(Also known as “Padre Alberto”) has entered millions of homes throughout the world with his television and radio talk shows, as well as newspaper columns. In October of 1998, he became the first clergy person of any religious tradition to host a daily “talk-show” as part of a network on commercial international television. He produced hundreds of talk shows with the Telemundo Network (NBCUniversal/Comcast) and became one of the most recognized names in Spanish-language television. His compassionate style earned him the title, "Father Oprah" and many Latinos throughout the United States often refer to him as “Padre Oprah”; a title conferred by the NY Times and Newsweek. After three seasons, he continued to host weekly talk-shows, HABLANDO CLARO CON EL PADRE ALBERTO, on the international network EWTN and ABRE TU ALMA CON EL PADRE ALBERTO in South Florida. He also hosted an English-language talk-show in New York City in 2011 entitled, “Father Albert”.

In addition to his work on television, he has been a parish priest, pastor, and administrator in several parishes, non-profits and service organizations both in and out of the church world for almost 25 years. He served as the CEO and General Director of Pax Catholic Communications (a multi-media organization and the home of Radio Peace and Radio Paz in Miami) from 2001 until 2009. This unique role led him to develop a unique understanding of Latino and other minorities.

Because of his engagement in multi-media platforms and the Latino market in the United States and Latin America, Father Albert has served various organizations in their search for greater diversity; including serving in an advisory capacity for Aetna, AARP, The American Bible Society, and others. He is committed to the promotion of leadership development among minorities, and often speaks of the great value of diversity in all organizations seeking to make a greater impact in our 21st Century context.

He is presently the Rector of St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church in Plantation, Florida and serves as the Dean of Broward County. He is a member of the Board of Forward Movement, serves on the Board of the Duncan Center, and is a member of the Commission on Ministry. He recently completed his Doctor of Ministry degree, with an emphasis on Preaching, Communication, and Anglican History. Church Publishing recently published his Thesis, with the title: “Talking God: Preaching to Contemporary Congregations”.

Father Albert became a member of the Episcopal Church on May 28, 2009. Originally ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church on May 13, 1995, he was officially received as a priest of The Episcopal Church on May 29, 2010 by Bishop Leo Frade, the third bishop of Southeast Florida. Father Albert and his wife, Ruhama, have three children and a cat.

Father Albert is the author of three books:
Real Life, Real Love (2006) – A self-help book on relationships
Dilemma (2011) – A personal memoir
Talking God (2016) – His research on how the 21st Century Church communicates with the digital age.

Noel Zamot is President of Atabey Group, an advisory firm focused on catalyzing ethical investment in emerging markets. Atabey believes that emerging economies are best served by transparent, ethical investors that incorporate security and environmental stewardship into their project development.

Mr. Zamot previously served as the Revitalization Coordinator for the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico, a Congressionally mandated role tasked with attracting private capital to revitalize Puerto Rico’s critical infrastructure, setting the conditions for economic growth. He launched the Critical Projects Process under Title V of the PR Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) to evaluate and fast-track projects to address the island’s critical infrastructure emergency. Mr. Zamot built and led a team performing financial, permitting and technical due diligence for over $8B of infrastructure projects for designation across the energy, transportation, housing and other sectors. He was nominated by the FOMB to be the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), and subsequently provided oversight for the development of the strategic transformation plan for the Authority in his role as Revitalization Coordinator. This vision was ultimately codified into the historic transformation and sale of the utility. Mr. Zamot has also led transformation efforts for advanced technology clusters in Puerto Rico, bringing together industry partners, capital providers and government stakeholders to catalyze investment across the island.

Prior to his appointment to the FOMB, Mr. Zamot was an entrepreneur and executive in the aerospace industry. He was the founding partner of Corvus Analytics LLC, a firm that helps businesses manage cyber risk and design cyber resilient systems. Corvus led teams that created an innovation accelerator for unmanned systems for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; developed and taught methods to evaluate military systems against cyber threats for the US Air Force; and supported Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) projects in autonomy and robotics. As an executive in the aerospace industry he managed operations valued at $230M for a major defense contractor, providing complex technical solutions to customers in the Federal Government. He has developed and implemented strategies for revenue growth and market segmentation, crafted a strategic roadmap for firm-wide contract transition, and led his teams to win back-to-back business performance awards. He has led consulting engagements for federal and state agencies, aerospace firms, nonprofits and NGOs.

