Participants of the Small Business Executive Program and Nonprofit Executive Program were celebrated at graduation ceremonies Nov. 14 and 16
The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (JMI) held luncheon ceremonies to celebrate graduates of the Small Business Executive Program (SBEP) in both Broward and Palm Beach Counties as well as the Nonprofit Executive Program (NPEP) in Palm Beach. Closing ceremonies were held November 14 at the Urban League of Broward County for Broward graduates and November 16 at the Boynton Beach Civic Center for Palm Beach graduates.
“We truly enjoy providing this opportunity for local business and nonprofit professionals in Broward and Palm Beach to help them expand and strengthen their leadership skills,” said Jennifer Kovach, director of JMI’s South Florida operations, which is part of Florida State University’s College of Business. “These programs and our talented speakers are extraordinary, and we have seen these participantstransform into stronger leaders because of them.”
The four-month programs, held each Spring and Fall, areideal for CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, presidents and executive directors of small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Graduates emerge with the skills and trainingneeded to capitalize on business opportunities, implement best practice management, and turn challenges into strategic advantage.SBEP and NPEP participants were accepted into the programs through an application process and represented a variety of industries, including construction, technology, healthcare, fashion and law. Thanks to JMI supporters, these programs are offered at no cost to the accepted participants.
Broward County SBEP Graduates:
- Margaret Anglin – Mr. Wireman Electric
- Cathy Bowers – National Patient Advocate
- Odijas Caminha – OGC Associates PA
- Tamara Chase – Chase Roofing & Contracting
- Rosina DiBello – Flavio and Rosina Studios
- Sigrid Ferguson – InstructionalMD
- Ricardo Fernandez – Advent Group, Inc.
- Karina Gomez-Herrera – Karnna Fashion & Company, Inc.
- Michael Gordon – The Gordon Agency
- Ido Meros – Check21.com, LLC
- Hudson Navarro – HNL Corp
- Inelka Quiros – Dugan Disability Law
- Melissa Ross – Ross Engineering, Inc.
- Mayra Villalona – Exigo Concrete, Inc.
Palm Beach County SBEP Graduates:
- Moshe Alkalay – Hi Tech International Group
- Flor Bieler – Multiple Funding Solutions, Inc.
- Charles Collins – Marine Industries of Palm Beach County
- Bob DiRocco – Habilitation Center for the Handicapped,
- Inc.
- Robert Gilbert – CCI Consulting
- Carl Gittens – Addiction Doctors of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
- Neil Glachman – Green Lumens, LLC
- Danielle Hartman – Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family
- Services
- Rob Herget – MonkeyDough.com
- Al Lewis – Gator Security, Inc.
- Luisa Moreno – Nino & Moreno, Inc.
- Gina Parsons – Gina Parsons Consulting
- Shannon Pina – Gold Coast Instrument Services
- Janete Reis – Select Coatings, Inc.
- Denise Righetti – Savor Our City
- Rush Simonson – Juvent - Regenerative Technologies Corp
- Giselle Winter – The Design Squad
- Gary Yanik – PDR-Separations
Palm Beach County NPEP Graduates:
- Barbara Abernathy – Pediatric OncologySupport
- Team Inc.
- Margaret Bagley – Communities InSchools of Palm
- Beach County, Inc.
- Claudia Barto – Junior Achievement of thePalm
- Beaches & Treasure Coast, Inc.
- Donna Biase – Best Foot Forward
- Kristin Calder – Literacy Coalition of PalmBeach
- County
- Anne Dichele – Gold Coast Down Syndrome
- Organization
- Susan Diener – Spirit of Giving Network
- Karis Engle – The Glades Initiative, Inc.
- Michelle Gonzalez – Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
- Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc.
- Debbie Lee – The Arc of the Glades
- David Lin – Palm Beach Habilitation Center, Inc.
- Owen O’Neill – Clinics Can Help
- Nancy Stellway – Take Stock in Children Palm Beach
- County
- Ronald Thomas – Union Institute &University
- Lisa Wanamaker – CityHouse Delray Beach
About the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship
The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship cultivates, trains and inspires entrepreneurial leaders through world-class executive education, applied training, public recognition and leading-edge research.
Jim Moran was an automotive pioneer and an entrepreneur at heart, who at the age of seven, sold soda pop at sandlot baseball diamonds in Chicago. With a career that spanned more than six decades, he built an amazing chronicle of achievements in the automobile industry.
His vision for the Jim Moran Institute was to provide opportunities that would help others become more successful business owners. A 1995 contribution from Jim and Jan Moran and JM Family Enterprises established the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at the Florida State University College of Business. Since 2011, further enhancements to the Jim Moran Institute and its outreach have been made possible by Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation.
For more information, visit www.jimmoraninstitute.fsu.edu.
About the South Florida Operations
The Jim Moran Institute’s South Florida Operations office serves established entrepreneurs, business owners and nonprofit leaders in the South Florida community through multiple programs designed to take advantage of local resources. Providing executive education and leveraging the resources of the Jim Moran Institute, South Florida Operations helps its clients’ businesses – and the region’s economy – grow and prosper.
Based in Fort Lauderdale, South Florida Operations services are for-profit and nonprofit businesses and are geared toward CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners and presidents of small businesses whose companies have been established for at least three years with three or more employees. Services are provided for little to no cost.
