Alex Montoya

Alex Montoya was one of the first San Diegans mainstreamed from special education to an integrated school environment in 1980. A triple amputee from birth, Alex uses humor and inspirational stories to motivate, educate, and elevate.

Alex has appeared in the major motion films Artificial Intelligence and minority Report. Alex Montoya is the San Diego Padres’ new Director of Latino Relations. Previously he was the Director of Communications for the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SDCHCC) and on the event staffs for the San Diego Padres and Chargers.

A former Olympic Torch Relay carrier, Alex believes in "passing the torch" to audiences through presentations given to schools, corporations, and civic organizations like Rotary and Shriners Clubs. Alex is a 1996 graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A. Communications) and was named to San Diego Magazine’s "50 San Diegans To Watch" list in 2000. He lives in San Diego and is the author of the upcoming book, "Always Positive, the Alex Montoya Story, a Journey of Hope, Faith and Attitude".

Just to be in the same room as Alex transforms people, After hearing Alex speak, audiences are moved in ways that no other speaker has been able to do. His style is to engage the entire room with genuine transparency and purposeful communication. Granted, it is hard to ever forget Alex with his two prosthetic arms and one prosthetic leg, his sense of humor and amazing motivation. But it is what is inside that will make Alex the best chose for a speaker you have ever made.

Alex’s speaking topics include:

• Success through adversity
• Dream it, see it, achieve it
• Every day is an opportunity