Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition reappoints Nelson C. Bellido as chairman

MIAMI - April 3, 2019 - PRLog -- Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition Inc. announced that attorney and community leader Nelson C. Bellido will return for a second year as chairman of its board of directors.

Bellido is partner in charge of the Miami law office of Roig Lawyers, a minority-owned statewide law firm with a primary focus on insurance defense, business litigation and employment litigation matters.  He has served on The Youth Fair's board of directors since 2007.

"I owe much to The Youth Fair going back to my childhood as a Science Fair participant at the Fairgrounds. Later, the support from its Scholarship Program helped me to attend Duke University and law school at the University of Florida. I believe very strongly in what is one of the most outstanding institutions in South Florida and a true pillar of our community and welcome our residents to visit The Youth Fair through Sunday, April 7," Bellido said.

The Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition awards more than $530,000 annually in college scholarships, cash premiums and awards to local public, private, charter and home school students. To date, The Youth Fair has awarded well above $11 million to Miami-Dade students to help them achieve higher education.

Bellido is a past chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, where he presently serves as vice-chairman after two 4-year reappointments. He is co-chair of the Duke University Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association and a former director of the Cuban American Bar Association.

Bellido focuses his trial practice on complex commercial litigation, insurance law, fraud investigations, employment law and products liability. He has successfully defended Fortune 500 companies in trial matters involving premises liability, products liability, warranty claims, fraud and breach of contract. He is a former assistant state attorney with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, a former adjunct business law professor at Florida Memorial University, vising lecturer at Duke University and adult education teacher with the Miami-Dade Public Schools. He received his law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and bachelor's degree from Duke University, where he majored in political science and history with emphasis on Latin American history.

The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition (The Youth Fair) is the largest charity event in South Florida. The not-for-profit association is dedicated to promoting education and agriculture while showcasing and rewarding youth achievement and providing quality family entertainment, all without taxpayer dollars. The annual Youth Fair exhibits more than 63,000 student projects to nearly 600,000 Youth Fair guests and, in 2018, awarded more than $530,000 in college scholarships, cash premiums and awards to students. To date, The Youth Fair has presented well over $11 million to the Miami-Dade community. It received the 2016 Trustee of the Year award from the South Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and was a finalist for the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce 2016 Diamond Award for Large Non-Profit. In 2015, it was recognized as the Leisure & Entertainment Services Firm of the Year by the Latin Builder's Association, the Non-Profit Organization of the Year by the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Diamond Award Winner for Outstanding Hospitality Entity by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. The Fair Exposition Center, which is the second largest convention center in Miami-Dade County, hosts an additional 70 community events each year. The Youth Fair runs from March 11 through April 7, 2019.  Visit https://www.fairexpo.com or call 305-223-7060.