Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera
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| Born | Havana, Cuba |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
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| 💼 Occupation | Author, international speaker, human rights advocate, economic developer, councilwoman, and vice mayor of doral, fl |
| Title | Former Vice Mayor |
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| 🌐 Website | bettinarodriguezaguilera |
Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera (born December 12, 1957) is an American speaker, trainer, coach, consultant, and policy expert.[1] Aguilera is a former elected official, economic developer, author of 15 training modules, the Women's Leadership Workbook, and the founder of the Miami Dade College's Women Institute,[2] where she wrote the curriculum and taught leadership and business skills. Bettina is the president and founder of Bettina Enterprises, Inc.-Leadership and Business Institute.
Early life and education[edit]
Aguilera was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States. She began working at the age of 13 to help with family expenses, her father was a Cuban political prisoner[2][3] and wasn't reunited with the family until she was 17 years old. Aguilera graduated high school at the age of 16 and put herself through college by starting her first business at 18. She graduated from Miami Dade College and continued earning degrees in Psychology and Social Work at Florida International University (FIU).[4] She holds certificates from the University of Miami.[4]
Career[edit]
In 1993, she began a non-profit to inspire and mentor entrepreneurs at the New Woman Entrepreneur Center and led it for seven years. The center provided incubator offices, training, and workshops, these efforts assisted over 600 start-up small businesses. She assisted in the opening of similar programs in Ghana and Lithuania.[citation needed]
In 2011, she was the economic development coordinator for Florida. From 2012 to 2014, she was a member of the Doral City Council.[3] In 2013, she was nominated for vice mayor, by the mayor.[1][5][6]
Personal life[edit]
Aguilera is a mother of two grown children, two grown stepchildren, and a grandmother of eight.[citation needed]
Encounter with celestial beings[edit]
In 2009, Aguilera claimed she encountered celestial beings when she was seven.[2][6] According to her, she saw three tall, blond beings who wore robes and spoke to her telepathically.[5][7]
She also claimed that Africa is the center of energy.[3] She stated they told her time did not exist as we know it, it is a dimension that we live in, among other things.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daugherty, Alex; Mazzei, Patricia (October 16, 2017). "Miami politician says aliens took her on a spaceship. Now she's running for Congress". Miami Herald.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Phillips, Kristine (2018-08-20). "She claimed aliens kidnapped her as a child. A major newspaper endorsed her bid for Congress". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Anderson, Curt (2018-08-23). "Florida candidate says alien abduction doesn't define her". AP News. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 azirulnick (2018-08-07). "Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera". The New Tropic. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Phillips, Kristine. "She claimed tall, blond aliens kidnapped her as a child. Now she's running for Congress". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Licon, Adriana Gomez. "Florida candidate for Congress: Aliens took me aboard their ship at age 7". Naples Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ Simon, Scott (October 21, 2017). "Close Encounters With Congress?". NPR.
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