A Roman Catholic priest based in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Father Horacio Medina has served as a human resources manager at Maverick Building Services in Newark since 2012. Father Horacio Medina has held several additional roles during his time at Maverick, including shop steward, foreman of the morning crew, and coordinator of buildings in Essex County.
As a priest, Father Medina frequently visits local hospitals and provides various services to patients. He also makes monthly visits to New Jersey prisons to provide counsel to those in need. He has worked as a professor of ancient philosophy, Greek philosophy, and Spanish as a second language at the University of Saint Peters, among other subjects. He studied moral theology at Scuola Alfonsiana in Rome and holds additional degrees in areas of theology and sacred Bible, philosophy and humanities, and journalism. He has also completed mental health first aid training at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in Newark, New Jersey. His interests include Shakespeare, romantic and dramatic literature, and playing volleyball.