David Correa

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  www.parousianetwork.org/Newsletter_Archive/Parousia_Wee - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/6/2005    Last Visited: 2/18/2008  

  David Correa says he has not only been fired from his post with the Juvenile Justice Department, but has also been removed from his paid position as coordinator of the Naples Neighborhood Accountability Board.His former employer, Circuit Manager Frank Busbee, allegedly dismissed Correa after he sent out a return e-mail message in December to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, encouraging the group to "remember to keep Christ in Christmas."According to Correa, Busbee was "screaming and yelling over the phone" and was not willing to rethink the decision to terminate the volunteer worker, who felt that the use of the word "Christ" at Christmas time "should not evoke such a strong emotion from a person -- especially a person who is in charge of a juvenile justice department."
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  "Why he took offense at my use of the word 'Christ' I still can't ever understand," Correa says.
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  However, a spokesman for Juvenile Justice Secretary Anthony Schembri says the Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center School had "performance issues" with Correa.

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  www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/01/hispanics-lead-larg - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/1/2008    Last Visited: 5/1/2008  

  Collier Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board member David Correa said he wasn't surprised with the nationwide increase.
  
  It's a trend, he said, that Collier County and Southwest Florida would also continue to see.
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  Correa agreed, and added that Collier would also continue to see an influx of people, not just Hispanics, from neighboring counties and other states.
  
  "You have people from the north coming down.I, myself, came down from New York 14 years ago," Correa said Wednesday.

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  www.rightwingnews.com/archives/week_2003_07_20.PHP - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/25/2003    Last Visited: 10/25/2007  

  "David Correa, a member of the Collier County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board, said he favors equal protection of all Americans.But he has reservations about the potential effects if federal immigration enforcement powers are granted to local law enforcement agencies.
  
  Correa said he's concerned about the negative impact such additional duties could bring to farmworkers.
  
  "It's something that has to be addressed equally," said Correa, a past president of the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board."Don't just pick on the Mexican migrants.If we're going to do something, let's do it equally."
  
  Correa added: "The country has to be secure - let's be clear on that.

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  A Daily Collection of Hot News a - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/11/2005    Last Visited: 10/15/2005  

  David Correa is out as program coordinator of the Collier County Neighborhood Accountability Board after he sent out a Christmas greeting in December saying, "remember to keep Christ in Christmas."
  
  The group e-mail went out to members of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in southwest Florida, people he worked with at the agency and friends, he said.

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  ABC7 News Online - Volunteer fired over religious... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/2/2004    Last Visited: 4/13/2005  

  LEE COUNTY - David Correa served at the Department of Juvenile Justice in a voluntary position, working to keep first-time juvenile offenders out of jail.In December, he sent what he thought was an innocent e-mail to a local business, but he ended the email with a phrase that got him fired.
  
  For years, David Correa volunteered for the Juvenile Justice Department in Naples.An email Correa sent put his job in jeopardy.
  
  "It was December 23rd and I replied 'Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Keep the Christ in Christmas,'" said Correa.
  
  He sent the e-mail and copied it to his boss.A few minutes later, his boss gave him a call.
  
  "He said he was cutting off my account and I would no longer be able to use the e-mail," said Correa.
  
  Without a computer, Correa couldn't work.
  
  In January, Correa was fired from his paid position at Florida Gulf Coast University.It was a part-time job he worked alongside his volunteer position.
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  "I just felt that it was the proper greeting," said Correa.
  
  FGCU officials say Correa was fired for performance issues.
  
  But Carr and Correa think it all stemmed from the e-mail.
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  "If I would have been told not to use the word Christ I wouldn't have used it," said Correa.
  
  David Correa is not suing either the Department of Juvenile Justice or FGCU.He says he just wants his reputation and his job restored.
  
  The university has already replaced Correa and DJJ officials say they have no plans to reinstate his volunteer position.

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  Collier ranks seventh in state in Hispanic population... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/18/2003    Last Visited: 9/18/2003  

  David Correa, a past president of Collier's Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board and current board member, agreed more jobs and opportunities are the main reasons why the area is getting more permanent Hispanic residents.
  
  "I believe you have a certain number of minorities who come to work in the hotel and service industry," said Correa, a founder of the Hispanic-American Republican Club of Collier County.

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  Editorial: Literacy classes - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/8/2008    Last Visited: 9/29/2002  

  Though there is room for more work to be done, it is clear that Collier Hispanics are in sync with David Correa, chairman of county government's Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board: getting ahead means learning English.True for younger Hispanics filling opportunities in entry-level employment, and more mature new arrivals who are held back from former professions because of the language barrier.
  
  The incentive to succeed and the willingness to work at it ought to help rally public support for government- sponsored teaching programs.They counter the notion that new Hispanics come here, buck the system and expect America to learn their language.
  
  Supplemental teamwork - such as the county working to match transit schedules to class times - is a real plus.

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  Election 2002: Community leaders expect low black,... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/14/2002    Last Visited: 10/14/2002  

  David Correa, Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board chairman, said he has been targeting Hispanics at various Latin music concerts and events throughout the county to motivate them to register to vote.
  
  Still, there are some Hispanics who are wary about the political process even if it means ultimately gaining clout, he said.
  
  "I think part of it is has to do with the large number of migrant workers in this county who aren't legal," Correa said."This fear carries over to the legals who say they don't want to be involved with government."

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  Election 2002: Hispanics, growing in electoral clout,... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/4/2002    Last Visited: 8/4/2002  

  David Correa, chairman of Collier's Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board, said he is unclear as to whether Hispanics will play a critical role in the race for governor.He also said Reno's actions during her tenure as attorney general will most likely hurt her.
  
  "Bush should be very popular with the Hispanic community because of his wife, who's Hispanic," Correa said.

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  Executive Committee Minutes--01.7.02 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/21/2001    Last Visited: 1/15/2003  

  Guests included RPOF Southwest Florida regional director Stephanie Housel, RPOF Hispanic outreach director David Rivera, Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board member Alex Chavez, chairman of the county's Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board David Correa and Frank Rodriguez, a local Hispanic leader and former candidate for county commissioner.
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  Frank Rodriguez, David Correa, Alex Chavez and David Rivera all presented their views on how Hispanics could be brought into the Republican Party.

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