Daniel Medina was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Miami, Florida. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the Florida Center for Theological Studies (St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida). Dr. Medina teaches at South Dade Senior High School, Homestead, FL, and serves as an Adjunct Professor for the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, South Florida Extension Center, Hialeah, FL. He has served as a nonconformist clergyman for over 15 years. He serves a local parish in Cutler Bay, FL, and lives in Miami with his wife, Victoria, and his family.