1990s

Steve Redlich (BBA '95) has joined Valley Bank as senior vice president, senior credit officer for the Florida East Region.

David Deza (BBA '97) has been appointed as CEO at Keller Williams Capital Realty.

Ernie Diaz (BBA '98) has joined BankUnited as senior executive vice president, consumer and commercial/small-business executive.

Ed Duarte (BAcc '98), CFO at Foreign Parts Distributors, has been appointed as the 2024 – 25 chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA).

Ignacio Garcia-Menocal (MAcc '98), co-founder and CEO of Grove Bay Hospitality Group, has been appointed to the Miami branch board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

James Clavijo (MAcc '99) has been appointed chief financial officer at global health and wellness company Mannatech Incorporated.

2000s

Reynaldo Santana (MBA '06, BBA '01) has joined Banesco USA as the head of its business and professional division.

Thomas Garland (BAcc '03) has been promoted to partner, forensics, litigation and valuation services at Citrin Cooperman Advisors.

Octavio "Tab" Verdeja (MAcc '04, BAcc '03) has been named managing partner at accounting firm Verdeja and Alvarez.

Sean Gazitua (BBA '04), the president and CEO of WTDC, has been elected to serve as president of FIU's alumni board of directors.

Shawnpaul Booth (BBA '06) has joined PrimeFlight Cargo as senior vice president of cargo.

Eli La Rosa (MSF '10, BBA '06) has joined Amerant Bank as first vice president, corporate relationship manager.

Lemar White (BAcc '06) has been promoted to head of inclusive learning and development at Google.

Claudia Bendana (MST '07) has been designated an estate and trust director at Kaufman Rossin.

Jennifer Cotto (MBA '12, BBA '07) has been appointed assistant vice president of payroll at L'Oreal.

Jacqueline Naranjo (BBA '08) is supervisory contracting officer at Millenium Challenge Corporation.

Gerardo Palacios (BBA '08) has been appointed division president for Southeast Florida at RealManage, a community association management firm.

2010s

Abdallah Abed (MAcc '13, BAcc '10) has been promoted to associate director, risk and compliance, at Verizon.

Fausto Fernandez (MBA '10) has been appointed as Panama's vice minister of finance.

Erika Huezo (MBA '15, BBA '12), manager, talent advisory at Royal Caribbean Group, received the 2023 Circle of Excellence Award, which recognizes team members who deliver exceptional results through performance, service excellence and collaboration.

Adam Willey (BBA '13) has been appointed director of operations at Go Store It Self Storage, an affiliate of Madison Capital Group.

Juan Cueto (MBA '14) has joined the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia as vice president, marketing and development.

Aileen Guzman (BBA '14) has been promoted to district sales manager at The Keyes Company's Miami – The Falls office.

Makiel Morciego (MAcc '15, BAcc '14) has been designated director in Kaufman Rossin's tax services practice.

Emily Selig (BBA '14), an associate in the Miami office of law firm Littler, has been selected as a 2024 fellow for The Leadership Academy, a South Florida-based program dedicated to advancing women in the legal profession.

Sasha Mallet (BBA '16) was promoted to vice president, commercial relationship manager IV, at Regions Bank.

Raleigh Flowers (MSHRM '17) is the chief of police at the Bal Harbor Police Department.

Marva Williams (BBA '17) has been appointed as the CEO of the Discover Dominica Authority by the Ministry of Tourism for Dominica.

Grantham Bethea (MBA '19) has been named CEO of LGCY Marketing, formerly known as Regality Entertainment.

Giovanni Castro (BBA '19) has joined Amazon as its state and local policy manager for Florida and other southeastern states.

2020s

Nilka Gomez (MSHRM '20) has been promoted to chief operating officer at Haber Law.

Elizabeth Shipman (MBA '21) has been promoted to vice president of organ operations at the Nevada Donor Network.

Jordan Fletcher (BBA '22) is a cost analyst for Universal Destinations and Experiences.

William Wyatt (BBA '24), an investment management analyst at Terranova Corporation, was among 24 winners of the Spring 2024 Future CRE Leaders Awards presented by the Trepp company.

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