Angela's GEMMS Inc. provides various services to underprivileged women, children, elders, and families in Haiti that have been displaced.
DELRAY BEACH, FL, April 19, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to honor Sheila D. Acevedo Limontas with inclusion in Who's Who in the World. An accomplished listee, Rev. Acevedo Limontas celebrates many years of experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected based on current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all considered during the selection process.
Following a distinguished tenure in education and administration in public school systems and academic settings, Rev. Acevedo Limontas became exclusively involved in the nonprofit sector. As the co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of Angela's GEMMS Inc. since 2016, which stands for Global Education and Multilingual/Multicultural Services, she works alongside her husband, Mr. Fitz Gerald Limontas, the organization's director, and vice president, to provide various services to underprivileged women, children, elders, and families in Haiti that have been displaced due to earthquakes, socio-economic status, and other troublesome events. Angela's GEMMS Inc. was officially established as a nonprofit organization in 2019.
Additionally, Rev. Acevedo Limontas has been a Board Member of The South Florida Haiti Project since 2018 (VP 2019-2023), an organization dedicated to addressing students' educational and humanitarian needs at the Bon Samaritan School in Haiti, located in an area with limited infrastructure.
Apart from her nonprofit leadership efforts, Rev. Acevedo Limontas is a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. As a minister, she has been involved in helping victims of homelessness, human trafficking, and domestic violence. She has also been involved with pastoral works at several Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida churches in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. As a dedicated civic leader, Rev. Acevedo Limontas had previously served on the Real Life Children's Ranch (Florida) board and was the Education and Community Linkages Advisor for the Haitian American Solidarity Center-PBC Inc. Further, she was a C.P.E. chaplain for VITAS Healthcare, developed a free afterschool tutorial program for elementary children at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, and instituted a Sunday bag lunch program at St. George Episcopal Church and Community Center.
Rev. Acevedo Limontas notably spent more than three decades in education, as a teacher and an administrator for Orange County Public Schools, Florida International University, and the Palm Beach County School District in Florida. She also taught courses at Florida State University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and Nova Southeastern University. The University of Florida contracted her as one of the writing team members of the first Florida Teacher ESOL examination. Rev. Acevedo Limontas focused extensively on English as a Second Language (ESOL) for students in K-12 and Adult/Vocational/Community Education, Workplace Education, Alternative Education, and Charter Schools.
Among her most notable accomplishments as an educator, Rev. Acevedo Limontas developed the Job-Site ESOL literacy Programs in Orange and Palm Beach County Schools. She also wrote and managed $15 million of competitive educational grants between 1981 and 2011, including Training Teachers about English Language Literacy, Full-Service Schools, and the Primary Language Literacy Project. During her tenure, Rev. Acevedo Limontas developed a case study model for adjudicated and non-adjudicated ESOL youth in prisons, detention centers, and alternative programs so they could receive equal educational opportunities.
Possessing a rich educational background, Rev. Acevedo Limontas received a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Education with a minor in Spanish in 1972 and a Master of Education in English in 1977 from the University of Central Florida. She completed doctoral coursework at Florida State University and Nova Southeastern University. She earned teacher certification in K-Adult English as a Second Language, English, Spanish, and Administration. She completed the theological and ministerial studies program for the Episcopal Diaconate at the Diocesan School for Christian Studies of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. She was ordained as an Episcopal Vocational Deacon in 2016.
Rev. Acevedo Limontas is a member of the TESOL International Association, a life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and a Life Member of the N.A.A.C.P. She has been featured in "Two Thousand Notable American Women", and recognized with numerous awards for her career in education and nonprofit efforts, including four in 2013: the Business Leader Volunteer of the Year Award from the School District of Palm Beach County, the Human Progress Award from the Haitian-American Solidarity Center-PBC, the Activist Award from the Northside Kiwanis of West Palm Beach, and a Congressional Recognition Certificate for Community Service from Congresswoman Lois Frankel of Florida.
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