need to be heard.
“I thank Island Matters for serving as a platform for those voices. I want to serve on the island matters board so that I can help project those voices in the right direction,” said Ramos.
