Gil Francisco" Suarez was born in Manhattan's West Side in a neighborhood near the northern end of Central Park once known as Manhattan Valley. A graduate of Cardinal Hayes High Sc...view moreGil Francisco" Suarez was born in Manhattan's West Side in a neighborhood near the northern end of Central Park once known as Manhattan Valley. A graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx, Gil pursued his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Kansas. His post graduate studies and certifications were received at Columbia University Teacher's College and New York University.view less