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Class Notes
 

 

1980s

Margaret Brisbane (BBA '80), director of the Information Technology Department for Miami-Dade County, is the 2023 South Florida winner of the Large Enterprise ORBIE award.

1990s

Sergio de la Fe (BAcc '90) has been appointed digital leader at RSM US, a national mid-market accounting and consulting firm.

Aldo Palles (BBA '94) has been promoted to partner at Evercore Wealth Management.

Vaughn Roberts (BAcc '94), senior vice president for government affairs and special projects at Atlantis Paradise Island, has been appointed to the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust board of directors.

Ofelia Tamayo (MBA '98, BBA '94) is director of audit and management services for Miami-Dade County.

Zvi Rafilovich (MAcc '98, BA '95) has joined the national office of CohnReznick as an international tax partner.

Aime Martinez (MAcc '99, BAcc '96) has been appointed chief financial officer and senior vice president for finance and administration at FIU.

Alvaro "Al" Molina (MBA '97) has been named market leader for Miami-Dade County and Monroe County for Florida Blue, the state's Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan.

Tetsuya Ariyasu (BBA '98) is chief financial officer at FRONTEO USA.

Yvette Cruz (BBA '99) has joined the government and community relations team at Brevard Public Schools as marketing and outreach supervisor.

Alfonso Robles (BAcc '99) has joined Windstar Cruises as vice president of finance.

Ricky Sant (MBA '05, BBA '99) has been named IT assistant director for housing and residential life at FIU.

2000s

Richard Montes de Oca (MBA '00) is a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

Benny Gonzalez (BBA '03) has been promoted to head of PNC Corporate Banking for North and South Florida.

Laura Hodges Bethge (MBA '04) has been named president of Celebrity Cruises.

Eileen Ariza (BBA '06) has been appointed controller at Moxxy Marketing.

Luis Trinidad (MAcc '12, BBA '07) is director of external reporting at AutoNation.

Marzeta Bodden (BBA '08) has been named deputy director for tourism and product development for the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism.

Gerardo Palacios (BBA '08) has been promoted to vice president of association services at Association Services of Florida, an Associa company.

2010s

Erbi Blanco-True (MBA '10) is community relations director at Banesco USA.

Shantay Bolton (MBA '14) has joined Georgia Institute of Technology as executive vice president for administration and finance and chief business officer.

Emily Selig (BBA '14) has joined employment and labor law practice Littler as an associate.

Steve Snyder (MBA '14) has been named chief financial officer at McLaren Macomb, part of McLaren Health Care.

Piero Mendiguetti (MSHRM '15) has been appointed vice president of human resources at Samuels & Associates.

Francisco Perez-Azua (MSIRE '16) is director of interior architecture and design in the Miami office of Ware Malcomb.

Adrian Rahimi (BBA '16) has joined Tricera Capital as chief investment officer.

Sebastian Martin Garcia (MSIRE '17) is a real estate advisor at Compass.

Maria Gavidia (BBA '17) has joined Coldwell Banker Realty as a realtor.

Clive Coke (MBA '18), managing director of WorldTrade e-Logistics Jamaica, has been appointed as a managing director of the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations.

Amato Cole (BBA '18) is chief marketing officer at mac of all trades.

Ariana Flores (MSIS '18) has been promoted to senior consultant, cybersecurity at Boston Consulting Group.

Eric Mendez (MBA '18), vice president of pathology at Gastro Health, was named among the top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Miami for 2023 by The Healthcare Technology Report.

Cristina Neuman-Moreno (BBA '19) has joined the Gunster law firm as an associate in the Miami office.

Kari Saathoff (MSHRM '19) has been named vice president of human resources at HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital.

2020s

Corey A. Hancock (MBA '20) has been named coordinator for humanitarian affairs throughout Latin America at the United States Agency for International Development.

Clark Israeli (BBA '20) has joined Concord Summit Capital as a structured specialist.

David Finver (MBA '22) has joined Clutch Solutions as chief financial officer.


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