Roberto R. Munoz (BBA ’80) has been named executive vice president and chief lending officer at Professional Bank. Rafael MacNamara (BBA ’98) was recently named chairman of the Internet Coast Economic Development Advisory Council (Internet Coast). Total Bank named Ana Navas (BBA ’98) vice president/loan review officer. Margarita Bernal (BBA ’00) has recently been named […]
Category: Alumni
AMA students answer Switchboard of Miami’s call for marketing support.
To succeed, any academic service-learning project should make a contribution to the community that is meaningful and relevant to all involved. Members of the American Marketing Association (AMA) collegiate chapter at Florida International University (FIU) are taking this goal to heart as they partner with the College of Business Administration’s Dean’s Alumni Circle to help […]
Entrepreneur combines passion and pragmatism.
For Mariano de Socarraz (BBA ’89), founder and CEO of CorePlus, LLC, a specialty pathology lab, business success requires finding something you can be passionate about without losing the discipline of developing a business plan, talking to mentors and having a vision of where you are headed. It has worked for him. In fact, he […]
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Martin Cerda (BBA ’86), founder and research director of Encuesta, Inc., won the “Sixth Annual HispanSource Award for Achievement in Hispanic Marketing Research”—the most coveted award in the Hispanic marketing research industry. He was recognized for his career spanning 25 years in U.S. Hispanic marketing and opinion research, and his commitment to the Latino community […]
Dual Degree program yields multiple benefits for recent grad.
Having earned his undergraduate degree in finance from the College of Business Administration, moving on to graduate school seemed a likely next step for Marco Lavalle (MIB ’10, BBA ’06). But in his case, the journey took two paths—earning Lavalle both a Master of International Business (MIB) degree from the Chapman Graduate School and an […]
Number of firsts mark 2010 School of Accounting Awards Banquet.
This spring, for the first time, the School of Accounting combined its semi-annual awards ceremonies into one festive evening. Members of two student organizations at Florida International University (FIU)—Beta Alpha Psi and ALPFA at FIU—were recognized for their achievements and in turn recognized advisors, professors, other supporters and each other for their invaluable contributions. For […]
FIU alumnus eyes global opportunity.
Florida International University (FIU) graduate Andres Franco (BBA ’08) touts the importance of having great vision. As founder and owner of Premium Vision International (PVI), the leading distributor of glasses and optical accessories in Colombia, South America, Franco is involved in an industry-wide campaign to make eyewear affordable for consumers in developing countries. “The major […]
FIU marketing major scores a media relations internship with the Florida Marlins.
In April, 1993, when he was six years old, Tony Valdes (BBA ’09) attended his first Florida Marlins game. It also was the first game for the newest team in Major League Baseball’s National League. A graduate of G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in Miami, he has cheered at many Marlins games since. Now, […]
“Be the Boss Challenge” nets winner an iPad, spreads word about FIU’s MBA offerings.
“If only I were the boss . . .” That’s a fantasy most employees have at some point in their careers. But for the competitors in the “Be the Boss Challenge” run by the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University(FIU), those musings translated into the opportunity to win an Apple iPad 16G (Wi-fi). Pitted […]
Alumni Notes
Joaquin Urquiola (BACC ’88) has been appointed to the YMCA of Greater Miami’s board of directors. Christian Aitken (MBA ’97) will lead the expansion project into South America for Adroit Consulting. The firm focuses on helping mid-market companies (many with revenue in the $100 million to $500 million range) develop and implement new go-to-market strategies. […]