Alex Ybarra | Homestead Redux

Full Name: Alejandra Josefina Ybarra
Birthdate: 1974-05-28
Birthplace: U.S. Naval Hospital Roosevelt Roads (Ceiba, Puerto Rico)
Nicknames: Alex
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair: Black, shoulder-length, curly
Eyes: Hazel
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican (Black/Latino) father; mother half White/half Latina
Languages: English, Spanish
Religion: Raised Methodist; vaguely religious; keeps her paternal grandmother’s rosary
Early Life:
- Parents:
  - Javier Ruben Ybarra (b. 1952-12-02 d. 2003-09-03)
  - Laura Anne O’Shea (b. 1953-10-11 d. 2008-01-15)
- Siblings:
  - Twin brother Alvaro Javier Ybarra (KIA Afghanistan, 2009)
- Military Brat (U.S. Army, Signal Corps 1SG father):
  - 1974 – 1975: Fort Buchanan, PR
  - 1975 – 1978: Fort Wainwright, AK
  - 1978 – 1982: Fort Drum, NY
  - 1982 – 1986: Mannheim, Germany
  - 1986 – 1990: Fort Hood, TX
  - 1990 – 1992: Fort Gordon, GA
Education:
- ADN: Augusta Technical College (1992–1994)
- RN–BSN: Augusta University / Medical College of Georgia (1997–1999)
- MSN: Georgia State University, PNP-PC (2003–2005)
- Certs: GA RN & APRN active; PALS/NRP current
Career:
- 1994–2002: RN – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Grady (Peds, Level II/III nursery cross-coverage)
- 2003–2006: APRN (PNP-PC) – Peds primary care + inpatient step-down (Atlanta)
- 2007-2010: King County hospital (Level II special-care nursery)
Casting: Tessa Thompson