Jordhy Ledesma
Encyclopedia
Jordhy Ledesma is an award winning Dominican poet
, mathematician, chess player and businessman
born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
in 1978. He's represented San Cristobal in the First Dominican Biennial of Short-story Telling and the Dominican Republic in The Second Encounter of International Poets in the Poet's Land (Costa Rica
).
and theatrical
poetry.
(the Internet award sponsored by the World Summit on the Information Society
) nominated Ledesma as best e-Government producer for his work at siv.gov.do in 2005.
and artist he has received the following awards: The Medal of Honor of the Jesuit School (Loyola Polytechnic Institute), First Place in National Mathematics Olympiad (Pontifical University Mother and Teacher), Southern Pride Plaque (Gregorio Luperon Foundation) among others.
Class of 2012. He also holds a B.E. from the Pontifical University Mother and Teacher (Information Systems) and an associate degree from the Loyola Polytechnic Institute (Digital Electronics).
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, mathematician, chess player and businessman
Businessperson
A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...
born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
in 1978. He's represented San Cristobal in the First Dominican Biennial of Short-story Telling and the Dominican Republic in The Second Encounter of International Poets in the Poet's Land (Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
).
Poetry
He has written over 800 poems in the poetry collections "Poemas Escritos por un Toro", "Grecia Yolanda", "Toros de la Dignidad", "Immortal", "Caliginofobia", "Constelacion" and "Amor, Pasion y Vida". The body of his work features mainly narrativeNarrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
and theatrical
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
poetry.
Media
Owner of the firm Information Providers and various online properties, he works as a businessman and Web producer. In this respect, the Word Summit AwardWorld Summit Award
The World Summit Award is a global initiative for selecting and promoting the world's best electronic media and applications. It sees the bridging of the digital divide and narrowing of the "Content Gap" as its overall goal and, as of 2006, involves representatives from 168 countries on each...
(the Internet award sponsored by the World Summit on the Information Society
World Summit on the Information Society
The World Summit on the Information Society was a pair of United Nations-sponsored conferences about information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis...
) nominated Ledesma as best e-Government producer for his work at siv.gov.do in 2005.
Math
According to the OEI (Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos) he has been involved in the Iberoamerican Math Olympiads as contestant, judge and delegation chief several times. He also participated in the training of more than 200 Dominicans in preparation of the Ibero-American Mathematical Olympiad.Notable Awards
As a chess player, mathematicianMathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and artist he has received the following awards: The Medal of Honor of the Jesuit School (Loyola Polytechnic Institute), First Place in National Mathematics Olympiad (Pontifical University Mother and Teacher), Southern Pride Plaque (Gregorio Luperon Foundation) among others.
Education
Ledesma is a member of Virginia Darden School of BusinessDarden Graduate School of Business Administration
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is the graduate business school associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Darden School is one of the world's leading business schools, offering MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs...
Class of 2012. He also holds a B.E. from the Pontifical University Mother and Teacher (Information Systems) and an associate degree from the Loyola Polytechnic Institute (Digital Electronics).