Wanda J. "Tata" Soler Rosario (born December 18, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Barceloneta. Soler is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2012.

Early years and studies

Wanda Soler received a

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in Industrial Psychology at the

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. In 2004, she completed a

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in Education, with a major in Counseling, from

Bayamón Central University The Bayamón Central University—or Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Spanish—is a private, Catholic university in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its predecessor began in 1961 by the Dominican Order as a community college of the Catho ...

Public service

Soler worked as an Employment Promoter for the Consortium Dorado-Manatí North Central. She was later promoted to Case Handler, and then Deputy Manager. More recently, she has worked as Special Aide for the mayor and finally Director of the Federal Programs Department for the municipality of Barceloneta. She also works as a professor for the American College of Manatí since 2005.

Political career

After the arrest of the mayor of Barceloneta, Sol Luis Fontánes, in February 2012, Soler presented her candidacy to fill the vacant seat. She was elected by a group of 24 delegates on March 10, 2012. Soler was formally reelected by the citizens at the 2012 general election, receiving 69.22% of the votes. This was the second largest margin of victory for any mayor in that election, which led a newspaper to label her as one of the "most powerful" mayors in the island. In 2016, she was reelected for a second term. In 2020 she was reelected for her third term with 75% of the vote.

References

External links

Wanda Soler Profile
on

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