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Helen Maynard Ireland was an American woman who moved to Cuba in the 1920s with her husband, a lawyer for the Cuban Cane Sugar Company. She wrote extensively about her experiences in Cuba, and while living there, befriended Rosaila Abreau, a Cuban simian researcher.

Omar Vaillant is a radio producer who has worked with WRHC Cadena Azul in Miami

Planet Kreyol was founded in 1993 at the University of Miami as the Haitian Student Organization and later renamed as Planet Kreyol. Their mission is to promote cultural awareness while servicing the community and preserving the ancestry of Haiti.

Cristina Saralegui is a Cuban journalist and TV personality famous for hosting the daytime talk show Cristina on Univision.

The Cuban American Bar Association, commonly known as CABA, was founded in 1974 in Miami, Florida. The association’s members include a wide variety of individuals such as judges, lawyers, and law students of Cuban, Cuban-American and non-Cuban descent who are interested in the legal issues that affect the Cuban community and other countries of Latin America.

The CABA Pro Bono Project is charged with assisting the poor and indigent community in Florida’s Miami-Dade county by serving as a nexus and providing a referral source between needy clients and pro bono attorneys who can provide direct legal services to them.

Peggy Fleming (b. 1937) is an award-winning, published photographer with permanent collections around the United States. Fleming earned her Master of Arts in Anthropology from George Washington University in Washington, D.C and in 1988 began working as a professinal photographer. In the early 2000s, she collaborated on the ASSIGNMENT CUBA: 2000 project, organized by the Maine Photographic Workshops and Rockport College in cooperation with the government of Cuba, to document daily life in Cuba at the turn of the 20th century.

Starting in 1973, Arnold Reiner worked in various management capacities for Pan Am, and in 1975 joined the Flight Safety Department. He was appointed the director for Flight Safety in the 1980s, and also flew as a pilot, flying primarily the Boeing 727 and the Airbus A310. He later worked for Delta Airlines.

Starting in 1973, Arnold Reiner worked in various management capacities for Pan Am, and in 1975 joined the Flight Safety Department. He was appointed the director for Flight Safety in the 1980s, and also flew as a pilot, flying primarily the Boeing 727 and the Airbus A310. He later worked for Delta Airlines.

Honors Sudents' Association serves as the social and cultural arm of the Honors Program. Over a quarter of a century old, HSA has grown to more than 400 members. While the Honors Program coordinates courses aimed at academic excellence, HSA is a step towards meeting the people and the programs students need to succeed in college and in life. Members have the opportunity to meet and network with new and returning honors students, who understand the issues and concerns unique to honors students.

Honors Students' Association serves as the social and cultural arm of the Honors Program. Over a quarter of a century old, HSA has grown to more than 400 members. While the Honors Program coordinates courses aimed at academic excellence, HSA is a step towards meeting the people and the programs students need to succeed in college and in life. Members have the opportunity to meet and network with new and returning honors students, who understand the issues and concerns unique to honors students.

Andrés Duany, architect, urban designer, planner and author, has dedicated over three decades to pioneering a vision for sustainable urban development and its implementation.
Duany’s leadership can be credited with the plan and code for Seaside, the first new traditional community; the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) zoning ordinance; the development of the SmartCode, a form-based zoning code, adopted by numerous municipalities seeking to encourage compact, mixed-use, walkable communities; the definition of the rural to urban Transect and Agrarian Urbanism; as well as inventive affordable housing designs, including Carpet Cottages and Cabanons.
Duany’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Richard Driehaus Award, the Jefferson Medal, The Vincent Scully Prize and several honorary doctorates.

Colegio de las Ursulinas was a Catholic academy for girls located in the Miramar area of Havana, Cuba. It was run by the nuns of the Order of Ursuline. The Ursuline Sisters is a religious order founded by Saint Angela de Merici of Italy for the sole purpose of educating girls. It was the first order of teaching formed by women established in the Church. After its establishment, The Order spread from Italy to Germany and France and then to the rest of the world where many communities were established, including in Canada, the U.S. and Cuba. The Colegio was founded in the 19th Century in Cuba, under the protection of the Spanish Crown and Cuban colonial authorities. In 1937, the school introduced a bilingual program, which became the Merici Academy. In 1961, after the rise of the Castros to power, the Colegio was sacked and the nuns were confronted and expelled when the Catholic schools were closed. Alumni of the school still host reunions in Miami.