José Carlos Montes is the CEO of the Puerto Rican Action Board, an organization which helps equip individuals and families in Central New Jersey to achieve personal, family, and community development, which also provides access services to over 25,000 individuals and families across 11 sites. He previously served as the Deputy/Facility Director of the Transitional Housing Program for 249 homeless single men and as the Special Assistant to the President/Chief Operating Officer of the Latino Pastoral Action Center. Mr. Montes holds a Master of Divinity in Bible and Theology from the Alliance Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Yale University, and is an ordained minister.