Past Presidents Letters
Throughout its history the South Florida Banking Institute has had the great fortune of having the leadership and vision of many distinguished presidents. Below are the various messages conveyed by each during their respective terms.
Jose Maria Lacasa
I would like to thank you for electing me to serve as your president for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. I am deeply humbled by your support and want you to know that I am committed to making sure we have another successful year. I would also like to recognize and welcome our new members.
Our South Florida community is unlike any other. The essence of South Florida lies in the integration of cultures from Latin America and the Caribbean, which gives us a profound advantage in understanding and connecting with the needs and aspirations of our community. We are part of this community and together we experience the challenges and have the perspective to understand its needs. In consolidating our vast backgrounds, we will be able to deal with current consumer demands and regulatory changes. The challenges will be opportunities to implement the resources necessary in developing and fostering business growth.
As we begin our journey, I am counting on your partnership to make this an exciting and fruitful year for all.
Jose Maria Lacasa
President, South Florida Banking Institute 2023-2024
South Florida Banking Institute Past Presidents
2023-24 – Jose Maria Lacasa
2022-23 – Jessica Goldberg
2021-22 – Alex Rodriguez
2020-21 – S. Marshall Martin
2018-20 – Guillermo Benites
2017-18 – Andres Fernandez
2016-17 – Alexander Sueiro
2015-16 – Daniel R. Martinez
2014-15 – Asnardo Garro
2013-14 – Sonia Canessa Gonzalez
2011-13 – Frank Gonzalez
2010-11 – Patricia Hernandez
2009-10 – Domingo Callejas
2008-09 – Julio Martinez
2007-08 – Dominic Suszek
2004-07 – Danny Lipe
2002-04 – Wilfredo B. Jauregui
2001-02 – Deborah L. Kent
2000-01 – Pamela L. Wendel
1999-00 – Phillips G. Gay, Jr.
1998-99 – Frank Gonzalez-Abreu
1997-98 – Dorothy L. Thorpe
1996-97 – Syed F. Zafar
1995-96 – Barbara F. Betolatti
1994-95 – Christoper M. Styga
1993-94 – Pamela L. Wendel
1992-93 – Joseph T. Munroe
1991-92 – Cheryl Yeager
1990-91 – George J. Quintero
1989-90 – Elizabeth J. McClaskey
1988-89 – Ramiro Ortiz
1987-88 – A. Anthony Noboa
1986-87 – Mariano H. Fernandez
1985-86 – Enrique Roldan
1984-85 – John H. Poorman
1983-84 – Phillips G. Gay, Jr.
1982-83 – Hunting F. Deutsch
1981-82 – Rem Cabrera
1980-81 – Don L. Stang
1979-80 – Ralph O. Jones
1978-79 – Gregory J. Nicholas
1977-78 – Karleton B. Wulff
1976-77 – William J. Borowski
1975-76 – Leo J. Wallberg, Jr.
1974-75 – F. Larry Robinette
1973-74 – Joseph W. Fleri
1972-73 – Robert H. Britcher
1971-72 – Thomas J. Cleary
1970-71 – John R. Wurster
1969-70 – Charles W. Meyers
1968-69 – William J. Mooney
1967-68 – Carlos J. Arboleya
1966-67 – Oliver Bright
1965-66 – James W. Mitchusson
1964-65 – Edward P. Brown
1963-64 – Frank H. Willer
1962-63 – John N. Roberts, Jr.
1961-62 – Charles J. Hughes
1960-61 – William E. Boyd
1959-60 – William D. Hewett
1958-59 – Stewart I. Price
1957-58 – Davis L. Statton
1956-57 – Gerald A. Keller
1955-56 – Evelyn B. Wirebaugh
1954-55 – J. C. McKee, Jr
1953-54 – J. H. Thomas
1952-53 – James J. Henderson
1951-52 – Kenneth B. Cable
1950-51 – Ray F. Basten