When Ray Villegas transferred to Orlando in 2004 as part of his job with AT&T Wireless, he and his wife decided their family would return to Philadelphia before their daughter entered grade school if they didn’t like Central Florida.
But in 17 years, the family never budged from the region. In fact, Villegas has made five career stops at local chambers of commerce, city governments and economic development groups. Villegas told Orlando Business Journal these experiences will come in handy in his new role as program manager at University of Central Florida’s Mentorship and First Customer Program, where he started June 1.
