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    FACE Podcast Cuban Women Making History with Sandra Gonzalez-Levy
    • May 2
    • 1 min

    FACE Podcast Cuban Women Making History with Sandra Gonzalez-Levy

    This week we caught up with Sandra Gonzalez-Levy, Senior VP at Florida International University and a past chair at Facts About Cuban Exiles (FACE). She has been a staple in the South Florida Community over the last several decades and shares with us why she never thought a about glass ceiling. See more at facecuba.org #FACE #factsaboutcubanexiles #CubanAmerican #cuban #women
    FACE Presents Alberto Ibarguen, President & CEO of Knight Foundation
    • Apr 3
    • 1 min

    FACE Presents Alberto Ibarguen, President & CEO of Knight Foundation

    Alberto Ibargüen is the recipient of the 2022 FACE Excellence Award in Philanthropy. See and hear him talk about his Cuban roots and how it has impacted his life. #FACE #FactsAboutCubanExiles #KnightFoundation #cubanamerican #AlbertoIbargüen
    Codina Partners, 2022 Diamond Sponsor
    • Feb 17
    • 1 min

    Codina Partners, 2022 Diamond Sponsor

    2022 DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR Codina Partners, a distinguished real estate development, management, and investment firm, based in Coral Gables.
    Katherine Fernandez-Rundle
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Katherine Fernandez-Rundle

    State Attorney, Miami-Dade County Katherine Fernandez-Rundle was the first and only #CubanAmerican who has served as a state attorney in Miami-Dade County. She was appointed by then Governor Chiles (1993). ⁠ #FACE #FactsAboutCubanExiles #Miami #Florida #law
    Mayor Ana M. Ziade
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mayor Ana M. Ziade

    City of North Lauderdale Mayor Mayor Ana M. Ziade is not only the City of North Lauderdale's first elected female mayor, but also the City's first elected Hispanic mayor. The daughter of Cuban immigrants exiled by the Castro regime in 1959, her parents instilled the importance of citizenship, civic duty, and especially the right and need to vote. Although born in California, her family moved back to South Florida, where she grew up and attended public schools in Oakland Park
    Cesar Conde is running NBCUniversal’s news division during one of the busiest and most unpredictable
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Cesar Conde is running NBCUniversal’s news division during one of the busiest and most unpredictable

    47 Year Old Cuban American Leads NBC Universal.
    Joey Barreiro from Miami, now a Broadway Star
    • Jun 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    Joey Barreiro from Miami, now a Broadway Star

    Joey Barrerio a Broadway Star comes home to his native Miami. Read more on Facts About Cuban Exile Blog.
    Tony Argiz, Chairman & CEO, MBAF, the 2019 recipient of the Sand in My Shoes Award
    • Mar 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    Tony Argiz, Chairman & CEO, MBAF, the 2019 recipient of the Sand in My Shoes Award

    Congratulations to Tony Argiz, Chairman and CEO/MBAF, the 2019 recipient of the Sand in My Shoes Award, the Greater Miami Chamber's most prestigious accolade. Mr. Argiz is an outstanding community leader who has made significant contribution to the South Florida region, demonstrating a deep love and commitment to Miami as the best possible place to live, work and play. The History The Award takes its name for a live broadcast from Downtown Miami on Thursday, December 31, 1981
    JEANETTE NUÑEZ, Lieutenant Governor of Florida
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    JEANETTE NUÑEZ, Lieutenant Governor of Florida

    Jeanette Nuñez, FIU Masters in Public Administration & former Representative in the State Legislature became the first Cuban and Hispanic woman elected Lieutenant Governor of Florida on November 6, 2018. She succeeds first Cuban & Hispanic man elected to that position, Carlos López Cantera. She has been V.P. Government Affairs at Jackson Health System and V.P. External Affairs at Kendall Regional and Aventura Hospitals. Read Jeanette Nuñez's recent bio here. Jeanette Núñez, m
    Barbara Lagoa, Nominated to FL Supreme Court
    • Jan 26, 2019
    • 6 min

    Barbara Lagoa, Nominated to FL Supreme Court

    Barbara Lagoa, the first Cuban-American woman to serve on Miami’s appeals court, nominated to the Florida Supreme Court. BY DAVID OVALLE Newly sworn-in Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement in front of Miami’s Freedom Tower, a symbol for Cuban immigrants arriving in South Florida. Lagoa, 52, will become the first Hispanic woman to serve on the court. “Judge Lagoa’s credentials are impeccable,” DeSantis said in his first official act as governor. It was DeSantis’ first selec

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