Jose Ricardo Palermo is the Associate Director of Young Adult Ministry. He graduated with a BA in Philosophy and a minor in English Literature from the Pontifical College Josephinum. Jose has fifteen years of management experience in the retail and service industries where his main focus was internal talent growth and development in order to increase client retention and commitment. He and his wife, Melisa, are the proud parents of four boys: Ben, Ricky, Matias, and Andres. They live in Weslaco, TX.