JASMIN ORTÍZ-BATIR

Founder & Co-Chair

Perseverance and Leadership for the Service of the Community

Jasmin Ortíz-Batir is a Community Leader and Health Care Professional, born and raised in Puerto Rico, the daughter of José A. Ortíz and Dinah Batir. Jasmin’s spirit of leadership has given her the opportunity to help many families and communities both internationally and in the United States.

Jasmin has always strived for excellence. In 1995, she earned a degree in Biology and in 2000, she specialized in Medical Technology at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.

For Jasmin, family is her inspiration to always continue to advance both professionally and as a volunteer.

One of the most precious aspects of her life, is her marriage to the renowned Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Ramón A. Pérez-Rosich, since the year 2000. She met him while studying Biology at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.

They have maintained a Christ-Centered loving relationship for 19 years, sharing their faith in Christ, their day-to-day work and the satisfaction of doing humanitarian missions to help as many communities as possible.

Their marriage has been enriched by their four children; Ramón, Lucas, Isabel and Gabriela Pérez. The latter has followed in her father’s and grandfather’s Ramón A. Pérez García footsteps and has chosen to study Dentistry.

From 2004 to 2010, Jasmin worked at the Florida Health Department and since 2010 she has worked at OMSA, as the administrator of their offices, which are currently located at Plantation, Miami Gardens and West Kendall.

Along with her husband, Dr. Ramon Pérez who is highly esteemed as the Doctor of Missions, she founded the health-fairs “Improving Your Health” (Mejorando Su Salud), which have been held since 2008, in the South Florida cities of Pembroke Pines, Little Haiti, Immokalee, Kissimmee, Homestead and Orlando. This initiative led her to uncover her passion for missionary trips.

Jasmin is one of the founders and a Board member of the nonprofit organization called, “I Am For You” which is composed of professionals in the medical field and who are passionate volunteers willing to use their talents and abilities to help others in the underserved communities.

Her generosity and interests have taken her to work as a volunteer in assisting people in crisis.

She portrays the kind of civic leadership that is highly appreciated in her community. Jasmin dedicates hours of volunteer work in favor of a children’s home known as, “His House Children’s Home”, a nonprofit organization that provides residential care for at-risk children in a campus home-like setting and loving foster homes in the community.

In her personal life, Jasmin is very focused in her health and wellbeing. She has developed great skills as an athlete by practicing bodybuilding, a discipline for which she has excelled.

In this field, thanks to her proficiency and dedication, she has been the winner of several bodybuilding contests. In 2016, she received the NPC Gold Cup, that was held in Palm Beach; NPC Prestige Crystal Cup, held in Boca Raton, in 2017 and the Florida Muscle Classic, held the same year, also in Boca Raton. Further, she is part of the National Bodybuilding Committee.

This is the place where she showcases her valuable humane conditions and professional skills, for what she has earned a solid reputation. She is competitive, fierce and she is renowned for her skills, human warmth, humbleness and discipline.

Jasmin resides in Weston and in 2015, received training in Coaching from Florida Christian University, located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Media Appearances

In 2010, Jasmin was interviewed at La Nueva 88.3 station to share information about the nonprofit organization she founded and about the activities relevant to the community.

She has also been interviewed in Sun Sentinel and in CNN Notimujer, about the missionary work she has participated in, along with her husband and other professionals.

Committed to her Christian faith, she has provided an eager and strong leadership at the service of the community. She has led Sunday services at her local church, was a guest speaker in several national and international women’s retreat and was appointed as an Associate Pastor.

At the beginning of 2019, she was nominated for being a Hispanic Woman of Distinction in South Florida, for her commendable dedication to people in need.

She is committed to her mission of service and to develop herself in all aspects of her life. Jasmin works every day with the enthusiasm, passion and dedication that leads her life.