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Bernardo Samano was born in Cd. Mante, state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico on October 20, 1956. He attended elementary school at Juan Bautista Tijerina, later known as Ignacio Zaragoza elementary school, he did his middle school at Colegio Mante Cervantes and attended High School at Preparatoria Mante, linked to Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas. For two years he attended Calexico Mission School and learned the English language. Immediately he enrolled as a seminarian at Montemorelos University School of Theology and graduated five years later. Along with Theology studies he did education and music as his preparation for the future ministry. He graduated in the spring of 1980.

His first working experience was as a district pastor in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. He became the youth director and education superintendent for the Isthmus Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Church in the state of Oaxaca for four years. After that, he was appointed as youth director for the South Mexican Union of Seventh-day Adventists with headquarters in Mexico City. Another four years passed and he and his family moved to Calexico, CA where he served for 13 years as a Bible Teacher/Chaplain. By this time, Pastor Samano was ordained to the gospel ministry in the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, and finished his Masters in Religious studies from Andrews University.

He became district pastor in the Southeastern California Conference for the Corona-La Habra district, senior pastor at the Inland Spanish church until he accepted the position of school principal at Valley Grande Adventist Academy in Weslaco, TX. After four years of principalship, he worked temporarily as chaplain for Homeland Security in Los Fresnos detention center, and PaxVilla Hospice in McAllen, TX.

He was invited to come back as a Fundraiser for Calexico Mission School, and now he works as Bible Teacher for the 7-12 grades.

Sources:

https://www.mante.gob.mx/ http://calexicomissionschool.com/