Maria C Mari, CPA, CMA, CFrA is a professor at the School of Business of Miami-Dade Community College. She is a graduated of Florida International University with a Masters of Science in Taxation, and graduate work at University of Florida and New York University in Economics. Professor Mari has earned her license as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and Certified Fraud Accountant. She instructs in the disciplines of accounting, economics, leadership, and statistics. The College awarded Maria Mari with two Endowed Teach Chairs for her excellence in the classroom and her commitment to students. .

As a practicing certified public accountant, specializing in forensic accounting, Maria Mari maintains a private accounting practice composed of small businesses, not for profits, and foreign entities. She is active in her profession through participation in the Florida Institute of CPAs as well as Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges.

Maria Mari currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Better Way of Miami as well as working as a financial consultation for several other not for profits. Ms. Mari is also President of the Board of Directors of the College Hispanic Council. In 2001, Ms. Mari was awarded a chance to participate in the National Hispana Leadership Institute and received a scholarship to Harvard University ’s Kennedy School of Government.