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.
Pamela Wendel
South Florida Banking Institute’s 50th anniversary year has come to a successful close thanks to the dedicated effort put forth by our officers, directors, advisory board, and, administrative assistants and members.
The true new millennium arrived with a lot of fanfare and relatively little fuss. The ever-changing field of technology has caused our lives to be both easier and more difficult. Easier in that more and more manual operations can be conducted electronically and more difficult in that the more automated our industry becomes, the more training we require and the more we depend upon these systems to be “online” and functioning at maximum capacity. Our main focus this year is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act.
I would like to recognize several people for an excellent job. Our Vice President of Education Dottie Thorpe, (who came off the advisory board to assist me this year) and her committee for arranging our speaker roster and programs, our “Repeat” Operations Conference Chair Willy Jauregui, who organized and conducted a very successful event this year, our Vice President Secretary/Membership Deborah Kent for her invaluable assistance throughout the year, and to Al Dosal, for returning to the Board and his assistance in contacting our Past Presidents for a very successful Past Presidents/CEO night – which was our 50th anniversary to the day!
In closing, our incoming officers and directors are prepared to continue with the quality programs and seminars for the year 2001 – 2002. Thank you again to all the SFBI members and vendors who supported our organization throughout the year.
See you in September!
Pamela Wendel
President, 2000-2001
South Florida Banking Institute Past Presidents
2022-23 – Jessica Goldberg
2021-22 – Alex Rodriguez
2020-21 – S. Marshall Martin
2019-20 – 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
2006-07 – Danny Lipe
2004-06 – 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