Name: Nelson Ildefonso-Cruz
Home of Residence: Papillion
E-mail Address: usarambassadorne@gmail.com
Business Position: Owner/Broker, Heartland Insurance Associates
Civilian Education: Sociology, 1981, Princeton University
Organizations/Clubs/Philanthropies: Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, Offutt Advisory Council, Offutt AFB, NE; Immediate Past President of the Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Military Retirement Date, Date of Rank, Service: April 1, 2019, July 13, 2003, US Army Reserve.
Name of Spouse and Children: Spouse – Cecilia L. Diaz, TSgt, Retired, US Air Force Reserve, Children – Alicia, Olivia
Nelson Ildefonso-Cruz retired as a Sergeant Major with over 37 years in the United States Army Reserve. He served in many key leadership positions including Chief Medical NCO, FCC Augusta, National Disaster Medical System; G-3 Sergeant Major, 3rd MDSC; Senior Enlisted Advisor, Employer Partnership Initiative, OCAR, US Army Pentagon; Medical Planner/Medical NCOIC, Operation Beyond the Horizon, JTF Bravo, Soto Cano, Honduras; Operations Sergeant Major, 8th Medical Brigade (FWD), OIF II.
He is a graduate of the US Army Sergeants Major Academy, Defense Support of Civil Authorities Course, Licensed Practical Nurse Course, and other professional courses.