TotalBank has hired Rafael Cabrera (BBA ’82) as senior vice president and mortgage loan originator. Pacific National Bank has named Gonzalo Vicente (BACC ’84) senior vice president, chief risk management officer. Lynette Pineiro (BBA ’93) has recently been hired as senior vice president and lender for TotalBank. Compuquip Technologies has named Jorge Azcuy (BBA ’98) […]
Category: Alumni
FIU alumna sees finance at the heart of every business.
FIU alumna sees finance at the heart of every business. Elizabeth Izquierdo (MACC ’01), CPA, is chief executive officer of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Miami, and a graduate of the Master of Accounting program at Florida International University (FIU). In this video, she describes how her passion for accounting and her FIU education launched her […]
Winter Pantherland is magical evening for Chapman alumni.
“This was the best holiday party ever!” Those words of Michelle Joubert (MBA ’10), assistant director, advancement and alumni relations, were echoed by many of the 175 people who attended the Chapman Alumni Holiday Party held in December. Alumni, administrators and current graduate students in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) […]
Life’s challenges turn banker into social entrepreneur.
The biggest challenges the United States has faced this century also have personally affected a recent graduate of Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU). But, like the country, Brenda Leguisamo (PMBA ’09) has shown strength in overcoming obstacles; they, in fact, helped transform her from a banker to a social entrepreneur. […]
REAAC event focuses on the fine art of real estate development.
Founded in 2003 by a group of art dealers, artists and curators, Miami’s Wynwood Art District contains more than 70 galleries, museums and collections. On the second Saturday of each month, the neighborhood comes alive with its Art Walk event, during which studios and showrooms open their doors to the public to share art, music […]
Alumni Notes: January 2011
Joe Caruncho (BBA’ 81) one of the founders of Florida’s first Provider Sponsored Organizations, was featured in The Miami Herald. Among other topics, he talked about the company’s meteoric rise. Sonia Cabello (BBA ’89), controller, CBC Builders, has been elected treasurer of Commercial Real Estate Women-Miami’s board of directors. Tracy D. Cochran (BBA ’89) has […]
Friendship comes first, as MBAs from Class of ’01 gather for annual reunion.
It’s been said that you meet people who forget you . . . you forget people you meet . . . but sometimes you meet people you can’t forget. Those are your friends. The 11 graduates earning a Global Executive MBA in December 2001 from the Chapman Graduate School in the College of Business Administration […]
Less-than-privileged students shown college-bound path at FIU.
The sign that welcomed high school seniors as they stepped off the buses set the mood for the morning. It read “Welcome Future Panthers.” Letting students know that college absolutely can be in their future was an important message for over 300 high schools seniors who attended the first Florida International University (FIU) “Are You […]
Alumni Notes: December 2010
Benigno Pazos (BBA ’93) has been promoted by TotalBank to chief credit officer and head of its credit division. Paola Suarez (BBA ’04) has been named a vice president with the Chase Relationship Manager Business Banking Channel. Oscar Perez (BBA ’06) is now vice president of operations for Care Cloud. Brenda Leguisamo (PMBA ’09) is […]
Real estate community networking event is not just big—it’s mega.
Mega you say? Most definitely, as five area universities—University of Miami School of Architecture, University of Central Florida, University of Florida Friends & Alumni of Real Estate, Florida State University Real Estate Network and the Nova Southeastern University Real Estate Network—came together to join Florida International University (FIU) for the recent Real Estate Alumni Mega […]