Class notes

1930s - 1970s

José C. Romano ‘88 was appointed President & CEO of Zoo Miami Foundation.

1990s

Jorge “Yoyi” Betancourt ‘38 turned 102 years old.

Ricardo Pau-Llosa ‘71 was the featured poet in the 50th issue of Birmingham Poetry Review (University of Alabama), one of the most prestigious literary journals in the US.

1980s

Francisco “Frank” Mora ‘82 was named Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States (O.A.S), with the rank of Ambassador.

José Mola ‘85 is the vice-president of stadium and campus operations with the Miami Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium and its properties, including the Miami Open and Formula One Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix.

José Cil ‘87 , advisor and former CEO of Restaurant Brands International (RBI), spoke to our business students on a Harvard Business case study about RBI on the transformation of its culture.

Frankie Ruiz ‘96 was picked by the US Track & Field and CrossCountry Coaches Association as the 2022 Boys High School Cross Country Coach of the Year for the State of Florida.

Ariel Fernández ‘99 was elected to the Coral Gables Commission.

2000s

Rigoberto Núñez ‘00 was promoted to VP in Rehabilitation & Electrodiagnostics, PA.

Felice Gorordo ‘01 was confirmed by the Senate to be the United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

2010s

Alejandro Senior ‘13 made his Broadway debut playing Keys in the musical Some Like It Hot.

Antonio Permuy ‘14 and Leo Cosío ‘14 co-wrote an article, “Revisiting 1972: the year that made modern Miami” for the South Florida Media Network.

Thomas Pla ‘00 was named Vice President and Banking Advisor for Northern Trust Corporation.

Sebastián Juncadella ‘08 was named CEO of Fairchild Partners.

Joseph García ‘16 alongside his father was featured as a Rising Star on VoyageMIA for his roofing business JAG Roofing Solutions.

Jayson Repine ‘19 was commissioned into United States Army - Branched Adjutant General.

Jack Sampedro ‘21 (Amherst College) was selected as an All-NESCAC First Team for baseball.

Adrián Fraga ‘22 , Multi-Media Sports Reporter for Marquette TV, visited the WBLN studio to speak to students about what he’s working on and how Marquette TV runs their show.

Shawn Martínez ‘23 was awarded the Silver Knight for Vocational Technical. Diego Suarez ‘23 and José Toledo ‘23 were given an Honorable Mention for Science and Social Science respectively.

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