He was born in the city of Nagua, province (María Trinidad Sánchez), Cabrera municipality, on February 13, 1980. He is the seven son of 9 brothers, from the marriage of the gentlemen, Diego Rosario Mercedes and Mrs. Juana Castillo Gerónimo.
He carry out his primary studies, in the primary school, Eduvigis Bravo Castillo and the secondary ones, in the Baoba del Piñal school.
In 1999, he moved to the city of San Cristóbal, where he began his baseball training in the Juan Marichar program, which was led by Mr. Santiago Villalona. Despite his great effort and sacrifices, he did not achieve his desired dream and left for the city of Santiago
For the first time that same year (2002) with the help of ing. Francisco Reyes Rojas, luck smiles on him and he manages to sign for the Chicago Cubs. His first season outside the country occurred in 2003 for the minor leagues with the Chicago Cubs, among others such as: Calgary Vipers northern league 2005 and 2006, for the 2007 Rio Grande Valley UNLB Texas, 2008 with the Nashua Pride Canam League and York Revolution Atlantic league. Its last season occurs in 2008 with the Cibaeñas Eels in the R.D.
Jose Abreu-Duran is a Branch Manager for Eastern Bank, a full services commercial bank headquartered in Boston MA with $11 billion in assets and more than 110 locations in eastern Massachusetts and southern and coastal New Hampshire. Eastern Bank has built 200 years of legacy investing in the communities it serves and helping customers, communities and employees thrive and grow. Its community involvement has been reflected through the dedication of time and talent by its employee volunteers, the generosity of its Charitable Foundation’s sponsorship and grant efforts, and its partnerships with local community organizations to improve financial literacy. As part of the board of Directors of Day Dreaming Organization Jose is bringing up his experience of working with nonprofits to help in fundraising and governance. As Secretary/Clerk Jose is focused on generating sustainable growth and effective delivery of the programs and initiatives.
Cristina was born and raised in Lawrence, MA. She is a first generation college student raised by a single mother. Cristina graduated as Licensed Practical Nurse from Northern Essex Community College in 2016. In 2020, she went back to school at North Shore Community College and received an Associates in Nursing and became a Registered Nurse. She has been working at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center for five years, where she enjoys giving back to her community. She is also currently attending Southern New Hampshire University with the goal to achieve her Bachelor’s degree. Apart from being a nurse and a student, she is also a mother to a three-year-old girl, Kylie with whom she loves spending her free time with.
Don Martelli is a former print journalist for the Boston Globe and is currently the President and Partner with the Belfort Group (BG), an integrated digital marketing and public relations agency located in Boston, MA. BG specializes in working with non-profit organizations to develop and implement integrated marketing and public relations campaigns that build brand awareness, influence fundraising and position organizations for growth. As a member of the Day Dreaming Board of Directors, Don will draw upon his work with non-profit clients to assist the organization in fundraising and influencer relations as well as areas of marketing and communications. Don serves on a variety of Day Dreaming board committees, with a keen focus on supporting growth initiatives.
