Alumni Advisory Committee

The role of The Honors College Alumni Advisory Committee is to advise and assist The Honors College with alumni communication, engagement, and programming. The Committee, which includes alumni and faculty, plays an important role in the future of The Honors College through its mission to connect alumni and support College programs and students.

For questions regarding the Alumni Advisory Committee, please contact Magda Castineyra at mcastin1@mdc.edu.

Kiana Vidal, Chairperson

Honors College Class of 2017
Strategic Marketing Analyst, American Express

Valentina d'Empaire, Vice Chairperson

Honors College Class of 2016
Associate Consultant, WSP

Andy Alfonso

Honors College Class of 2014
Graduate Student / Instructor, Princeton University

Alexander Barrios, Ph.D.

Honors College Class of 2009
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Carleton College

Pierre Carrion, CPA

Honors College Class of 2015
Assurance Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Gabriel Conte Cortez Martins

Honors College Class of 2018
Postgraduate Research Associate, Gerstein Lab, Yale Medical School

Maria Descz

Honors College Class of 2007
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, Miami Dade College Foundation

Rachel Diaz

Honors College Class of 2017
Consultant, The Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy

Robert Henry

Instructor, Humanities and Interdisciplinary Honors, Miami Dade College

Luis Larco

Honors College Class of 2011
Software Engineer, Google

Michael Lenaghan, Ed.D.

Professor, Political Science and Interdisciplinary Honors, Miami Dade College

Sean McKenzie

Honors College Class of 2014
Americas Corporate Responsibility - Senior Associate, Ernst & Young LLP

Reynier Montalvan

Honors College Class of 2017
Associate in the Tax Services Practice (start date Fall 2021), RSM US LLP

Marie Nancy Seraphin, Ph.D.

Honors College Class of 2005
Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Maria Sevilla, J.D.

Honors College Class of 2008
Deputy Title IX Coordinator, University of Miami

Erika Sologuren

Honors College Class of 2010
Admissions Manager for Professional Education & Student Advisor, Harvard Graduate School of Education