{"id":5043,"date":"2006-06-01T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T15:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:04:31","slug":"robert-garcia-named-new-director-of-executive-and-professional-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2006\/06\/robert-garcia-named-new-director-of-executive-and-professional-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Garcia named new director of Executive and Professional Education."},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a graduate of the first Executive MBA class, Robert Garcia <\/strong>(EMBA \u201997) is no stranger to the College of Business Administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very familiar with what Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, and Dean of the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate School of Business Jos\u00e9 de la Torre<\/strong>, have done to transform the college,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cAlso, when I was working in human resources (HR), I sent some of my direct reports to certification programs in what was then called the Office of Professional Education, so I have long been aware of the caliber of the programs the college offers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019ll have a chance to make his own contribution to the college as the newly-appointed director of the renamed office of Executive and Professional Education (EPE). During his distinguished career, he has developed corporate and executive management programs and sees the opportunity with EPE as a natural extension of his corporate experience. And though he just started in the position in early May 6, 2006, this former senior vice president of global accounts at Lee Hecht Harrison already has been actively engaged with faculty and an outreach effort to the business community.<\/p>\n

Establishing short- and long-term goals is Garcia\u2019s priority.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEPE\u2019s goal is to provide the business community with top-notch professional and executive education,\u201d he said. \u201cTo ensure that we continue to do so, I am meeting with all faculty members who create content and facilitate our programs to evaluate what we are doing currently and to hear their many ideas about ways to expand and develop new programs. I\u2019m also soliciting input from all department chairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Garcia has been meeting with business people to identify ways in which EPE can develop courses to meet\u2014or exceed\u2014their requirements. One area in which he sees many possibilities is in customized programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are national programs, but I think there is a great need for high-quality education offered locally for executive teams to help them become more productive and effective,\u201d he said. \u201cGiven that South Florida is headquarters for regional offices to more than 750 multinationals, that our faculty has extensive international experience, and that we have an extraordinary network of partners in the region, we are particularly well-placed to offer regional solutions to management development needs and to help multinationals diagnose and implement organizational changes in their regional operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garcia boasts a wide-ranging background.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGarcia brings a wealth of experience in the fields of sales and marketing, operations, human resources, training and development, leadership consulting, health care administration, and diversity,\u201d Elam said. \u201cHe has worked with executive teams in the international banking, financial services, automotive, pharmaceutical, hospitality, medical, and transportation\/logistics industries, and he is tenacious in securing customer loyalty and forging strong relationships with business partners throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garcia is interested in hearing from members of the local business community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone has suggestions, or requirements for a course, I hope he or she will contact me at 305-348-1144 or at garciar@fiu.edu<\/a> so that we can arrange a personal meeting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert Garcia As a graduate of the first Executive MBA class, Robert Garcia (EMBA \u201997) is no stranger to the College of Business Administration. \u201cI\u2019m very familiar with what Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam, and Dean of the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate School of Business Jos\u00e9 de la Torre, have done to transform the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[388,787,823,1405],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5043"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24428,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5043\/revisions\/24428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}