Leo was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. While in Chile, Leo was the president of the Interact group in his city, a group derived from the International Rotary Club for young people. In July 1982 he moved to the United States of America. In 1985 he met Alvina, who has been his wife for the past 30 years. Since Leo moved to Reno, he has been part of the creation of 3 different churches. Leo also works for the Nevada Baptist Convention as a Regional Mission Strategist in northern Nevada and for the entire state helping Hispanic church planters. Leo held different positions in corporate America for 15 years. He developed his career in Logistics Planning, Manufacturing, Production and finished his corporate career as Operations Director in 2001. Leo graduated from Trinity College Ministries in San Jose, California, with a degree in Theology and Counseling in 1992 and received his ordination as Minister from the same institution where he graduated from. Leo has lived in southern Reno since May 2001 with his wife Alvina and their two children: Leonard and Jordan. He is currently the founder and senior pastor of Eternity Christian Center ~ he is also the published author of the book Apokalypsis, the Best is Yet to Come.