Armando Martinez
Armando Martinez is the Chief Instructor of OGKI.
Mr. Martinez is graded 7th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do.
and 2nd Dan in Judo
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Retired School Psychologist from the Miami-Dade County Public School System. He is married — father of two and
grandfather of two.
Justo Luis Pozo
Justo Luis Pozo is President of OGKI.
He is graded 5th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do (OGKI).
Mr. Pozo is a former healthcare entrepreneur and is currently Chief Executive Officer of JustWell Health, a primary healthcare network.
He is a former Board of Trustees for Florida International University.
He is married and is father of four, and grandfather of four.
Thomas Dinan
Thomas Dinan is Secretary of OGKI.
He is graded 5th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do (OGKI).
Mr. Dinan is a retired Clinical Social Worker, employed by Broward County Public School System. His hobbies include: biking, physical fitness, and travel.
Alberto L. Blanco
Albrto Blanco is the Communications Director of OGKI.
He graded 5th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do (OGKI).
Mr. Blanco is a Art Director for Marriott Vacation World.
Leanne M. Martinez-Lopez Dr.
Dr. Leanne Martinez-Lopez is graded 3rd Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu
Karate-Do (OGKI).
She is a Clinical Pharmacy Consultant for a national health care maintenance organization - HMO.
Dr. Martinez-Lopez is married — mother mother of two and her hobbies include: travel, ballet and Flamenco dance. She is the mother of one.
Javier "Kenji" Martinez MD
Kenji is graded 2nd Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do (OGKI).
He is Medical Doctor in Family Medicine Practice
Ron Gaeta
Ron Gaeta is a Senior Advisor to OGKI.
He is graded 8th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do.
Mr Gaeta is a retired Police and Swat Officer from Northen New Jersey.
He was also Senior Instructor of Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics
for the Passaic County Police Academy.
He resides in Northen Arizona, where he enjoys Karate training,
riding his horses, and spending time with his family.
Tom VanTassel
Tom VanTassel is an Advisor to OGKI.
He is graded 8th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do.
Mr. VanTassel is a retired Captain in the NJ State Police.
He resides in North Western NJ, where he serves as a security officer in a Regional School District. He enjoys Karate and firearms training.
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