Venezuela
Where did Esther Ayuso live in Oct 1989?
Esther Ayuso Esther Ayuso , ( born November 1958 ) was the first female Belizean architect . She is known for her designs to improve hospitals in Belize including Belize Medical Associates , the Cleopatra White Polyclinic , Matron Robert polyclinic , the Hoy Eye Clinic and the PICU/NICU wing of Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital due to be completed in 2015 . She has served as a Senator and as the Chair of the National Womens Commission , as well as the Belizean delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women . In 2015 she was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for contributions to the community . Early life and education . Esther Josefina Ayuso was born in Caracas , Venezuela , to Josefina ( née Medero ) , a banking clerk , and Oscar Ayuso , a Belizean banking official with the Royal Bank of Canada . Shortly after her birth , the family returned to Belize City in British Honduras . There she would later attend St . Catherine’s Academy High School , graduating in 1975 . That same year she travelled to Caracas with the aim of becoming an architect , but due to differing matriculation requirements for Venezuelan colleges , she was told she had to resit several high-school level courses to successfully secure admission and study at Universidad Central de Venezuela . She diligently pursued all necessary entry requirements , completing all necessary coursework in just two years and securing entry into the architectural program at UCV . In 1983 she graduated with a technological architectural degree . Returning to Belize , she was unable to find immediate work and returned to Venezuela in 1983 . There she met and married a fellow architect , with whom she welcomed two sons in 1990 and 1991 , respectively . The family remained in Caracas until the 1992 Venezuelan coup détat attempts . Returning to her home country of Belize , Ayuso initially secured employment at Professional Engineering Services as an architectural associate , where she remained until 1995 when she and her husband opened their private architectural practice , Arcade Ltd . Besides residences , Ayuso is known for her public works projects which include the expansion of Belize Medical Associates from a small private clinic into a hospital ; remodeling of the Cleopatra White and Matron Robert polyclinics ; and work on the Hoy Eye Clinic and several branches of Atlantic Bank Ltd . In 1996 , the couple welcomed their third son . During Hurricane Keith in 2000 , Arcade Ltd . suffered severe damages and the couple shifted their attention and expertise to the field of architectural and construction consultation . In 2006 , Ayuso was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow to serve as a Senator . In 2008 , after serving two years on the Senate , Ayuso was appointed chair of the newly organized National Womens Commission ( NWC ) . That same year she was also appointed to serve as Belizes delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women , a post she still maintains . Under her leadership of the NWC , the commission undertook a study to update the National Gender Policy , held several symposia on developing a Gender Studies program in Belize , and conducted a Women in Politics Project to educate women about politics and holding elected office . Ayuso was one of the founding members of the Belize City Local Building Authority that was organized in 2009 . The Authority was created to stabilize building code enforcement and help the city council draft zoning and safety regulations . In 2011 , ground was broken for a Pediatric intensive care unit at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital , which was designed by Ayuso . It is projected that the construction will be completed and the PICU and NICU wings will be fully operational by December 2015 . In 2015 Ayuso was appointed an Officer of The Order of the British Empire for contributions to the Belizean community and her dedication to womens rights .