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Milton Delgado was born in New York City, New York. He was a member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute’s Youth in Politics Organization and was awarded third place in New York’s Outstanding Teenager Competition. In 1980, he spoke to senators Patrick Moynihan and Ted Kennedy, in Washington, DC against the Sub-minimum Wage Bill, which was never passed. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1983.

During his Naval career he served onboard the aircraft carrier, USS Independence as a flight deck electrician, visiting Palma de Mallorca, Spain and Singapore. During his shore time, in Great Lakes Illinois, Norfolk, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a Recycling Manager, Housing Referral Specialist and worked at the Naval Systems Warfare Center. In 1998, he received a prestigious appointment to teach at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, as an Enlisted Engineering Instructor. He was honorably retired in July of 2003. Petty Officer Delgado was awarded five Good Conduct Medals, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, two National Defense Medals (one for Desert Storm and one for Iraqi Freedom), and the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal. Milton holds a Bachelors of Science in Engineering and a Masters of Science in Business Administration.

While still in the Navy, Milton owned and managed, and eventually sold, Main Street Antiques in Newark, Delaware, was a member of the Philadelphia’s Los Cuatro Gatos Theater Company and Newark’s Chapel Street Players, co-hosted “The Antique Guys” on local cable channel 28, helped redesign a local Latino website, was the director of the Ms. Latina Delaware USA Pageant, was the former COO and Editor-in-Chief of Next Level Latino Magazine and founded and was the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Today’s Latino Magazine.

Milton is a youth mentor with the JUMP mentoring program and is the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Community Center. Mr. Delgado sits on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs and chairs it’s Health Committee. Milton is routinely quoted in the local media as the subject matter expert on the Latino Market and recently was the keynote speaker at JP Morgan Chase’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. He is currently a Community Coalition Associate and develops and implements cross-departmental team building exercises and professional development plans at Nemours Health and Prevention Services. Milton also hosts local health events that align with Nemours’ initiatives of healthy eating, physical activity and mental wellness for children. Milton Delgado currently lives in Middletown, DE where he and his life partner of 16 years are restoring one of its historic mansions.