Prior to joining the staff of USA HEM, De Ycaza was active in several areas of educational ministry including:
• Adjunct professor at the Central American Biblical Pentecostal Seminary (SEBIPCA) in Guatemala from September 2021 until the present;
• A member of the Board of Ministerial Credentials for the Church of God New England Hispanic Region, which realized 900 graduates from the Bible Institutes/CAMS/MIP/Equivalency educational programs;
• Lead pastor of the Church of God in Worcester, New England Hispanic Region.
Between 2007 and 2022, De Ycaza has been a professor, national director of Christian education, a board member of a college, director of a college, and lead pastor of two churches in Panama and Venezuela. De Ycaza holds a B.A. degree from Pentecostal Bible College in Saint Just, Puerto Rico, a M. Th. From Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, the M.Div. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and a D. Min. from Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tenn.
Born in Panama, Dr. De Ycaza is married to Raquel and they have two children—Héctor I. and Naomi.