PROFESA

The Puerto Rican Professional Association of South Florida (PROFESA), is an organization conceived on April 28, 1999, by a group of local Puerto Rican professionals in South Florida to fill a void in the Puerto Rican community and help strengthen existing community organizations in the area. It was inaugurated on October 16, 1999, and in less than two years, PROFESA became one of the largest Puerto Rican organizations in South Florida and one of the most active in the community. Anchored on three pillars: Culture, Network and Empowerment, PROFESAs triad guides the priorities of the organization. The meaning behind the word PROFESA is as follows: PR stands for Puerto Rican, PROFES is for professional and the A stands for association. Although PROFESA is a Spanish word, it can be easily pronounced in both English and Spanish. More importantly, its meaning: to profess, teach, or lead, is what we envisioned for our organization. Among our goals is to profess understanding and love fo...