{"id":6037,"date":"2009-12-04T11:39:17","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T16:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=6037"},"modified":"2018-05-17T07:12:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T11:12:56","slug":"cuban-american-cpas-association-gala-celebrates-leaders-past-current-and-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2009\/12\/cuban-american-cpas-association-gala-celebrates-leaders-past-current-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban-American CPAs Association gala celebrates leaders: past, current and future."},"content":{"rendered":"

When 250 people gathered at this year\u2019s Cuban-American CPAs Association (CACPA) gala, it was like a Florida International University (FIU) reunion bringing, together current leaders with an eye toward future ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate that the CACPA takes the time to honor community leaders,\u201d said Sharon Lassar<\/strong>, director, School of Accounting, in FIU\u2019s College of Business Administration. \u201cIt shows the accounting profession\u2019s commitment to the community as a whole. This year, it was particularly nice because of those honored.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Modesto A. Maidique, former president of FIU and one of two honorees at this year\u2019s Cuban-American CPA Association (CACPA) gala and Ed Duarte, the new CACPA president<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those honorees, both from FIU, were Modesto A. Maidique<\/strong>, former president of the university and now executive director of the Center for Leadership in the business school, and Pedro Jose Greer Jr.<\/strong>, assistant dean of academic affairs, College of Medicine, whom President Obama honored earlier this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n

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Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee Pedro Jose Greer Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Manuel
Manuel Garcia-Linares, right, past president of CACPA and president-elect of the Cuban American Bar Association, swore Ed Duarte in as CACPA president.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alumni, many of whom have become leaders in the accounting profession in South Florida, also played a major role during the evening. Among them, Ed Duarte<\/strong> (BACC \u201998), manager, BDO Seidman, LLP, co-chair of the School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council (SOAAAC), was installed as the new CACPA president, and Alfredo Cepero<\/strong> (MACC \u201990, BACC \u201988) audit partner, BDO Seidman, LLP emceed.<\/p>\n

\"Alfredo
Alfredo Cepero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Funds raised will aid future leaders.<\/em><\/p>\n

The CACPA hosts other fundraisers during the year, with the money going to college scholarships for accounting students in need. This year, the gala raised $10,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn January, we will distribute scholarships at four area colleges and universities,\u201d Duarte said, noting that four accounting students at FIU were among last year\u2019s recipients, each receiving $1,250.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe generosity of the CACPA helps secure the future of the accounting profession, and the organization\u2019s members serve as role models to the students,\u201d Lassar said. \u201cTheir actions show the importance of community involvement and dedication to a common cause. We appreciate their support for truly deserving students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The gala took place on October 23, 2009 at the Westin Colonnade in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When 250 people gathered at this year\u2019s Cuban-American CPAs Association (CACPA) gala, it was like a Florida International University (FIU) reunion bringing, together current leaders with an eye toward future ones. \u201cI appreciate that the CACPA takes the time to honor community leaders,\u201d said Sharon Lassar, director, School of Accounting, in FIU\u2019s College of Business […]<\/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":[3],"tags":[37,375,468,4126,699,1927,2111,2386,2388,2390,2449],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6037"}],"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=6037"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30373,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6037\/revisions\/30373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}