Jessica Lugo Melendez

Educator by passion, pastor by calling & administrator by training.

Rev. Dr. Jessica Lugo Meléndez was born in San Juan, PR and grew up in Deltona, Florida. With a multicultural upbringing, she is an Ordained Minister of the American Baptist Churches and part of the pastoral body of the Baptist Churches of Puerto Rico. As a strategic planner, she seeks opportunities from ambiguity. She is a professor of History of Christianity, New Testament and Evangelism at the graduate level, she is also part of the adjunct faculty of several Bible Institutes, in addition to teaching Business Administration courses at the undergraduate level in other universities in the country. Education is her passion, particularly among the younger generation of emerging leaders.

With over 25 years of combined ministerial and corporate experience, Dr. Lugo has written for various theological, ecclesiastical and administrative references. She holds a Doctorate in Ministry with a specialization in Biblical Teaching and Preaching from Liberty University. She also holds an MDiv from the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico, a second Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Ana G. Méndez University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the same university. Of all these mentions, Dr. Lugo insists that her most important degree and calling is to serve.