Before entering private industry, Mr. Zamot served as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He finished his active duty career as commander of the USAF’s elite Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California, a position that combines the roles of academic dean, president of flight operations and director of applied research. There he crafted the Air Force’s initial framework for testing military systems in contested cyberspace, and developed the first formal curriculum for test pilots to evaluate military drones and autonomous systems. During his career he served as a Senior National Representative in NATO, led a team to win a $1M prize for installation-wide energy savings, led teams responding to cybersecurity attacks and developed operational plans for counter-space and stealth operations. He managed funding and execution of construction projects for disaster recovery efforts, leading his teams to Air Force-wide recognition. He has logged over 1900 flight hours in over 30 different types of aircraft, including over 100 hours of combat.

Mr. Zamot has testified before Congress on energy and infrastructure recovery for Puerto Rico as well as transparency and anti-corruption initiatives for the island’s government. He has been television and radio guest on the subject of government transparency, and has published numerous related articles in the local and US press. He has served on the Board of Directors of financial technology startups as well as the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA).

Mr. Zamot earned engineering degrees from MIT (S.B.) and the University of Michigan (M.S.), and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He also earned a Professional Management degree from ESAN in Lima, Peru, and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. He is a sailplane pilot, an avid cyclist, and speaks frequently on infrastructure resiliency, the energy sector and ethical investment in Puerto Rico.

Sr. Level International and Public Affairs Chief for Chairman Ileana RosLehtinen (Chairman Emeritus for the House Foreign Affairs Committee) with 27 years of experience in the US Congress and former Chief of Staff and Official Spokesperson for the Chairman Emeritus of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee.

Served as a senior advisor on legislation dealing with governmental and foreign affairs and able to effectively advocate, support and advance legislative initiatives relating to pertinent issues and bring them to the Hill on both the House and Senate side. In-depth understanding of the intangible qualities in economic and political infrastructures, combined with first-hand government experience at the highest levels around the globe.

Sound knowledge of public policy and the political arena including legislative, administrative, and lobbying processes, policies and procedures with strong ties to both major political parties. Proven record of advancing important issues through the legislative process. Also, was the Chief Political Strategist and Coordinator of Political Events all over the country with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen developing a network of major business leaders raising an average of $1.5 million dollars annually to support the Congresswoman and the designated political organizations.

• • Since December 2012 he led fundraising efforts which netted over $400,000.00 for Columbia University Medical Center’s TK2 Research Fund in NYC for the pediatric neurological team to be able to study this rare and fatal genetic muscular disorder which has had 50 recorded patients including 10 children on the experimental medicines around the world. His son, Art,Jr suffers from this disease.
• • Served as the Official Spokesman for the Congresswoman and appeared on local television news programs, conduct radio interviews on important issues for the South Florida community, and spoke on behalf of the Congresswoman to constituents, visiting students, diplomats, and all other official functions which she is unable to attend.
• • Published articles on behalf of the Congresswoman in journals as notable as the Christian Science Monitor and in various local newspapers and magazines.
• • Co-hosted a weekly public affairs radio program in Spanish from Washington, D.C. to the South Florida community on WQBA AM-1140 for a year in 2002. The radio show was called, “Current Events in Congress” and it reached an audience of 13,000 listeners a week, up from 3,000 when initially began appearing on the program.
• • Speaker for the Close-Up Foundation and deliver speeches on international issues and Cuban affairs to students and senior citizens. Engaged in numerous interviews and television appearances with national news networks such as Univision, Fox, C-Span and Telemundo.

Awards & Recognition:

• • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Diversity on the Hill Award in
Washington D.C. September 2014.
• • Cafe Con Leche Leadership Award from Cuban American National Council in Washington, D.C. June 2014.
• • Latino Influential Award in Washington D.C. for Hispanic Heritage Month September 2013.
• • Rare Voice Award by the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates September 2013.
• • Awarded by the Spanish Government “A Friend of the Spain Brand in Florida” 2013 presented by the Spanish Foreign Minister.
• • Sited by Huffington Post as one of “The Most Influential Latino Staffers on Capitol Hill” in 2013.
• • Awarded with a special recognition for 21 years of service in the US Congress by the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute and the Azteca Foundation of America in 2010.
• • 1992 and 1993 nominee for the Price Waterhouse Up and Comers Award in the field of government.