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Sapoznik Insurance Public School Alumni Achievement Awards - May 10, 2017

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The Education Fund is pleased to present the Sapoznik Insurance Public School Alumni Achievement Awards at the For the Love of Art Annual Charity Auction to community and business leaders who embody success on behalf of Miami‐Dade County Public Schools.

Here's a look at the 2017 honorees. The Education Funds honors successful graduates of our public high schools each year at the For the Love of Art Annual Charity Auction. These honorees have demonstrated that with a public school education, you can achieve amazing success. A hallmark of our honorees is that they have made an impact on the economic vitality of Miami-Dade County. Please join us this May to celebrate the 2018 honorees. Click here for sponsorship and ticket information.

Congratulations to the 2017 Honorees

  • Suzanne Batlle

    Owner, Azucar Ice Cream

  • Anthony Brunson

    President & CEO, Anthony Brunson P.A.

  • Marisel Caceres

    Vice President, All Florida Paper

  • Rachel Diaz

    Professor, Johnson & Wales University

  • Isabel Espinosa

    Manager, Recruitment and Employee Services, Carnival Cruise Line

  • Anne Marie Estevez

    Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

  • Rudy Fernandez

    Chief of Staff to President & Vice President for Government and Community Relations, University of Miami

  • Barbara Ronda

    Chief Administrative Officer, UHealth - University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

  • The Honorable Rene Garcia

    Senator, Florida State Senate

  • Pamela Garrison

    Registered Nurse, Jackson Memorial, Baptist, South Miami, and Doctors Hospitals

  • Taffy Gould

    Chairman & Founder, Oceania University of Medicine

  • Gerald E. Greenberg

    Founding Partner, Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, P.A.

  • James Haj

    President & CEO, The Children’s Trust

  • Udonis Haslem

    Alumni of Distinction

  • Marco Leyte-Vidal III

    Senior Regulatory Counsel, Assurant

  • Alex Macias

    Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Macias Advertising

  • Marcos Macias

    President & Chief Creative Officer, Macias Advertising

  • Carol Marbin Miller

    Senior Investigative Reporter, The Miami Herald

  • Nancy Mulshine

    Director, IT Operations, NextEra Energy

  • Darrell Payne

    Partner, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.

  • Randy Peters

    Commercial Relationship Manager, Senior Vice President, BB&T

  • Rosa Santiago

    President, The Kirk Foundation

  • Gretchen Schmidt

    Editor, Edible South Florida

  • Emilie Sobel

    Social Media Manager, Social Thinkking and Blogger, Soul in Stilettos

  • Melissa McCaughan White

    Executive Director, Key Biscayne Community Foundation

2016 Honorees

  • Alan Alvarez

    Director, Marlins Foundation

  • Matthew Anderson

    Senior Associate, Foundry Commercial

  • Sheldon T. Anderson

    Former Chairman & CEO of the Southeast Region, Northern Trust

  • Carlos J. Arboleda

    Managing Director, COI access

  • Nancy Audain Allen

    CEO, Women’s Business Development Council of Florida

  • Manuel del Cañal

    Executive Vice President and Head of Wealth Management Division, Ocean Bank

  • Juan Carlos Espinosa

    Associate Dean and Fellow, The Honors College, Florida International University

  • Dan Gelber

    Founding Partner, Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, P.A.

  • Soley Gonzalez

    Senior Community Relations Specialist, South Florida Employee Federal Credit Union

  • Robert Goodman

    VP of Sales, Southeastern Division, Wente Vineyards

  • Karla Hernandez-Mats

    Secretary/Treasurer/President-elect, United Teachers of Dade

  • Arthur H. Hertz

    Chairman & CEO, Wometco Enterprises, Inc.

  • Yolanda Cash Jackson

    Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff

  • Robert A. Kaufman, CPA

    Principal, Kaufman & Rossin & Co., P.A.

  • G. Eric Knowles

    President & CEO, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

  • Misha Kuryla-Gomez

    CEO, Misha’s Cupcakes

  • Jose Mallea

    President, Biscayne Bay Brewing Company

  • Lydia Martin

    Columnist, The Miami Herald

  • Alberto Milo, Jr.

    Principal/Senior Vice President, Related Urban Development

  • Jason Mizrachi

    Digital Sales Manager, CBS4

  • Ismare Monreal

    Dean of Students, Johnson & Wales University

  • Kasra Moshkani

    General Manager, Uber Technologies

  • Patricia San Pedro

    Director of Communications, Frost School of Miami, University of Miami

  • Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark

    City Manager, City of Coral Gables

  • Peter Verbeeck

    President, Transportation Equipment of Florida, Inc.