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MBA Advisory Board

Members of the Chapman Graduate School of Business MBA Advisory Board serve as vital partners who support the FIU MBA Programs with their time, thought, expertise, energy, and financial resources. The MBA Advisory Board members work closely with the Chapman Graduate School of Business leadership team and administration to improve the viability and development of the FIU MBA programs.

Member engagement and participation include:

  • Sharing expertise on emerging trends in respective business sectors
  • Assisting in the development of new programs and their alignment with best practices and trends
  • Serving as ambassadors for the MBA programs by promoting awareness in the community through outreach to business contacts, potential students, and assist the FIU staff with marketing and promotion of the programs
  • Advising the MBA faculty and staff regarding changes in the business environment, job market, needed professional skills, and the applicability of curriculum and methodology to current market conditions
  • Increasing financial support for the MBA programs through philanthropy and/or assisting in acquiring funds through other sources; each member is asked to consider their ability to give or solicit donations
  • Helping FIU place MBA graduates in meaningful jobs

Co-Chairs

  • Maria Cabral
    MBA Advisory Board Co-Chair
    Vice President, Technology Products & Implementations
    Assurant

  • Raul Duarte
    MBA Advisory Board Co-Chair
    Managing Partner
    RTD Talent

Executive Committee

  • Maria Cabral
    MBA Advisory Board Co-Chair
    Vice President, Technology Products & Implementations
    Assurant

  • Raul Duarte
    MBA Advisory Board Co-Chair
    Managing Partner
    RTD Talent

  • Dennis Coral PMBA '12
    Managing Director - Wealth Advisor
    Coral Wealth Management Group

  • Sharon Fine
    Senior Vice President, Sr. Personal Investment Portfolio Manager
    Northern Trust Corporation

  • Armando Hernandez
    President and CEO
    H&CO, LLP

Board Members

  • Kidsan Barnes EMBA '19
    Senior Vice President Maritime
    Neuron (formerly ESpace Networks)

  • Anne Bousquet EMBA '16
    President, CEO, Co-founder & Partner
    Domaine Bousquet Winery

  • Wendy Conforme EMBA '19
    Chief Executive Officer
    Port Miami Tunnel

  • Leo Diaz PMBA '19
    Manager, Flight Operations Support Programs
    Delta Airlines

  • Victoria Durkin
    Vice President, Marketing
    VITAS Healthcare

  • Luis Fernandez
    Chief Medical Officer
    Leon Medical Centers

  • Stephania Herrera EMBA '24
    Human Resources Director
    Minerva Foods

  • Tarkan Kocoglu EMBA '15
    Head of Product Marketing
    Nerdio

  • Karl Muhlberger
    Chief Operating Officer
    The World

  • Edgardo Pappacena
    CEO
    Cani Investments LLC

  • Herb Payan PMBA '12
    Senior Vice President, Digital Business & Strategies
    Sony Music Entertainment

  • Angela Parra
    Senior Director, Commercial Operations
    Biotissue

  • Luis Pereda
    Executive Vice president,
    Head of International Banking
    Banesco USA

  • William Putnam EMBA '16
    Chairman
    Goddard Enterprises

  • Ruben Salazar Genovez PMBA '07
    President
    TerraPay

FIU Contacts

  • William G. Hardin III (Ex-Officio Member)
    Dean
    FIU College of Business

  • Angel Burgos (Ex-Officio Member)
    Executive Director, Graduate Programs
    FIU College of Business - Chapman Graduate School

  • Maria Sierra PMBA '07
    Associate Director, Operations, MBA Programs
    FIU College of Business - Chapman Graduate School