ACCOUNTING
Jorge H. Jordán, CPA
Partner
Jordán and Company, CPA
ARCHITECTURE
Bernard Zyscovich
President and Managing Partner
Zyscovich Architects
BANKING
Israel Velasco
Florida Region Executive
Banco Popular North America
BUSINESS
Eloise González
Founder and President Commercial Interior
Contractors Corp.
COMMUNICATIONS
Alfredo J. Balsera
Founder and Managing Partner
Balsera Communications Group
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP
Armando Jacomino
President
Latin American Region Burger KingTM
EDUCATION
Douglas P. Rodríguez
Principal
Miami Central High School
ENGINEERING
Robert T. Carballo, P.E.
President and CEO
C3TS
ENTERTAINMENT
Jencarlos Canela
Singer and Actor
Union Music Records
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Yamin Meneses
Co-owner and Co-founder
FITSOURCE Fitness Club for Women
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Pedro “Peter” Ignacio Isern
Vice President, Investments
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
HEALTH CARE
Nelson Lazo
Chief Executive Officer
Doctors Hospital
HOSPITALITY
Andy Ingraham
President and CEO
National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers Inc. (NABHOOD)
JOURNALISM – BROADCAST
Marybel Rodríguez
News Reporter and Anchor
WFOR
JOURNALISM – PRINT
Peter A. Webley
Publisher
Caribbean Today News Magazine
LAW
Michael Kosnitzky
Partner
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
LITERARY ARTS
Johnny Díaz
Author and Media Writer
Boston Globe
MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Alex Agurcia
President and Founder
Omni Direct, Inc.
MEDICINE
Onelia G. Lage, MD
Assoc. Professor
Clinical Pediatrics and Director, Adolescent Medical Education and Community Health Miller School of Medicine University of Miami
NONPROFIT SECTOR
Larry King Jr.
President
Larry King Cardiac Foundation
NURSING
Beverlin Allen
Chief Nursing Officer
Sister Emmanuel Hospital for Continuing Care
PUBLIC SAFETY – FIRE
Maurice L. Kemp
Chief of Fire-Rescue
City of Miami
PUBLIC SAFETY – POLICE
Susan Benton
Sheriff
Highlands County, FL
SPORTS
Orlando Palmeiro
Outfielder Anaheim Angels,
St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros (Retired)
TECHNOLOGY
Jaime A. Borras
Chief Operating Officer
GenerationOne
TRANSPORATION
Alfred Lurigados
Director of Engineering
Miami-Dade Expressway Authority
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
José Hevia
President and CEO
FlaglerTM
VISUAL ARTS
Bert Rodríguez
Artist
*Inductee titles at the time of award