▁than ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁attacks . ▁ ▁After ▁ 9 / 1 1 , ▁Pérez ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁involved ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁proc ure ▁fund ing ▁to ▁ra ze ▁and ▁re build ▁F it erman ▁Hall . ▁He ▁was ▁closely ▁involved ▁in ▁developing ▁a ▁public / private ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁D orm itory ▁Author ity ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁NY C ▁Mayor ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg , ▁The ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency , ▁the ▁N YS ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor , ▁the ▁NY C ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁That ▁partners hip ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁F it erman ▁Hall ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Pérez ▁has ▁spoken ▁and ▁written ▁widely ▁on ▁leadership ▁during ▁a ▁crisis ▁and ▁other ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁community ▁college ▁students ▁since ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁discuss es ▁leading ▁B M CC ▁through ▁the ▁post - 9 / 1 1 ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁TV ▁station ▁W PI X - N Y ▁( P ix 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Antonio ▁Pérez ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Agu ada , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Har lem , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Del ia ▁L ope z - Me j ia , ▁is ▁an