
8th Mayor of Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, District 5

Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, District 13

Consulate General of Germany in Miami

President Emeritus, Miami Dade College

U.S. Amb. to Mozambique (2010-2012), and Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (2006-2009)

Honorary Consul of Finland in Miami

Consulate of the Principality of Monaco in Miami

Dean of the FIU Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

President, Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus

United States Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration

Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer, Right to Start

Former President and CEO, Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association

U.S. Diplomat in Residence Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

CEO, The Global Financial Group, LLC

Head of Economic Opportunity, Americas, Google.org

Managing Director, Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs, The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Retired Senior Vice President
Intl. Trade & Development
Enterprise Florida

Professor, Dept. of Politics & International Relations Florida International University

Journalist, WPLG Local 10 News;
Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award recipient

Senior Director for Journalism Sustainability and Partnerships, Miami Herald

Executive Director of Global Engagement and Institutional Partnerships, Instituto Marangoni Miami

Owner and Operator of Tours “r” Us; Board Member, Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority

Vice President, Multicultural Tourism & Development, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

City Commissioner, City of Miami Beach, Group 2
Advisory Board Member Emeritus (Deceased)

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Uruguay (2004-2007) and to Panama (1993-1996); German Consul General in Miami (2001- 2004)
Advisory Board Member Emeritus (Deceased)
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