My Profile

I thought I'd take a page from Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites and call this page my profile. It seems that people in business are always interested in who I am and what I am up to, so hopefully this page will be helpful. I also enjoy hearing from friends and acquaintances from all over the world, so maybe this web site will make contact easier. At the same time I am always cautious of those intent on identity theft, so don't expect me to be too revealing in some instances.

I currently live and work in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, in Central America. My youngest son Dagan goes to school here at the Colegio SEK Internacional, an awesome private school. The school is bilingual Spanish and English, with Mandarin taught as a required third language. Together with my wife of 28 years, Dr. Kochurani Dombro, I work with Vivienda Housing and Mortgage Corp. to bring affordable low cost housing to local working families. Our humanitarian real estate projects seek to give those working families the opportunity to get out of slum and sub-standard housing and into their own homes with property title, running water, sanitation and modern utilities.

When I am not in San José, you will find me out at Amazonia Reforestation's 7,116 acre tropical tree farm and natural reserve called La Pedregoza, along the banks of the Rio el Bita near the mighty Orinoco River in Vichada, Colombia. Afforestation and reforestation allows me to help in the fight against global warming and climate change with our CO2 Tropical Trees program.

  Dexter Dombro was born in sunny Alberta, in the heart of Western Canada.

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Curriculum Vitae

Education
• Basic Schooling in Canada, Germany, Morocco, Austria and Lebanon
• Grade 12 Matriculation 1976 - Vancouver Community College
• Bachelor of Arts 1988 - Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta
• Bachelor of Law 1990 - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Condensed Employment History
• President – Vivienda Housing and Mortgage Corp., San José, Costa Rica, 2005 to present
• President – Planeta Verde Reforestación S.A., San José, Costa Rica, 2006 to present
• Partner – Progreso Development Group S.A., San José, Costa Rica, 2006 to present
• President – Knights of Paradise Resorts S.A., San José, Costa Rica, 2002 to 2005
• President, Chairman - Alta Terra Ventures Corp. (ATT on CDNX), Edmonton, Canada, 1994 to 2001
• Co-Chair, Neegan Awas'sak Childrens Services, Slave Lake, Alberta, 1998 to 2000
• Barrister and Solicitor - Sole Practitioner - Slave Lake, Alberta, June 1992 to December 2001
• Barrister and Solicitor - Twinn & Dombro, Slave Lake, Alberta, June 1990 to June 1992
• Full Time Student - University - 1983 to 1990
• Business Consultant - Phoenician Business Consultants, Edmonton, Alberta, 1979 to 1983
• Construction Superintendent - NuWest Developments, Edmonton, Alberta, 1978 to 1979
• First Officer - Sea Voyage of the Phoenicia - Retracing ancient Phoenicians, 1972 to 1978

Business Experience Areas
• International Business Transactions
• International Tax Planning
• Offshore Legal Structures
• Corporate, Securities and Trust Law
• Eco-Tourism Development
• Child Welfare Governance
• Resort Management
• Computer Operating Systems
• Coffee Plantations
• Casino Development
• Reforestation and Afforestation
• Residential Sub-Divisions

Some Publications
• Dombro, Dexter B. and Lawrence L., OFFSHORE BANKING FOR CANADIANS, 1995 World Development Consultants Inc., Suite 3, 1280 Terminal Way, Reno, NV., U.S.A., ISBN 0-9699577-0-X
• Dombro, Dexter B. and Lawrence L., OFFSHORE CORPORATIONS FOR CANADIANS, 1996 World Development Consultants Inc., Suite 3, 1280 Terminal Way, Reno, NV., U.S.A., ISBN 0-9699577-1-8
• Twinn, Catherine M. and Dombro, Dexter B., "The Criminal Justice System Response to Sexual Abuse: Is It Appropriate? Are There Alternatives?", published in HUMAN ECOLOGY, ISSUES IN THE NORTH, 1992 Canadian Circumpolar Institute, Faculty of Home Economics, University of Alberta, ISBN 0-919058-78-7

Family
• Married to Dr. Kochurani Dombro, B.Sc., D.D.S., a practicing dentist
• 4 children - Dilmun, Samantha, Jessica and Dagan
• Parents are Isabell and Dietrich Dombro

Some Personal Interests
• International Events, Politics and International News
• Languages (Ancient and Modern)
• Scuba Diving (PADI Advanced, Rescue and Specialty Diver, Dive Master Training
• Environmental Issues
• Writing and Reading (Environment/ Science Fiction/ Legal Issues/ Society
• Anthropology and Archaeology
• Natural Remedies and Cooking
• Latin Music, Salsa and Capoeira