Juan Lecona was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico on September 16th Mexico's Independence Day. Juan's dad, Javier Lecona was an aerodynamic engineer and his mom, Elodia Gonzalez was in the Mexican military and a nurse. Lecona was 11 years old when his parents separated and he moved to south Texas in 1990. Juan Lecona is a graduate of Capital Hill High School and has become the first immigrant to take office on the Oklahoma City Public Schools board.