As Chief Executive Officer of the Governmental Finance Corporation, Jesus provides strategic direction for the development of the fast-growing City-owned 1200-acre Tradition Regional Commerce Park.
Jesus began his City of Port St. Lucie career in 1994 as a wastewater treatment operator. A series of promotions led to increasingly responsible positions within the Utility Systems Department, and in 2003 he was ultimately promoted to Utility Systems Director, a position he held until 2018. However, in 2016, he joined the City Manager's executive team when he assumed responsibilities as Director of Special Projects in addition to those of Utility Systems Director.
In 2018, Jesus was promoted to Chief Assistant City Manager, a position he held until 2023. During his tenure as a member of the City Manager's executive staff, Jesus oversaw multiple departments with collective annual budgets exceeding $270,000,000, more than 500 employees, and many of the City's capital improvement projects.
Jesus is a member of the International City/County Management Association and has earned the organization's prestigious designation through study and work history of being a Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM).
Born in the Dominican Republic, Jesus moved as a child with his parents and siblings to New Jersey. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Indian River State College in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Jesus was a member of the Chicago White Sox professional baseball organization from 1987 to 1989 and upon leaving the White Sox, he relocated back to St. Lucie County.
Jesus earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Management from Warner Southern College in Lake Wales, Florida. He holds a Florida Class A Domestic Wastewater Treatment Operator License, Class C Drinking Water Treatment Operator License, and is a Florida Licensed Reclaimed Water Operator.
In addition to belonging to ICMA, he holds memberships in FCCMA Florida City & County Management Association, AWWA American Water Works Association, APWA American Public Works Association, and FWPCOA Florida Water & Pollution Control Operator's Association. He has also served as a member of the Florida Water & Wastewater Treatment Exam Advisory Board and the prestigious ABC Assoc. of Board Certification (National Exam Advisory Board)
Jesus and his wife, Ismalia, live in Port St. Lucie. They have three children and one grandchild. He enjoys freshwater fishing and has a special interest in sports, particularly college and professional baseball.