Tres En Uno

Tres En Uno

Serving Baja California Norte

For the last few decades, J Armando Valencia has been deeply involved in works of philanthropy, primarily in projects to help underprivileged children with important medical services.

At an early age, Armando experienced neglect in his medical care, leaving lasting effects on his physical and mental well-being. This ignited a passion to help orphaned children meet their essential medical needs.

Subsequently, Armando became involved with various charitable organizations, first as a volunteer and later as a board member. He understood that the extremely high expenses faced by nonprofits hindered their ability to support their financial mission. Consequently, he conceived the idea of establishing a nonprofit with minimal or no overhead to better address these challenges.

While exploring how to realize his goal, Armando discovered that Baja California Norte was home to over 2,000 orphans, many lacking essential medical, dental, vision, and emotional care. This revelation prompted him to approach the Hospital Infantil de las Californias with a proposal to collaborate and provide services to these children. Drawing on his extensive 12-year tenure as a board member of the California-based Foundation for the Children, which built Hospital Infantil back in 1994, Armando believed that teaming up with Dr. Antonio Loaiza, Director of the Hospital Infantil de las Californias, and Rosa Elena Garcia, Director of Fundacion Para los Niños de las Californias, the Mexican Foundation operating the hospital, was the most effective way to offer medical assistance to these orphans.

Through their discussions, a mutually beneficial agreement was forged to assist children residing in numerous orphanages across Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada, and Tecate. Implemented in December 2022, the partnership made an immediate impact, providing over 820 consultations to children by the end of December 31, 2023. Tres En Uno envisions a continued and expanding outreach, expecting the number of beneficiaries to grow exponentially each year in the future.

Mission

To provide orphans in Baja California Norte with medical, dental, vision and psychological care at the most prominent pediatric facility in Tijuana, Hospital Infantil de las Californias.

Vision

To ensure that all of Baja California Norte’s orphans have access to state-of-the-art medical care.

Board of Directors

J. Armando Valencia

J. Armando Valencia

Founder and Chairman [email protected]
J Armando Valencia is a financial services professional with over 30 years of experience assisting individual clients and corporations. Valencia is a member of the National Association of Financial Professionals and a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Round Table. Mr. Valencia has also served on numerous boards over the years.
R. Kirk Lester

R. Kirk Lester

President, Operations
Kirk Lester worked as a financial analyst for Williams-Sonoma, serves as secretary and treasurer of a family foundation and manages the financial affairs of a family office. Mr. Lester has served as a trustee, director, or advisor to numerous organizations and has been actively involved with nonprofits for close to 30 years.
Jeff Dracup

Jeff Dracup

Secretary, Legal Matters
Jeffrey A. Dracup founded the law firm Dracup & Patterson, Inc and has been practicing law in California for 40 years. Mr. Dracup is also the founder and principal of several software companies including TimeLedger, Tempello and WikiDeadlines.
J. Armando Ibarra

J. Armando Ibarra

CFO
J. Armando Ibarra is the managing partner of Ibarra, Carrillo, Soto, a CPA firm specializing in accounting, audits, estate planning, international and tax issues.
Jan Platovsky

Jan Platovsky

Board Member
Jan Platovsky served as the Executive Director of Catherine’s Kids, located in Rosarito and Tijuana, Baja California, Norte for 13 years. During this period, he attended the overall needs for over 60 children and young adults. Jan’s experience and professionalism is an added asset to our organization. His valuable relationships with the community and State, his understanding of the needs to support these most vulnerable children and experience with laws and regulations governing these institutions expands our ability to carry our Mission Statement.
Tres En Uno

Our mission is to provide orphans in Baja California, Norte, with medical, dental, vision and psychological care at the most prominent pediatric facility in Tijuana, Hospital Infantil de las Californias.

Tres En Uno is a 501(c)(3) EIN 88-4399567

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