In the autumn of 2008, Michael Jadoo (BBA ’10, BA ’09) took his first government assignment, participating in a virtual internship program with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). Fast-forward two years and Jadoo is packing his bags and moving to Washington, D.C. to work as an economist with the DOC’s Bureau of Economic Analysis […]
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Alumni Notes: September 2010
Bank United has named Richard Garcia (BA ’88) assistant vice president and private banker. Total Bank has named Heidy Duarte (BACC ’02) vice president/internal control specialist. William M. Somerville (MBA ’02) was just named vice president at BenTrust Financial. Monique R. Catoggio (EMBA ’03) this year received her designation of associate certified coach (ACC) from […]
EMBA entrepreneur hits the high seas.
Some cruise ships are floating cities, with ice rinks, shopping malls and casinos. Jorge E. Murillo-Zuluaga (EMBA ’08) is offering a cruise on a smaller ship, to give passengers more of a high seas experience. This month, his expedition ship, Sea Voyager, set forth on its first excursion, launching his new business, Blue Water Journeys. […]
Everyone is looking: why it’s important to own your online brand.
First impressions make lasting impressions. That is certainly true of the image you project via social media channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter—where colleagues, partners, bosses and clients head to check you out online. No matter your professional or personal path, it makes good business sense to take control of your online image. Recently, […]
Habitat project draws international response.
Six International MBA (IMBA) students, all 2010 graduates and hailing from around the world—including Spain, Kuwait, Venezuela and India—volunteered with Habitat for Humanity to help build a home for a Miami family. Nouf Alfraih, Oscar De Lima, Gonzalo Garcia, Caitlin Nolan, William Torres and Dave Yadav roofed, put up inside walls, reinforced concrete walls with […]
Alumni Notes: August 2010
Roberto R. Munoz (BBA ’80) has been named executive vice president and chief lending officer at Professional Bank. Gary Opper (MS ’83) is the managing member of Levie-Opper, LLC, a forensic accounting practice. He has been the National Association of Mortgage Brokers’ “Writer of the Year” and “Featured Writer of the Year.” Benjamin D. Bohlmann […]
Re-energized alumni group looks to real estate market rebound.
On a balmy summer evening, more than 120 alumni, students and real estate professionals gathered at Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Miami Beach. The topic? The commercial real estate outlook. The mood in the room? Cautiously optimistic. The Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC) joined forces with the local chapter of the Realtors Commercial Alliance […]
Kick off! Fall football opener marks return of tailgating fun.
When Alberto Padron (EMBA ’09) was working on his master’s degree in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), he thoroughly enjoyed his classmates in the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) group. “From that first getting-to-know-each-other event in the Florida Keys, all through our intense collaboration, it was a great group,” […]
New yoga studio combines Zen with the art of EMBA business plans.
Follow your bliss. It’s sage advice that rings true for Cybele Chamas (EMBA ’04) as she combines her passion for yoga with her business acumen to launch Miami-based CORPO Yoga Studio. Chamas began practicing yoga more than a decade ago. She’s spent time in the corporate world too—and she knows how tension takes its toll […]
Recent graduate makes “The Opportunity Connection” at conference.
This summer, more than 2,500 professionals gathered at the 2010 Women in Business National Conference and Business Fair held in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the twenty student attendees from colleges across the country was Mitzue Stockdale (BBA ’10), representing Florida International University (FIU). Hosted by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the event is designed […]